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Violin making and repairing, 1927
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1These matters must be looked to before reboring for the new pegs. Fig. 45 is a pattern for an average Strad. scroll, showing the position of the centres of the four pegholes; but these will vary slightly with different models.
3The correct positions of the peghole centres having been found, holes must be cautiously drilled through the pegbox cheeks from one side to the other. These holes must be of sufficient diameter to admit the point of the steel reamer, which follows through and cuts out the circular taper hole to the size necessary for the new peg. There is a tool used in violin-repairing workshops called a "lousse," which is very useful for the purpose of starting the holes through; but a spiral fluted steel reamer should always be used to cut out the tapered hole and to finish it ready for the peg. The "lousse," with careful management, will effect this work itself; but it needs more skill and care to finish up the peghole truly smooth and perfectly circular with the "lousse" than is necessary with the fluted reamer. Both tools should be obtained by the amateur. In Fig. 44 a shows the pattern of the "lousse," and b the fluted reamer.
5When the holes are bored to a correct size and in their proper places, ebony pegs of the correct taper and size must be carefully fitted with the aid of files and glasspaper. The fit must be absolutely correct in order that tuning up may be carried out by the player without undue wrenching at the peg or jamming of the peg in the hole.
7In boring for the pegs, two precautions must be
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