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Violin making and repairing, 1927
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1Selecting the Wood.—The great thing to be looked for in choosing the wood is strength combined with lightness and flexibility. The stick must be sufficiently flexible to transmit every ounce of pressure to the hair without being so "whippy" that control is lost by the violinist. At the same time it must be light enough to come to the hand easily without tiring the player. In making a first-class bow all this is a
3Fig. 60.—Template for Head of Bow.
5Fig. 61.—Bow in the Rough.
7matter of experience, and it must not be expected that the amateur will be able to make from the outset with the same certainty and precision that has been gained by another maker through years of practice. At the same time there are makers of quite limited experience who turn out very good bows; possibly in this latter case natural aptitude may play some part.
9Marking the Peak.—The only part of the bow which can be actually measured from a template is the "peak" or head of the bow. This template is made to the pattern of Fig. 60, and may be copied from any modern bow by laying the head flat on a sheet of paper and tracing round it with a lead pencil. The template may be made in sheet zinc. This tem-
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