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Violin making and repairing, 1927
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1CHAPTER II
3Making and Fitting the Ribs and Corner Blocks
5THE materials now required will be a set of ribs, a back and belly, and a block for the scroll.
7Endeavour, in choosing the various pieces, to balance one piece against another, in order to secure, as far as possible, a balance of parts. Choose the belly first, as it is the most important piece in the instrument. A medium-grained piece, not too hard, and with as much vibrating quality as possible, should be chosen. By driving in the thumb-nail between the growth lines, the strength and quality of the material may be judged. Good wood is firm and strong; poor quality material offers no resistance to the pressure of the nail. The figure of the ribs should match, so far as possible, the figure of the back, in order to produce in the finished instrument an even, homogeneous appearance.
9The ribs of the violin are six in number, two for the top sweeps or "bouts," two for the middle bouts, and two for the lower bouts. In buying these, however, it will be found that three pieces go to the set, and the two pieces for the inner or central bouts are cut from the ends of two of these strips. They must be first of all planed smooth on each side. A small flat Stanley plane with a toothed iron is the best for the purpose.
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