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Violin making and repairing, 1927
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1length that the top and bottom end of the bouts fitted will, when pressed close against the mould, butt up against the ends of the ribs already in the mould, and so make a close joint.
3In the case of the top bouts a close fit is not imperative, however, as the neck is fitted through the ribs at this point; but a close fit is necessary at the junction of the lower ribs, and by carefully measuring after bending and springing in the ribs, much trouble will be saved at this somewhat awkward part of the work.
5In bending the top and bottom bouts a fine regular sweep may be given to the ribs by damping, and then bending round a tin vessel filled with boiling water. It is much more simple to obtain the sweep by this means than by using the bending iron. Of course, the corners at the junction with the inner bouts must be fitted with the aid of the bending iron.
7Fitting Ribs and Blocks.—The ribs are now in their place in the mould, with their plane edges all facing and level with the face of the mould, the superfluous width of the ribs overlapping the back edge of the mould.
9The corner blocks and top and bottom blocks now require fitting. These are of pine, chosen for fineness of grain, and free from knots or cracks. The grain should run from the belly to the back of the violin when the blocks are in position. Six blocks will be required, four for the corners and one each for the top and the bottom of the instrument. The rough measurements are: Four blocks 1 1/2 in. wide, 1 in. deep and 1 3/8 in. high, and two blocks 2 in. wide, 1 in. deep
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