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Violin making and repairing, 1927
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1until they fit exactly all over their surfaces, and no pains must be spared to fit both end and corner blocks exactly to the ribs. When they are thoroughly fitted glue them into position with violin glue, and cramp them against the ribs with steel cramps (Fig. 10).
3In fitting corner blocks it will be seen how important it is to obtain correct fitting of the ribs first of all, as otherwise the pressure obtained by cramping the corner blocks into position will force the edges of the ribs where they are mitred apart, and so destroy the joint. Fig. 11 shows the ribs e in the mould d, with corner blocks a and head and tail blocks b cramped home. c is the centre line which runs round the mould and head and tail blocks. In every case wash away all superfluous glue with a brush dipped in hot water. When dry pare away the corner of the top and bottom blocks with a paring chisel, until the outside edges of the blocks show a nicely rounded sweep.
5The corner blocks a require shaping to the sweep of the ribs, but first of all the linings should be fitted. To do this it will be necessary to pare the ribs and blocks down to the exact thickness of the mould, working from the back face only to carry this into effect. The face side, if the work has been properly done, will be practically level, and flush with the surface of the mould, and will only require glasspapering smooth, with a piece of glasspaper glued to a flat block. Prop the ribs firmly against the sides of the mould, by means of short lengths of wood, before commencing to plane them down to the correct depth, and in finishing endeavour to make them exactly the same depth as the
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