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Violin making and repairing, 1927
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1its central point should be placed exactly opposite the central nick of the left soundhole, as shown in Fig. 28.
3It must be remembered that the inside of the belly is shown in diagram, consequently the soundhole appears in this case as the right one. The bass-bar must be parallel with this soundhole, and should be directly under the left foot of the bridge when the violin is strung. The narrow or tapered end of the bass-bar must be at the top of the belly. The exact finished length is 10 1/2 in. When this bar is an exact fit to the belly on its inside edge it may be glued into position. It must be exactly upright, and should be
5Fig. 29.—Elevation and Section of Finished Shape of Bass-bar.
7first of all roughly fitted with a chisel, finally obtaining fit by rubbing the belly with chalk at that portion of its inside surface where the bar is glued, and obtaining an exact fit by rubbing the bass-bar backwards and forwards in its proper place on this chalk. By this means the portions which are to be cut away will receive portions of the chalk, and so enable the maker to obtain an exact fit. This is a difficult piece of work, but the fit must be exact or the tone will suffer.
9Some makers put the bass-bar in with a spring or tension, obtained by very slightly reducing the ends after the actual fit is obtained, and cramping down when gluing with long cramps.
11When the bar is glued in and dry it must be shaped. Its final shape is shown by Fig. 29, the deepest part
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