Bow & Bridge Violin and bow makers, as the old books printed them

Scan 91

Violin making and repairing, 1927

4 lines. Read by computer on 18 September 2026. No printed page number was found. See the scan on archive.org.

1varnishing is much more rapid than that of oil. As before stated, however, the process is not recommended to the violin maker who is desirous of making a first-class instrument.
3The neck of the violin is either finished with a rubbing of linseed oil, or is varnished with an ordinary white hard spirit varnish, then ground flat with pumice powder and polished with tripoli like the rest of the instrument.

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