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Violins and other stringed instruments : how to make them ; with numerous engravings and diagrams, 1906
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1CHAPTER III.
3VIOLIN MAKING.
5Work on a Stradivarius model (see Figs. 1, 53, and 54) can be begun by jointing the back and the belly, the pieces for which should be cut through as in Fig. 3 (p. 11). The insides of each piece should be planed quite true. Always plane the back across the grain, otherwise the plane will jerk pieces out of it. Placing the true side downwards on the shooting board, with the trying plane make along the thick edge a perfectly square joint. This, to an unpractised hand, will be a matter of great difficulty, and should a bad joint be made it may not be possible to remedy it without making the wood too small. When both pieces are planed so true that the light cannot be seen between them, hold both edges before the fire till quite warm, and then fasten one piece in the bench vice with the planed side towards the worker. Place the other piece with the true edge touching it, and very quickly go over both edges with fresh, hot glue. Now put the loose piece in position, and rub it slowly backwards and forwards, pressing firmly the while. When as much glue as possible has been pressed out, which will be known by the amount of suction that ensues, and the pieces are quite even sponge the joint both sides with hot water and remove the jointed piece from the vice. Put it aside to set, and proceed to joint the other pieces. Whilst the back and belly are laid away to harden, take the inside model (Fig. 54, p. 38) and into each of the six recesses glue a piece of the 1-in. pine, width to suit, and rather longer than the depth of model; use only a small quantity of glue for the back of each block, as the pieces will have to be forced out again when the ribs are finished; but
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