Violin-making, as it was and is : being a historical, theoretical, and practical treatise on the science and art of violin-making, for the use of violin makers and players, amateur and professional . he lower wing and raise the upper one (just as a while ago you set a similar slip from the corner), as shown in Fig. 157. This being done, take a brush and some hot water and wash all round the sides, to remove any superfluous glue, and to re-warm and set that which is spread to keep the belly on. In applying the screws to both back and belly, when fixing Fm. lo/.-Arrangementof J i n screws in fix
Violin-making, as it was and is : being a historical, theoretical, and practical treatise on the science and art of violin-making, for the use of violin makers and players, amateur and professional . he lower wing and raise the upper one (just as a while ago you set a similar slip from the corner), as shown in Fig. 157. This being done, take a brush and some hot water and wash all round the sides, to remove any superfluous glue, and to re-warm and set that which is spread to keep the belly on. In applying the screws to both back and belly, when fixing Fm. lo/.-Arrangementof J i n screws in fixing bell> them, the head of the screw (a, rig. 129) (to avoid the comers).-must be on the side of the table which is being glued(not the moving collar b), otherwise when you wash away thesuperfluous glue it will get washed into the collar B, and fixit to the screw. Set the belly aside in a warm place to dry,and when quite fast, remove the screws. You will now lookround the edges, and wherever they appear to be too broad inproportion, (, too far from the sides), they can be reducedand made equal by means of a sharp knife and file, the correc-tions being neatly finished with The trembling lute some touch, some strain the viol best,In sets which there were seen, the music wondrous choice,Some likewise there affect the gamba with the voice. (M. Drayton, Polyolbion, Song iv. [1613]) CHAPTER XIX. PURFLING AND FINISHING THE BODY. Marking the Purfling—The Pegs—The Purfling—Fitting—Fixing—Raising theEdges and Corners—Final Scraping—Sand-papering—The Rest—Fitting—Fixing—Finishing—Rounding the Edges—Finishing the Body u in theWhite It is now that you will see the advantage of not having purfledbefore scooping out the back and belly. If you had done so,your edges must have remained as originally cut, whether quitecoincidental with the ribs or not ; but as it is, where for thesake of uniformity you now slightly reduce the edges, thepurfling may
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