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 . THE TABLEo: BACK AND BELLY. 245 Now turn both tables over, and opening the spring com-passes (b, Fig. 126) 3 of an inch, draw a gauge line all roundthe plane surfaces of the slabs, as shown in Fig. 149. Thisserves as a mark beyond which the gouge must not go, beingleft to include the edge, the sides, and the linings. Then,. Fig. 149.—Diagram for regulating the thicknesses of the back. with a penci
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 . THE TABLEo: BACK AND BELLY. 245 Now turn both tables over, and opening the spring com-passes (b, Fig. 126) 3 of an inch, draw a gauge line all roundthe plane surfaces of the slabs, as shown in Fig. 149. Thisserves as a mark beyond which the gouge must not go, beingleft to include the edge, the sides, and the linings. Then,. Fig. 149.—Diagram for regulating the thicknesses of the back. with a pencil, mark across the four corners and at the top andbottom the parfs of the tables which will be glued to the blocks(as shown in Fig. 149), marking them fully large for the present;these places must not be touched again by the gouge, but leftquite flat. You are now going to commence what may be calledthe real operation of fiddle-making—, scooping out the back 246 VIOLIN-MAKING : AS IT WAS AND IS. and belly. For this purpose you must screw a long squaredbeam of wood on to the bench, about ten inches from its edge,and in front of it spread a folded cloth. The latter is to placethe arched surfaces of the tables upon, setting them againstthe beam, so as to afford resistance to your gouge. Yourwork now divides itself into two sections, the scooping of theback and the belly—beginning with i— 44 Magnanimas Mulcet Modulando Musica Mentes,Virginibus Vinclum, Vita Veneranda Voluptaa,Solamen Senii, Servatrix Sacr
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