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The Violin and the Art of Its Construction

by August Riechers

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  1. 1Dedication — Preface
  2. 2Introduction
  3. 3I — Of the Wood
  4. 4II — Of the Construction
  5. 5III — The Ribs (Fig. 1. a)
  6. 6IV — The Back and Edges
  7. 7V — The Belly
  8. 8VI — The Arching
  9. 9VII — The Purfling
  10. 10VIII — Working-Out the Thicknesses of the Belly and Back
  11. 11IX — The F-Holes
  12. 12X — The Bass-Bar
  13. 13XI — The Head or Neck
  14. 14XII — The Dimensions, Length of Neck and Body
  15. 15XIII — The Finger-Board and Nut
  16. 16XIV — The Position of the Neck
  17. 17XV — The Tail-Piece (Fig. 11)
  18. 18XVI — The Pegs
  19. 19XVII — The Bridge (Fig. 10)
  20. 20XVIII — The Sound-Post
  21. 21XIX — The Strings
  22. 22XX — The Varnish
  23. 23XXI — The Cleaning and Care of the Violin
  24. 24XXII — The Bow

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