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Contents
Introduction
PART I -
VIOLIN MAKING
GETTING READY
Ch. 1 Workshop
Ch. 2 Sharpening
Ch. 3 Body Pattern, Template and Form
Ch. 4 Making and Using Hide Glue
BUILDING THE INSTRUMENT
Rib Assembly
Ch. 5 Blocks
Ch. 6 Ribs
· Using a Cabinet Scraper and Burnisher
Ch. 7 Bending and Gluing the Ribs
Ch. 8 Linings
Plates
Ch. 9 Back and Belly Wood
Ch. 10 Starting the Top and Back - Flattening
Ch. 11 Center Seam
Ch. 12 Arching
Ch. 13 Overhang
Ch. 14 Scooping Out the Inside
Ch. 15 Finishing the Edge
Ch. 16 Purfling
· Marking
· Cutting the Groove
· Channel
Ch. 17 Back Graduation
Ch. 18 "f" Holes
Ch. 19 Top Graduation
Ch. 20 Bassbar
Ch. 21 Rounding the Inside Edges
Ch. 22 Gluing on the Plates
Ch. 23 Saddle
Ch. 24 Neck and Scroll
Ch. 25 Fingerboard
Ch. 26 Cutting the Heel and Mortise
· Cutting the Heel
· Cutting the Mortise
Ch. 27 Button and Fitting the Neck
· Button
· Fitting the Neck
Ch. 28 Shaping the Neck
Varnish
Ch. 29 Aging and Sealing the Wood
Ch. 30 Color Varnish
Ch. 31 Finish Coats and Rubbing Out
· Steps for an Easy Oil Varnish
· Oil and Spirit Varnish Recipes
SET UP AND ADJUSTMENT
Ch. 32 Fittings and Setting Up
· Gluing the Fingerboard
· Pegs
· Nut
· Endpin
·Tailpiece and Tailgut
Ch. 33 Soundpost and Tonal Adjustments
Ch. 34 Bridge
Ch. 35 Strings and Chinrest
· Strings
· Chinrest
PART II - REPAIRS
BOW REPAIRS
Ch. 36 Rehairing a Bow
Ch. 37 Bow Screw Eyelets
Ch. 38 Slide
Ch. 39 Recamber or Staighten
Ch. 40 Tip
Ch. 41 Pearl Eye
Ch. 42 Leather Bolster and Grips
· Leather Bolster
· Grips - Metal Wire or Plastic Wrap
Ch. 43 Bow Cracks
• End Bushing
• Head Spline
INSTRUMENT REPAIRS
Ch. 44 Reasons that Strings Break
Ch. 45 Buzzes
Ch. 46 Removal of Top and Bassbar
· Removal of Top
· Bassbar
Ch. 47 New Wood on Edge
Ch. 48 Instrument Cracks
Body Cracks
· Top or Back Cracks
· Sound Post Cracks
· Rib Cracks
Neck and Scroll Cracks
· Boxwood Bushings
· Spiral Bushings
· Cheek Repairs
· Heel Cracks
· Neck Grafts
Ch. 49 Raising the Neck Angle
Ch. 50 Button Graft and Doubling
· Button Graft
· Doubling
Ch. 51 Warped Fingerboard or Neck
Ch. 52 Clean and Polish
· French Polish
Ch. 53 Peg Problems
· Some Reasons Pegs Slip
· Some Reasons Pegs Stick
Ch. 54 Touch Up
Ch. 55 End Pin Shim and Raising the Saddle
Appendix 1 – Tools and Materials (in the order they are needed)
· Alphabetical Index of Tools and Materials
Appendix 2 – Suppliers of Tools and Materials
Appendix 3 – Measurements for Violin Makers
Appendix4 - Patterns and Arching Templates
Appendix 5 – General File Information
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