VIOLIN Making, Repair, Restore, Rebuild eBooks on CD

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This eBook package is for lovers of violin music. You will learn about violin repair and restoration. You will also learn about the masters of violin music. You are bidding on 5 books that were published in the early 20th century, they have been digitized which means they were painstakingly written word for word into Microsoft Word (Not Scanned) and converted into 5 eBooks in PDF format . PDF's ( Portable Document Format ) are electronic versions of these books. They have not been altered in any way and are complete with the original black and white photos. These ebooks are filled with fantastic information that is still relevant today. The pictures are black and white and were hand-drawn by the author. The writers of these books were masters of their trade and did everything by hand which many talented Luthiers still do today. The tools used in these books are still used today and sold online. These tools are common and widely available. They can be viewed & printed from your computer, they can also be viewed on eBook reader device's or smartphone's. Just check the documentation or website of your device to be sure PDF's compatible with your device. If for any reason you are unhappy just send me a message and I will refund all your money without question. 1. The Repairing & Restoration of Violins CONTENTS C HAPTER I. —Introductory CHAPTER II. —Slight Accidents—Modern Restorers—"Chattering"—The Proper Sort of Glue—Its Preparation and Use CHAPTER III. —Minor Repairs—Cramps and Joints—Violin Cases—Rattles and Jars—Loose Fingerboards—Atmospheric Temperature—Old-Fashioned Methods of Repairing—Modern Ways—A Loose Nut CHAPTER IV. —Injuries to the Head or Scroll—Insertion of Fresh Wood—Colouring of White Wood—Separation of Head from Peg-box and Re-joining—Stopping Material for Small Holes or Fractures—The Peg-box Cracked by Pressure CHAPTER V. —Fracture of Peg-box and Shell—Chips from this Part—Filling up of Same—Restoration to Original Form, after Parts have been Lost—Worn Peg-holes, Re-filling or Boring Same CHAPTER VI. —Loosening of Junction of Graft with Peg-box, and Refixing Same—Grafting, Different Methods of Performing this—Lengthening the Neck—Old and Modern Method—Renewal of Same—Inclination of Neck and Fingerboard with Regard to the Bridge—Height of Latter, and Reason for It CHAPTER VII. —Finishing the Fingerboard—Fixing the Nut—Size and Position of Grooves for the Strings—Filing Down the Graft—Smoothing, Colouring, and Varnishing Same CHAPTER VIII. —Injuries that can be Repaired from the Outside—Insertion of Fresh Wood in Fracture of the Ribs—The Effects of Climate on the Glue in Violins CHAPTER IX. —The Glue Used by the Early Italian Makers—Insertion of Pieces of Wood for Repairing Lost Parts—Replacing Lost Rib and Repairing Interior without Opening when Possible—Securing Loose Lower Rib to End Block—Different Methods—Treatment of Worm-holes—Fixing on Graft on Neck CHAPTER X. —Ways of Removing the Upper Table and the Neck—Cleansing the Interior—Preservation of the Original Label—Closing of Cracks in Upper Table CHAPTER XI. —Getting Parts Together that apparently do not Fit—The use of Benzine or Turpentine—Treatment of Warped or Twisted Lower Tables CHAPTER XII. —Removal of Old Superfluous Glue by Damping—Replacing Old End Blocks by New Ones—Temporary Beams and Joists Inside for Keeping Ribs, etc., in Position while Freshly Glued CHAPTER XIII. —Re-opening the Back to Correct the Badly Repaired Joint—A Few Words on Studs—Filling Up Spaces left by Lost Splinters—Matching Wood for Large Cracks, etc. CHAPTER XIV. —Repairing Lost Portions—Margins of Sound Holes—Matching the Grain—Fixing and Finishing Off—Replacing with Fresh Wood Large Portions of Upper Table—Lost Parts of Purfling—Restoring It with Old Stuff CHAPTER XV. —Repairs to Purfling (continued)—Filling up an Opening Extending to the Whole Length of the Violin—Fittin... read more

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