Violins and Other Stringed Instruments and How to Make Them

by Paul N. Hasluck

Have you ever wished to find out how to make a violin? "Violins and Other Stringed Instruments: How to Make Them ; with Numerous Engravings and Diagrams" will show you not only how to make a violin using detailed illustrations, but how to manufacture Double Bass violin, Violoncello, Japanese One-String violins, Mandolines, Guitars, Banjo's and more stringed instruments.

The book contains 177 illustrations on 153 pages packed with quality information on making stringed instruments. All instructions are easy to understand and written for beginners as well as seasoned instrument makers.

Table of contents

Materials and Tools for Violin Making
Making Violin Moulds
Violin Making
Varnishing and Finishing Violins
Double Bass Violin, and a Violoncello
Japanese One-String Violins
Mandoline Making
Guitar Making
Banjo Making
Zither Making
Dulcimer Making

First 70 Illustrations in book

1. Finished Violin
2. Section of Sycamore or Pine cut on the quarter
3. Piece marked for Sawing down
4. Jointed piece for Violin Belly
5. Apparatus for Bending Violin Ribs
6-9. Bending Irons
10, 11. Iron Cramps
12, 13. Cramps for Fixing Back and Belly to Ribs
14. Cramp for Fixing Linings
15. Hand-screws
16. Wood-carver's Screw
17. Spring Dividers
18. Spring Callipers
19. Steel Compasses
20. Square
21. Cutting Gauge
22. Sweeps or Curves of Gouges
23, 24. Thicknessing Gauges
25. Ticknessing Callipers
26. Register Gauge
27. Bearing of Fulcrum of Callipers
28,29. Eleveations of Thicknessing Appliance
30. Boxwood GAuge
31. Guide
32-35. Thumb Planes
36, 37. Plane Pattern
38, 39. Core-Box
40. Lever Wedge
41. Steel Scrapers
42-44. Purfling Gauges
45, 46. Cutter of Purfling Gauge
47. Purfling Gauge
48. Purfling Knife
49. Purfling Picker
50. Outside Mould
51. Inside Mould
52. Half of Outside Mould
53, 54. Outside and Inside Pattern
55. Mould Block ready for Sawing Out
56. Stages in Bending Waist Ribs
57. Diagram showing Directions for Cutting Corners
58. Back with Edge reduced ready for Purfling
59. Pattern for Arching Lengthwise
60. Pattern for Arching across Waist
61. Diagram showing Method of Purfling Waists and Cutting Mitres
62. Set of Ribs with Linings
63. Block for Hollowing
64. Diagram showing Thickness of Violin Back
65. Diagram showing Thickness of Violin Belly
66. Pattern for Sound Hole
67. Bass-bar
68. Section of Block for Making Neck and Scroll
69. Pattern for Making Violin Neck and Scroll
70. Outline of Head Back

166 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 24, 2009

About the author

Paul Nooncree Hasluck
1854-1931