Index.

Introduction Page 7
I. Of the Wood ” 10
II. Of the Construction ” 11
III. The Ribs ” 12
IV. The Back and Edges ” 12
V. The Belly ” 13
VI. The Arching ” 13
VII. The Purfling ” 14
VIII. Working-out the Thicknesses of the Belly and Back ” 15
IX. The F-holes ” 16
X. The Bass-bar ” 16
XI. The Head or Neck ” 18
XII. The Dimensions, Length of Neck and Body ” 18
XIII. The Finger-board and Nut ” 21
XIV. The Position of the Neck ” 21
XV. The Tail-piece ” 22
XVI. The Pegs ” 24
XVII. The Bridge ” 24
XVIII. The Sound-post ” 25
XIX. The Strings ” 27
XX. The Varnish ” 28
XXI. The Cleaning and Care of the Violin ” 32
XXII. The Bow ” 32