A Luthier’s Scrapbook, by Harry S. Wake
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List of Topics Addressed
Preface
Master Violin Makers 1
Bow Head Repair 3
Neck Splice or Graft 6
Scroll Repair 9
Fitting a Bridge 10
A Peg Shaver 12
To Straighten a Warped Bridge 14
A Novel Neck Splice 15
A False Button 16
Rosin Salvage 18
Varnish Rubdown 19
A Contour Scraper 20
Removing Finger Board 21
The Michaelman Varnish Process 22
Making Small Planes 24
Ultraviolet Drying Cabinet 28
A Super Drying Cabinet 31
Varnish Remover 33
‘Cello Rib Repair 35
The Bow Hair Bug 36
Nut and Saddles 37
A Branding Iron 38
Rib Sanding 39
A Bending Iron for ‘Cello or Guitar Sides 40
A Peghole Crack Repair 42
Making Amber Varnish (Jos Horvah Method) 43
A Good Violin Mold 46
A Mold for ‘Cello Making 48
‘Cello Tailpin Hole Cutter 51
A Large Hand Reamer 54
Violin Weight 56
Copying Sound Holes 57
A Useful Clamping Method 58
White Glue 59
A Work of Art 60
Endpin Hole Repair 62
A Novel Experiment 63
Neck French Polish 66
Tight Saddle 66
Some Notes on Purfling 67
Yellow Varnish 68
Violin Primer or Seal Formula 70
Repairing Wing Cracks 70
Removing the Neck 71
‘Cello Cracks 72
‘Cello Clamps 73
Patches 74
Small Glue Pot 74
Photographing Violins 76
Propolis Varnish 80
Peg Dope 82
Fiddle Clamps 83
Violin Shipping Box 83
Sound Post Setters 84
An Alcohol Lamp 86
Sound Post Length 86
Cutting a Scroll 87
A Buckled Rib 92
‘Cello Post Retriever 92
Making Hot Glue 95
A Wet Fiddle Carrier 96
Electronic Plate Tuning 100
Bow Straightening 104
A Good Fiddle Polish 105
A Varnishing Method 106
Fiddle Glue 110
Bending Purfling ‘C’s 112
The Fun of Violin Making 114
Index 116
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