Book Description

A guide to violin repair. This is a reprint of the classic 1903 work by Horace Petherick.Contents:CHAPTER I. IntroductoryCHAPTER II. Slight Accidents?Modern Restorers?"Chattering"?The Proper Sort of Glue?Its Preparation and UseCHAPTER III.?Minor Repairs?Cramps and Joints?Violin Cases?Rattles and Jars?Loose Fingerboards?Atmospheric Temperature?Old-Fashioned Methods of Repairing?Modern Ways?A Loose NutCHAPTER 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 PressureCHAPTER 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 SameCHAPTER 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 ItCHAPTER VII.?Finishing the Fingerboard?Fixing the Nut?Size and Position of Grooves for the Strings?Filing Down the Graft?Smoothing, Colouring, and Varnishing SameCHAPTER 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 ViolinsCHAPTER 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 NeckCHAPTER X.?Ways of Removing the Upper Table and the Neck?Cleansing the Interior?Preservation of the Original Label?Closing of Cracks in Upper TableCHAPTER XI.?Getting Parts Together that apparently do not Fit?The use of Benzine or Turpentine?Treatment of Warped or Twisted Lower TablesCHAPTER 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 GluedCHAPTER 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 StuffCHAPTER XV.?Repairs to Purfling (continued)?Filling up an Opening Extending to the Whole Length of the Violin?Fitting the Core?Fixing it in Position and Retaining it There?Finishing the SurfaceCHAPTER XVI.?Repairing Undertaken by People in Business not connected with that of Bowed Instruments?Removal of a Fixed Sound Post?Fitting a Fresh Part of Worm-Eaten Rib?Bringing Together the Loosened Joint of the Back Without Opening the ViolinCHAPTER XVII.?Insertion of Studs along the Joint Inside without Opening the Violin?Lining or Veneering a Thin BackCHAPTER XVIII.?The Bar in Olden Times?The Modern One?The Operation of Fitting and Fixing the Bar?Closing and Completion of the Repairs?Varnishing of the Repaired Parts having Fresh Wood