The Violin Maker's Manuscript

A two-plate technical dossier on the violin in the style of a luthier's workshop manuscript — body proportions and woods on Plate One, resonance, bridge, strings and the bow on Plate Two.

What's inside

• Tabula I — woods and their density, the scroll and head, the mould and ribs, a full body diagram with proportions, and a table of body measurements in millimetres
• The golden-section harmonic ratio behind the f-holes, and the neck angle and fingerboard projection
• Tabula II — the acoustic modes of the body plotted at four resonant frequencies, and the bridge, tailpiece, soundpost and bass bar with full measurements
• A string tension table at equal temperament, plate graduation thicknesses, and notes on varnish and instrument care
• A catalogue of the Cremonese and Tyrolean masters, and a plate on the bow — length, hair, balance point and weight