{"product_id":"2940014733434","title":"The Repairing and Restoration of Violins [Illustrated]","description":"This edition features\u003cbr\u003e • illustrations\u003cbr\u003e • a linked Table of Contents\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONTENTS \u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER I. — Introductory\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER II. — Slight Accidents — Modern Restorers — \"Chattering\" — The Proper Sort of Glue — Its Preparation and Use\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER III. — Minor Repairs — Cramps and Joints — Violin Cases — Rattles and Jars — Loose Fingerboards — Atmospheric Temperature — Old-Fashioned Methods of Repairing — Modern Ways — A Loose Nut\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 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 Pressure\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 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 Same\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 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 It\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VII. — Finishing the Fingerboard — Fixing the Nut — Size and Position of Grooves for the Strings — Filing Down the Graft — Smoothing, Colouring, and Varnishing Same\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 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 Violins\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 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 Neck\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER X. — Ways of Removing the Upper Table and the Neck — Cleansing the Interior — Preservation of the Original Label — Closing of Cracks in Upper Table\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XI. — Getting Parts Together that apparently do not Fit — The use of Benzine or Turpentine — Treatment of Warped or Twisted Lower Tables\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 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 Glued\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 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.\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 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 Stuff\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 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 Surface\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 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 Violin\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XVII. — Insertion of Studs along the Joint Inside without Opening the Violin — Lining or Veneering a Thin Back\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 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","brand":"VolumesOfValue","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47166086775024,"sku":"2940014733434","price":2.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940014733434_p0.jpg?v=1763614927","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940014733434","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}