Violin structure and process

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1979-11-13

1981-02-24

Lusignan, Michael R.

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ABSTRACT:
An improved technique for making the finished shell of a violin. The wood used in the construction of a violin shell is subjected to a heating and treating process which improves the sound properties of the wood in a completed violin. The wood is first subjected to a temperature of 180.degree. F. to 350.degree. F. for a period of 1 to 2 months and then coated with iodine and again heated to a temperature of 300.degree. for a period of 2 to 7 days until the wood becomes charcoal-like. The wood is then scraped and varnished to produce the finished shell of a violin.

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patent: 1483733 (1924-02-01), Kozelek
Oakes, W. W., A Review of Ancient & Modern Violin Making, pp. 20-27, 1899.

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