Index. [Introduction] [Page 7] [I.] [Of the Wood] [” 10] [II.] [Of the Construction] [” 11] [III.] [The Ribs] [” 12] [IV.] [The Back and Edges] [” 12] [V.] [The Belly] [” 13] [VI.] [The Arching] [” 13] [VII.] [The Purfling] [” 14] [VIII.] [Working-out the Thicknesses of the Belly and Back] [” 15] [IX.] [The F-holes] [” 16] [X.] [The Bass-bar] [” 16] [XI.] [The Head or Neck] [” 18] [XII.] [The Dimensions, Length of Neck and Body] [” 18] [XIII.] [The Finger-board and Nut] [” 21] [XIV.] [The Position of the Neck] [” 21] [XV.] [The Tail-piece] [” 22] [XVI.] [The Pegs] [” 24] [XVII.] [The Bridge] [” 24] [XVIII.] [The Sound-post] [” 25] [XIX.] [The Strings] [” 27] [XX.] [The Varnish] [” 28] [XXI.] [The Cleaning and Care of the Violin] [” 32] [XXII.] [The Bow] [” 32]