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Acoustical Adjustments of Top and Back Plates:

... The foundation for good sound and tone in violin family instruments is properly functioning 'belly' (top) and back plates.
... The areas below provide information useful for adjusting current instruments as well as valuable ideas for use in making new instruments.

Table of Contents

Plate graduation
choices

Desirability of even tone of plates.

Vigrorchik Tuning of plates.

Using classical music to "break-in" violins.

Desirable frequencies of plates

Plate Frequency
Adjustment Techniques.

Importance of tone separation of plates.

Useful tools for
Adjustment...

Ground Layer of
varnish and its
effects.

Bass Bar
Adjustment..

How to 'safely' remove the top plate and then re-install it.

updated (3/2013)
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Top Plate Articles..
2013 Directory

Back Plate Articles..
2013 Directory

Varnish Ground Articles..
2013 Directory