The Second

7.This band of wood is a future rib. The violin maker is making it perfectly flat by means of a scraper, one of his many tools.

8.Here the violin maker is giving the rib an adequate curve

9.Ribs, blocks, corners and linings assembled around the mold.

10.A delicate operation: gluing the back to the ribs.

11.Placing the linings.

12.The violin maker evens off the contours of the rib.