Katherine Ward
    Newark Qualified
  Woodwind Repairer
 

    Site last updated  
 211stJan-2010

                                     

             The Following measurements are used when making new instruments, and are a general guideline. 
       A lot of older violins do not conform to many of these contemporary measurements.
       You have to take the character of the original instrument into account when making a reproduction.
             I have made a separate measurements table further down the page of old instruments which you may care
      to consult.

                                      ( ALL MEASUREMENTS ARE IN   (mm) )


                                                                      Violin Sizes                         Viola                             Cello
                                                    ------------------------                 ------------           -----------------
                                                    Full         ⅞         ¾         ½                16½        15½           Full         ¾         ½
Body Length  .  .  .   .   .   .       355      345     335      320             419.5    394.5        738.5

Rib Height.    .    .   .   .    .  .       30      29.5   28.5     27.5

Rib Thickness  .  .  .  .  .  .  .      1.2      1.2       1.1        1

Arching Height .  .  .Back  .       14       14         13        12
                                   Front .        15       15         14        13


 

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