Average Measurements of the Violin in millimeters

Tuning: g d a e

1/4

1/2

3/4

7/8

4/4

length
width
upper bout ca.
middle bout ca.
lower bout ca.

285

320

335

345

355

133
91
163

145
97
182

156
105
195

162
109
200

168
112
206

SCROLL

length ca.

85

94

101

104

108

RIBS

height - uniform
thickness ca.
thickness
thickness
width
upper
lower
upper corners
lower corners

26
1.0

28
1.0

29
1.1

29.5
1.1

1.5
4
41/13
36/12
14/7
16/8

1.5
5
44/13
39/12
15/8
17/9

1.5
5
47/14
42/13
15/8
17/9

1.7
6
48/14
43/13
16/9
18/10

30
1.1
12
1.8
6
50/15
45/14
22/10
21/11

13.2
13.7

13.7
14.3

14.1
14.9

14.3
15.2

14.5
15.5

3.2
2
1.8
2
3.1

3.5
2
1.8
2
3.2

3.9
2.2
2
2.2
3.4

4.1
2.3
2.1
2.3
3.7

4.3
2.5
2.3
2.5
3.8

2.5
2.2
2
2.3
3.2

2.5
2.2
2
2.4
3.3

2.8
2.4
2.1
2.4
3.5

2.9
2.5
2.3
2.6
3.9

3
2.7
2.4
2.7
4
2.2

CORPUS

MOLD
LININGS
BLOCKS size

ARCHING HEIGHT back ca.

belly ca.
BACK average thickness at:
sound post
upper and lower bouts
sinking (in general)
sinking at center bout
edges
BELLY average thickness at:
sound post
upper and lower bouts
sinking (in general)
sinking at center bout
edges
EDGES
overhang from ribs
CORNERS
PURFLING
FF-HOLES

width
thickness, back ca.
thickness, belly ca.
distance from edge ca. 3
width ca.
1.1

3.1
1.1

3.2
1.1

3.3
1.1

7 - 7.5
4
4.2
3.5-3.8
1.2

length
between ends of wings 62
between upper eyes
35
lower eye to edge
10

68
36
10

71
38
11

73
41
11.5

75
42
12

159
106

171
114

183
122

189
126

195
130
6

215
4
8

240
4
9

255
4.5
10

267
5
11

276
5.5
12

MENSUR: 2:3 proportion

belly
neck to edge
addition for mortise
BASSBAR after tting

length ca.
thickness ca.
height at center ca.

1/4
FINGERBOARD

NUT
SCROLL

1/2

3/4

7/8

4/4

length
215
underside hollowing 60
width at nut
20
width at bridge end
35
radius of curve
32
thickness: end of neck 7
thickness:edges
4
projection (at bridge)
ht over belly at bridge end 16.5
string angle at bridge 156

238
70
21
38
35
7
4.5

255
78
22
40
38
8
5

262
90
23.5
42
39.5
8.5
5

17
156

19.5
157

20
157

270
100
24
43
41.5
9
5.5
27
21
158

thickness
width at eyes

4.5

14
60

(see ngerboard width)

15
16.5
18
65
68
72

40
12
9

46
13
10

50
14
10

53
15
11

19.5
72-76
5.5
55
16
12

5.5
87
15/17

6
87
16/18

6
87
17/19

6.5
87
18/20

6.5
87
19/21

width at nut
width at throat
length ca.
thickness of walls
PEGS distance
a-g
e-d
protrusion, pegbox to collar
PEGBOX

NECK, foot

overstand*
angle
thickness including ngerboard

5.5
42

BUTTON

width
height

17
10

19
11

20
11.5

21
12

21
12

SADDLE

length

32

33

34

35

36

pacing at nut
spacing at bridge
vibrating length: nut to bridge
height over end of ngerboard
e
g

13
26
267

13.5
28
287

15
31
307

16
33
317

16.5
34
328
steel/gut
2.5/3.0
4/4.5

STRINGS s

SOUNDPOST

thickness ca.

4.5

5.5

BRIDGE

width at feet
thickness
height ca.

32

37

38

41

30

30

32

32

42
4.5
33

*height above belly taken at puring, also called elevation or appui.