Violin Measurements
Violin workshop measurements
4/4 violin measurements
BODY, STRINGS & ELEVATION
Body Length - 14”
String Length - 13”
Neck Length - 5 1/8”
Stop Length - 7 5/8”
NECK
Elevation - 1 1/16”
Angle over Bridge - 160°
Root Angle - 85°
Step - .22” - 7/32”
Thickness (Including Fingerboard) Scroll - .73”, Root - .77”
BOUTS
Upper Bout Width - 6.6” - 6 19/32”
C Bout Width - 4.4” - 4 7/16”
Lower Bout Width - 8.1” - 8 3/32”
RIBS & LININGS
Rib Height at Bottom Block - 1.25” - 1 1/4”
Rib Height at Centre Blocks - 1.25” - 1 1/4”
Rib Height at Top Block - 1.18”. - 1 3/16”
Rib Thickness - .043” - 1/32”
Lining Height - .315” - 5/16”
Lining Thickness - .08” - 3/32”
BLOCKS
Upper Block Width - 2.2” - 2 3/16”
Upper Block Depth - .63” - 5/8”
Lower Block Width - 1.8” - 1 3/4”
Lower Block Depth - .6” - 19/32”
ARCHING
Highest Point of Arching on Front - .59” - 19/32”
Highest Point of Arching on Back - .64” - 5/8”
OVERHANG
Overhang around Instrument - .09” - 3/32”
EDGES
Thickness Around Bouts - .15” - 5/32”
Thickness at Corners - .17” - 11/64”
PURFLING
Thickness of Purfling - .05” - 1/16”
Distance from Edge - .15” - 5/32”
BASSBAR
Length - 7/9 of body
Thickness - .22” - 7/32”
Height at Bridge - .5” - 1/2”
Height at Ends - .2” - 3/16”
Distance inside Bridge Foot - .02” - 1/32”
FINGERBOARD
Length - 10.63” - 10 5/8”
Width at Nut - .95” - 31/32”
Width at Centre - 1.25” - 1 1/4”
Width at End - 1.66” - 1 21/32”
Thickness of Edge - .22” - 7/32”
Radius - 1.63” - 1 5/8”
TOPNUT
Width - .95” - 61/64”
Thickness at Bottom - .24” - 15/64”
Thickness at Top - .2” - 13/64”
String Spacing - .65” - 21/32”
Height at G String - .03” - 3/64”
Height at E String - .02” - 1/64”
SADDLE
Width - 1.38” - 1 3/8”
Height - .15”. - 5/32”
BRIDGE
Width of Feet - .43” - 7/16”
Thickness of Feet - .18” - 3/16”
Thickness of Ankle - .13” - 1/8”
Distance Above Heart - .37” - 3/8”
Thickness at Top - .04” - 3/64”
STRING HEIGHTS
Height End of Fingerboard to Centre of G String - .22”- 7/32”
Height End of Fingerboard to Centre of E String - .15” 9/64”