Violin parts
Next I list violin parts and their translations (extracted from book “Violin-Making: a practical guide”, by Juliet Barker, The Crowood Press, 2001 (paperback edition 2022)).
Mind that I have revised some entries also added a few of my own.
| English | Italian | French | German |
|---|---|---|---|
| violin | violino | violon | Geige |
| arching | curvatura | voûte | Wölbung |
| back | fondo | fond | Boden |
| bassbar | catena | barre | Bassbalken |
| blocks | blochetti | tasseaux | Klotzen |
| bridge | ponticello | chevalet | Steg |
| button | nocetta | talon | Zäpfchen |
| chisel | scalpello | ciseau | Meissel |
| endpin | bottone | bouton | Knopf |
| f-hole | ff | F | F-loch |
| file | lima | lime | Feile |
| fingerboard | tastiera | touche | Griffbrett |
| fluting | sgusciatura | coulisse | Hohlkehle |
| front | tavola | table | Decke |
| gouge | sgorbia | ciseau à gouge | Ausstosseisen, Hohlbeitel |
| hen’s tail | linguetta | cul de poule | Schwanz |
| knife | cotello | canif | Schnitzer |
| linings | controfasce | contre-eclisses | Reifchen |
| linseed oil | olio di lino | huile de lin | Leinöl |
| mould | forma | moule | Form |
| neck | manico | manche | Hals |
| nut | capotasto | sillet d’en haute | Obersattel |
| peg | caviglia | cheville | Wirbel |
| plane | pialletti | rabot | Hobel |
| purfling | filetto (filettatura) | filets | Einlage |
| purfling cutter / purfling chisel | intarsi di ottone e ripulire groove coltello | trusquin à filets | Adernschneider |
| reamer | svasatore | alésoir | Wirbelbohrer |
| ribs | fasce | éclisse | Zargen |
| scraper | rasiera | ratissoire | Ziehklinge |
| scroll | riccio | tête | Schnecke |
| soundpost | anima | âme | Stimmstock |
| square | squadre | écaire | Winkel |
| tailpiece | cordiera | cordier | Saitenhalte |
| template | modello | modèle | Schablone |
| turpentine | trementina | terebenthine | Terpantin |
| varnish | vernice | vernis | Lack |
| volute | chiocciola | volute | Scheckenwindung |
| Water bath or double boiler (even bain-marie) | bagnomaria | bain-marie | Wasserbad |