Body Assembly

Assembly

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Violin-style body with a carved spruce top and carved maple back, arched so the plates carry string down-pressure in compression.

Direct parts	9
Total parts	17
Used in	1 assembly
Class	Assembly

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Violin-style body with a carved spruce top and carved maple back, arched so the plates carry string down-pressure in compression. A full specification article for this item is being written. Meanwhile its bill of materials and connections are below.

Body Assembly parts and their functions

9 top-level parts · 17 parts in total · full bill of materials below

Body Assembly parts diagram: 1 carved spruce top, 2 carved maple back, 3 side rim, 4 tone bar, 5 kerfed lining, 6 neck block, 7 tail block, 8 body binding, 9 finish lacquer. 17 parts in 9 top-level items. — Body Assembly parts diagram. Numbers match the table below; each box is one top-level part or assembly with what it contains.

#	Part	Qty	What it does
1	Carved Spruce Top	1×	Carved spruce, graduated 2.5–6 mm
2	Carved Maple Back	1×	Carved figured maple
3	Side Rim	2×	Bent maple sides
4	Tone Bar	2×	Parallel braces under top
5	Kerfed Lining	4×	Kerfed linings
6	Neck Block	1×	Internal block that receives the dovetail of the neck.
7	Tail Block	1×	Internal block at the endpin carrying the tailpiece load into the rims.
8	Body Binding	4×	Body edge binding
9	Finish Lacquer	1×	Sunburst nitrocellulose

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Bill of materials for Body Assembly

9 top-level lines · 9 rows shown · 17 parts total · indented to 3 levels

#	Item / sub-assembly	Part no.	Qty/assy	Ext. qty	Parts	Type
1	Carved Spruce Top	mandolin-top	1×	1	·	part
2	Carved Maple Back	mandolin-back	1×	1	·	part
3	Side Rim	mandolin-rim	2×	2	·	part
4	Tone Bar	mandolin-tone-bar	2×	2	·	part
5	Kerfed Lining	mandolin-lining	4×	4	·	part
6	Neck Block	mandolin-neck-block	1×	1	·	part
7	Tail Block	mandolin-tail-block	1×	1	·	part
8	Body Binding	mandolin-binding	4×	4	·	part
9	Finish Lacquer	mandolin-finish	1×	1	·	part

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Where the body assembly is used

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Musical Instruments 1 Mandolin

Used in 1 assembly

Mandolin

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Vendor	HQ	Specialty	MOQ	Lead time
🇮🇳Bharat Forge bharatforge.com ↗	Pune, IN	Forgings & metal parts	500 pcs	6–10 wks
🇨🇳CITIC Dicastal dicastal.com ↗	Qinhuangdao, CN	Aluminium castings & wheels	500 pcs	6–10 wks
🇮🇳Tata AutoComp tataautocomp.com ↗	Pune, IN	Auto components	500 pcs	6–10 wks
🇸🇬Beyonics beyonics.com ↗	Singapore	Precision metal & mfg	500 pcs	6–10 wks
🇮🇳Sundaram Clayton sundaram-clayton.com ↗	Chennai, IN	Die castings	500 pcs	6–10 wks