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The Art of Violin Making

  • Price: 191.24 USD
  • Author: Courtnall, Roy, Johnson, Chris
  • Publisher: Robert Hale Ltd.
  • ISBN: 0709058764
  • Product #: JOHNS009

Illustrations by Adrian Lucas.

Contents:
Foreword by Yehudi Menuhin
Acknowledgements
List of Illustrations
Introduction

Part I The Violin Makers

    1 Amati
    2 Stradivari
    3 Guarneri
    4 Stainer
    5 Contemporary Violin Makers

Part II The Maker's Workshop
    6 The Workshop, Tools and Materials
Part III Violin Construction
Introduction
    7 Mould
    8 Ribs
    9 Linings
    10 Front
    11 Back
    12 Plate Tuning
    13 Neck and Scroll
    14 Assembly
    15 Varnish
    16 Fittings and Set-up

Sound Adjustment by Gerald Botteley

Appendices
    1 Technical terms
    2 Metric/imperial conversion tables
    3 Suppliers of tools, materials, plans and journals
    4 Collections of musical instruments
Bibliography
Index

The Art of Violin Making

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