Art of Violin Making
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Essential reading for the violin maker, repairer and historian.
Foreword7Acknowledgements8List of Illustrations9Introduction17Pt. IThe Violin Makers1Amati252Stradivari303Guarneri334Stainer385Contemporary Violin Makers41Pt. IIThe Maker's Workshop6The Workshop, Tools and Materials55Pt. IIIViolin ConstructionIntroduction677Mould698Ribs809Linings9710Front10211Back14612Plate Tuning15313Neck and Scroll16014Assembly19515Varnish21016Fittings and Set-up221Sound Adjustment234App. 1Technical terms237App. 2Metric/imperial conversion tables239App. 3Suppliers of tools, materials, plans and journals242App. 4Collections of musical instruments245Bibliography247Index249
