A facsimile reprint of an 1873 booklet that revived the lost art of Cremona violins and its famous varnish. A must-have for luthiers and violin history aficionados. 39 pp.
41-2
$4.95
FAQ; FIDDLE CARE AND SETUP
by Michael Hoffheimer
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An owner's manual for fiddlers, this guide covers basic instrument maintenance, upkeep and adjustment. It offers rules for preserving instruments and preventing costly damage, discusses fiddle history and construction, more. Step-by-step illustrations demonstrate how to change strings and replace fine tuners. Covers cleaning and minor home repairs, including adjusting and replacing bridges. Discusses when to change strings and rehair the bow, explaining what matters require the care of an expert repair person. It explains ways to customize tone and playability. Additional sections treat valuation and appraisals, tips for buying fiddles, and ways to find good dealers and repair people. Glossary. 80 pp.
on order, expected arrival date 09/12/08
02-21441
$7.95
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THE ART OF TAP TUNING - HOW TO BUILD GREAT SOUND INTO INSTRUMENTS
by Roger H. Siminoff
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Book/DVD pack. Explains tap tuning and how to use it to obtain the very best tonal qualities when building acoustic string instruments. Begins with a treatise on musical acoustics and takes you through the various steps in the process of tuning the soundboard, backboard, and air chamber of an instrument. Includes an exploration of the tools and equipment needed, methods to excite tones in the instrument, how to make necessary changes, and how to achieve consistency and repeatability. Focuses on tap tuning as it relates to mandolins, guitars, banjos, violins, ukuleles, dulcimers, more. The DVD includes demonstrations of the acoustic phenomena described in the text. 48 pp.
49-331478
$34.95
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THE ART OF VIOLIN MAKING
by Chris Johnson and Roy Courtnall
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A major, exciting new work for the craftsman, bringing into one volume a summary of essential information for the violin maker and player, as well as providing a historical reference. Part One: The violin makers - devoted to separate chapters on the life and work of some of the greatest makers. Part Two: The workshop, tools, and materials - essential information on the tools and working enviroment needed by violin makers. Part Three: Violin construction - a detailed, step-by-step guide to the traditional method of violin making, based on the system employed at the Newark School of Violin Making in England. Filled with outstanding photos and illustrations. Foreword by Yehudi Menuhin. Hardcover, 253 pp.
530-1
$130.00
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THE VIOLIN MAKER'S GUIDE
by H.E. Brown
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A hand-held guide and overview on making a violin. Filled with illustrations and photos making the directions clear and simple. Contains actual-sized blueprints. Makes an Antonio Stradivari style. 50 pp.
41-1
$7.75
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THE VIOLIN MAKER: FINDING A CENTURIES OLD TRADITION IN A BROOKLYN WORKSHOP
by John Marchese
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Celebrated Brooklyn violin-maker Sam Zygmuntowicz recently accepted a challenging commission from violinist Eugene Drucker of the Emerson String Quartet: to make a new violin that would equal Drucker's beloved Stradivarius. This documents their collaboration, capturing the exacting scrape-by-scrape process. Along the way Marchese goes on a pilgrimage to Stradivarius's hometown of Cremona and delves into the secrets behind the maestro's incomparable sound. Was it the wood? The varnish? He suggests a more prosaic, if no less marvelous, possibility - that the genius of craftsmanship resides not in magic ingredients or arcane techniques, but simply in taking infinite, exhausting pains with the work. Written in a free-flowing style based on interviews and observation. Hardcover, 222 pp.
542-162
$24.95
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VIOLIN AND CELLO BUILDING AND REPAIRING
by Robert Alton
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Expert instruction from the International Luthiers Supply group. Chapters cover "suitable woods: making the mould," through cutting, purfling, fitting, varnishing, stringing, repairs, to making a violin bow. The second part of the book does the same for cello. 55 pp.
on order, expected arrival date 09/16/08
41-15
$9.95
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VIOLIN OWNER'S MANUAL - THE COMPLETE GUIDE
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Here's the book that should have come with your violin! Written by a team of instrument makers, repairers, and musicians, this comprehensive guide will help you select, understand, preserve, and protect any violin. Covers: selecting the proper instrument and bow, understanding common repairs, finding the right maker, guarding against theft, getting a good setup, protecting your violin, choosing a case, more. With glossary of terms. 158 pp.
49-330762
$14.95
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VIOLIN REPAIR GUIDE
by Michael Atria
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A must for instrument owners, this guide provides illustrated step-by-step instructions for bow rehairing, repair and restoration of the violin, viola, cello and string bass. Features more than 100 clearly detailed illustrations, appendices with standard measurements, tools and materials, and a glossary. 62 pp.
49-331150
$9.95
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VIOLIN-MAKING: A HISTORICAL AND PRACTICAL GUIDE
by Edward Heron-Allen
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This volume traces the instrument's history, discusses the materials used in violin making, and offers guidance on construction. Written by an apprentice to one of the world's greatest violin makers, it is considered essential reading by instrument makers and performers alike. Profusely illustrated. Republication of the London, 1885 edition. 372 pp.
542-133
$19.95
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