Violin-Making: A Historical and Practical Guide

Violin-Making: A Historical and Practical Guide
by Edward Heron-Allen

Violin-Making: A Historical and Practical Guide
List Price: $21.95
Category: Book
See more book details and other editions

Buy Violin-Making: A Historical and Practical Guide at Amazon.com
(Click here)
Buy this book at online book store in your country
Canada | UK | Germany | France

Book Summary Information

Author: Edward Heron-Allen
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2005-08-01
ISBN: 0486443566
Number of pages: 400
Publisher: Dover Publications
Product features:

Book Reviews of Violin-Making: A Historical and Practical Guide

Book Review: Classic Edition Still Holds Up Under Scrutiny Of Modern Methods
Summary: 4 Stars

Short review here...
Violin making has an aura of old-world must and dust surrounding it, doesn't it? When I became interested in luthiery, that ancient aspect really appealed to me. "Seek your information at the source" said a voice inside of my mind. I proceeded to buy every modern book on stringed instrument making I could afford; the glossy pictures and to-the-point captions mke them a good bathroom read, but shallow they are, and I get the feeling that the time honored and tested methodology was meant to remain a secret. NOT SO with this "...Practical Guide". It is written with that early 20th Century algebra manual complexity spliced into the rather personable writing style of the author. Excellent history is the name of the game, and how it applies to the "current" mode of instrument creation. Highly recommended.

Summary of Violin-Making: A Historical and Practical Guide

This classic guide offers an accessible initiation into the mysteries of violin-making. Charming in its style and cultivated in its research, it covers every detail of the process and includes a fascinating history of the instrument. More than 200 diagrams, engravings, and photographs complement the text. 1885 edition.

General Books

Book Subjects
Most talked about in General Books
The Beatles Complete Chord Songbook ImageThe Beatles Complete Chord Songbook
by The Beatles
Hal Leonard; Hal Leonard Corporation; Published: 2000-02-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $14.99
Price in other shops: $24.95
The Tao of Wu ImageThe Tao of Wu
by The RZA
Riverhead Hardcover; Published: 2009-10-15; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $14.35
Price in other shops: $24.95
Corn Flakes with John Lennon: And Other Tales from a Rock 'n' Roll Life ImageCorn Flakes with John Lennon: And Other Tales from a Rock 'n' Roll Life
by Robert Hilburn
Rodale Books; Published: 2009-10-13; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $11.54
Price in other shops: $24.99
We'll Be Here For the Rest of Our Lives: A Swingin' Show-biz Saga ImageWe'll Be Here For the Rest of Our Lives: A Swingin' Show-biz Saga
by Paul Shaffer, David Ritz
Flying Dolphin Press; Published: 2009-10-06; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $15.00
Price in other shops: $26.00
A Hard Day's Write, 3e: The Stories Behind Every Beatles Song ImageA Hard Day's Write, 3e: The Stories Behind Every Beatles Song
by Steve Turner
It Books; Published: 2005-10-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $14.62
Price in other shops: $25.00
Phish: The Biography ImagePhish: The Biography
by Parke Puterbaugh
Da Capo Press; Published: 2009-11-24; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $16.35
Price in other shops: $25.00
Pops: A Life of Louis Armstrong ImagePops: A Life of Louis Armstrong
by Terry Teachout
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; Published: 2009-12-02; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $17.55
Price in other shops: $30.00
Big Man: Real Life & Tall Tales ImageBig Man: Real Life & Tall Tales
by Clarence Clemons, Don Reo
Grand Central Publishing; Published: 2009-10-21; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $13.48
Price in other shops: $26.99
Moonwalk ImageMoonwalk
by Michael Jackson
Harmony; Published: 2009-10-13; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $14.40
Price in other shops: $25.00
Bon Jovi: When We Were Beautiful ImageBon Jovi: When We Were Beautiful
by Bon Jovi
Collins Design; Published: 2009-11-01; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $16.02
Price in other shops: $30.00
Similar Books and other products
Violin Making: A Guide for the Amateur ImageViolin Making: A Guide for the Amateur
by Bruce Ossman
Fox Chapel Publishing; Published: 1998-09-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $103.06
Art & Method of the Violin Maker: Principles and Practices (Book Four of the Strobel Series for Violin Makers) ImageArt & Method of the Violin Maker: Principles and Practices (Book Four of the Strobel Series for Violin Makers)
by Henry A. Strobel
Henry a Strobel; Published: 1992-12; Paperback; Book
Best price: $19.50
Violin Making: Step by Step (Book five of the Strobel series for violin makers) ImageViolin Making: Step by Step (Book five of the Strobel series for violin makers)
by Henry A. Strobel
Henry a Strobel; Published: 1994-11; Paperback; Book
Best price: $29.50
The Violin Explained: Components, Mechanism, and Sound ImageThe Violin Explained: Components, Mechanism, and Sound
by James Beament
Oxford University Press, USA; Published: 2001-01-18; Paperback; Book
Best price: $63.48
Price in other shops: $85.00
Art of Violin Making ImageArt of Violin Making
by Chris Johnson, Roy Courtnall
Robert Hale; Published: 2006-10-31; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $94.41
Price in other shops: $130.00
The Violin-Makers of the Guarneri Family (1626-1762) ImageThe Violin-Makers of the Guarneri Family (1626-1762)
by William Henry Hill, Arthur F. and Alfred Ebsworth Hill
Dover Publications; Published: 1989-08-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $14.66
Price in other shops: $26.95
The Violin Maker: Finding a Centuries-Old Tradition in a Brooklyn Workshop ImageThe Violin Maker: Finding a Centuries-Old Tradition in a Brooklyn Workshop
by John Marchese
HarperCollins; Published: 2007-04-01; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $6.49
Price in other shops: $24.95
Violin Making: A Practical Guide ImageViolin Making: A Practical Guide
by Juliet Barker
Crowood Press; Published: 2001-11-01; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $26.65
Price in other shops: $50.00
Antonio Stradivari: His Life and Work ImageAntonio Stradivari: His Life and Work
by W. H. Hill, Francis A. Davis
Dover Publications; Published: 1963-06-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $7.38
Price in other shops: $13.95
Useful Measurements for Violin Makers: A Reference For Shop Use ImageUseful Measurements for Violin Makers: A Reference For Shop Use
by Henry A. Strobel
Henry Strobel Publisher; Published: 1989-07; Paperback; Book
Best price: $12.50
Book store. Illustrated catalog of books on different categories