Violin-Making: A Historical and Practical Guide (Dover Books on Music)
by Edward Heron-Allen
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Author: Edward Heron-AllenEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-08-01
ISBN: 0486443566
Number of pages: 400
Publisher: Dover Publications
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Book Review: The one violin book to have.
Summary: 5 Stars
If, like me, your earliest memories are of sitting in front of the T.V., then this book will be a little hard to get use to. Once you get use to the victorian era prose, It gets to be more fun than three days at the circus.
This is not a visual book.Everything you could want is here, but you have to be able to read and follow along. There is a set of the the best plans and templates you will find. They are in the back of the book and reduced in size, but can be enlarged easily enough at Kinkos or some such shop. The templates were taken from a real Strad that he had on his bench. They are painstakingly compiled by a violin maker who apprenticed to Chanot,(remember. This was written in 1885) and there is no detail left out. You have to turn to the templates page while you read, but it is well worth it.
If you buy no other book on violin making, buy this one. It is everything you need.
Summary of Violin-Making: A Historical and Practical Guide (Dover Books on Music)
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.
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