Art & Method of the Violin Maker. Principles & Practices

Third Edition.

Wood: species,selection, figure, cut, and orientation. Making: mold types, antique and modern methods. Ribs, corners, graduation, barring, selected repairs. Creativity and copying, fads and fundamentals. Illustrated with over 70 photographs and diagrams. For the violin maker, repairer, and connoisseur.


CONTENIDO:

Addendum to 2nd Ed
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the First Edition
The Shape of the Violin
- Introduction
- A Lute and a Viol
- Analysys of a Violin Outline
- The Outline of the Scroll
- Perspective and Opinion
The Mold
- Mold Outline
- Mold Types
- The Assembly Process
- The Blocks
The Wood
- Selection of the Wood
Species
Grain
Cutting the Wood
Grain Orientation
The Ribs
- Height Taper
- Surface Crown
- Corner Control
- Corner Overhang
Table and Back
- Joining the Two Pieces
- Cutting them Out
- Arching
- "Arch-Types"
Aesthetic Observations
- Sculpture & the Artist's Eye
- Curves of Grace
- Balance and Transition
- Edgeworks
- Fittings
The Neck
- "Getting a Handle on It"
- The Antique Neck
- The Mortised Neck
- The Grafted Neck
- Neck Repair: A Practical Digression
Varnishing
Fitting Up: Some Practical Digressions
- Post
- Pegs
- Bridges
Index