Violin Making : A Practical Guide

"Violin Making : a practical guide" is for everyone interested in trying this most beautiful of crafts. Topics covered include: a short history of violin making; introduction to choice of materials and design; various stages of making a violin including vamishing and setting up the instrument; table of measurements for violins, violas and cellos, and finally, sections on the baroque violin, folk fiddles and the hardanger. With nearly 200 illustrations, clear step-by-step instruction and a minimum of necessary tools, this book leads both amateurs and skilled woodworkers through the delicate and precise techniques, and brings the art of violin making within the reach of all.

CONTENIDO:

List of illustrations
Preface and Acknowledgements
1. A short history of violin making
2. Design
3. Materials
4. The Rib Structure
5. Beginning the back and the front
6. The back and the front continued
7. Assembling the body
8. The scroll
9. Setting the neck
10. Varnishing
11. Setting up the instrument
12. The Baroque Violin
13. Folk fiddles
14. Small instruments
Appendix I. Measurements for the violin, the viola and the cello
Appendix II. English, italian, french and german terms
Reference sources
Index