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The Art of Violin Making

by (author) Chris Johnson & Roy Courtnall

illustrated by Adrian Lucas

foreword by Lord Menuhin

Publisher
Robert Hale
Initial publish date
Feb 1999
Category
Strings
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780709058762
    Publish Date
    Feb 1999
    List Price
    $162.00

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Description

The Art of Violin Making is the major 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bringing into one volume a summary of essential information for the violin maker and player, as well as providing a historical reference. This book is essential reading for the violin maker, repairer and historian, providing a unique record of the history, social background, lives and work of the great violin makers of the past, combined with a clear practical guide to making violins. It includes: “Part One: The Violin Makers,” “Part Two: The Workshop, Tools and Materials,” and “Part Three: Violin Construction.”

About the authors

Chris Johnson is a professor of English literature, specialing in Canadian drama and theatre, at the University of Manitoba. He recently co-directed Tom Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead with Margaret Groome for Stoppardfest 2007. Johnson was one of the first writers to bring the work of George F. Walker to critical attention, and he continues to write and give papers on Walker and dark comedy in Canadian drama.

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