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Violin Making

A Practical Guide

Juliet Barker

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English
The Crowood Press Ltd
01 November 2022
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 varnishing 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 new paperback edition for 2022 leads both amateurs and skilled woodworkers through the delicate and precise techniques, and brings the art of violin making within the reach of all.

AUTHOR: Juliet Barker went to the Bavarian State School of Violin Making at Mittenwald in 1954. She qualified as a journeyman and set up her own business in Cambridge making and repairing violas. In 1960 Cambridgeshire technical College asked her to start a violin making class - she has taught there ever since.

200 colour illustrations

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Imprint:   The Crowood Press Ltd
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Edition:   2nd ed.
Dimensions:   Height: 260mm,  Width: 215mm,  Spine: 10mm
Weight:   432g
ISBN:   9780719841330
ISBN 10:   071984133X
Pages:   128
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Unspecified

Juliet Barker went to the Bavarian State School of Violin Making at Mittenwald in 1954. She qualified as a journeyman and set up her own business in Cambridge making and repairing violas. In 1960 Cambridgeshire technical College asked her to start a violin making class - she has taught there ever since. 

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