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Juliet Barker

Violin Making

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Product details

  • ISBN 9780719841330
  • Weight: 432g
  • Dimensions: 215 x 260mm
  • Publication Date: 29 Jul 2022
  • Publisher: The Crowood Press Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
  • Language: English
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Description
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.
About Juliet Barker
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.