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Seven Wonderful ebooks on Violin making, repairing and restoring Violins, plus more
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Book One
The Repairing & Restoration of Violins
Table of Contents
C
HAPTER
I.
—Introductory
C
HAPTER
II.
—Slight Accidents—Modern Restorers—"Chattering"—The Proper Sort of Glue—Its Preparation and Use
C
HAPTER
III.
—Minor Repairs—Cramps and Joints—Violin Cases—Rattles and Jars—Loose Fingerboards—Atmospheric Temperature—Old-Fashioned Methods of Repairing—Modern Ways—A Loose Nut
C
HAPTER
IV.
—Injuries to the Head or Scroll—Insertion of Fresh Wood—Colouring of White Wood—Separation of Head from Peg-box and Re-joining—Stopping Material for Small Holes or Fractures—The Peg-box Cracked by Pressure
C
HAPTER
V.
—Fracture of Peg-box and Shell—Chips from this Part—Filling up of Same—Restoration to Original Form, after Parts have been Lost—Worn Peg-holes, Re-filling or Boring Same
C
HAPTER
VI.
—Loosening of Junction of Graft with Peg-box, and Refixing Same—Grafting, Different Methods of Performing this—Lengthening the Neck—Old and Modern Method—Renewal of Same—Inclination of Neck and Fingerboard with Regard to the Bridge—Height of Latter, and Reason for It
C
HAPTER
VII.
—Finishing the Fingerboard—Fixing the Nut—Size and Position of Grooves for the Strings—Filing Down the Graft—Smoothing, Colouring, and Varnishing Same
C
HAPTER
VIII.
—Injuries that can be Repaired from the Outside—Insertion of Fresh Wood in Fracture of the Ribs—The Effects of Climate on the Glue in Violins
C
HAPTER
IX.
—The Glue Used by the Early Italian Makers—Insertion of Pieces of Wood for Repairing Lost Parts—Replacing Lost Rib and Repairing Interior without Opening when Possible—Securing Loose Lower Rib to End Block—Different Methods—Treatment of Worm-holes—Fixing on Graft on Neck
C
HAPTER
X.
—Ways of Removing the Upper Table and the Neck—Cleansing the Interior—Preservation of the Original Label—Closing of Cracks in Upper Table
C
HAPTER
XI.
—Getting Parts Together that apparently do not Fit—The use of Benzine or Turpentine—Treatment of Warped or Twisted Lower Tables
C
HAPTER
XII.
—Removal of Old Superfluous Glue by Damping—Replacing Old End Blocks by New Ones—Temporary Beams and Joists Inside for Keeping Ribs, etc., in Position while Freshly Glued
C
HAPTER
XIII.
—Re-opening the Back to Correct the Badly Repaired Joint—A Few Words on Studs—Filling Up Spaces left by Lost Splinters—Matching Wood for Large Cracks, etc.
C
HAPTER
XIV.
—Repairing Lost Portions—Margins of Sound Holes—Matching the Grain—Fixing and Finishing Off—Replacing with Fresh Wood Large Portions of Upper Table—Lost Parts of Purfling—Restoring It with Old Stuff
C
HAPTER
XV.
—Repairs to Purfling (continued)—Filling up an Opening Extending to the Whole Length of the Violin—Fitting the Core—Fixing it in Position and Retaining it There—Finishing the Surface
C
HAPTER
XVI.
—Repairing Undertaken by People in Business not connected with that of Bowed Instruments—Removal of a Fixed Sound Post—Fitting a Fresh Part of Worm-Eaten Rib—Bringing Together the Loosened Joint of the Back Without Opening the Violin
C
HAPTER
XVII.
—Insertion of Studs along the Joint Inside without Opening the Violin—Lining or Veneering a Thin Back
C
HAPTER
XVIII.
—The Bar in Olden Times—The Modern One—The Operation of Fitting and Fixing the Bar—Closing and Completion of the Repairs—Varnishing of the Repaired Parts having Fresh Wood
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Book Two
The Bow, Its History, Manufacture and Use
Table of Contents
PART I.
The History of the Bow
.
CHAPTER I.
O
RIGIN OF
I
NSTRUMENTS
. F
RICTIONAL
V
IBRATION
. T
HE
B
OW
D
ISTINCT FROM THE
P
LECTRUM
. T
HE
T
RIGONON
. B
OWING WITH
V
ARIOUS
O
BJECTS
.
CHAPTER II.
O
RIENTAL
O
RIGIN OF THE
B
OW
. I
NDIAN
, C
HINESE AND OTHER
E
ASTERN
B
OWED
I
NSTRUMENTS
.
CHAPTER III.
T
HE
C
RWTH
. F
LEMING'S
"E
TRUSCAN
R
AVANASTRON
." T
HE
M
EDIÆVAL
B
OW
. U
NRELIABILITY OF
E
ARLY
D
RAWINGS AND
S
CULPTURES
.
CHAPTER IV.
T
HE
B
EGINNINGS OF THE
M
ODERN
B
OW
. O
RNAMENTATION
. A P
OSSIBLE
S
TRADIVARI
B
OW
. T
HE
M
OVABLE
N
UT
. T
HE
C
RÉMAILLÈRE
. T
HE
S
CREW
N
UT
.
CHAPTER V.
V
UILLAUME'S
F
ACTS
. T
HE
F
ERRULE AND
S
LIDE
. J
OHN
D
ODD
.
CHAPTER VI.
D
R
. S
ELLÈ'S
R
ECOLLECTIONS OF
D
ODD
. H
IS
W
ORK AND
P
OVERTY
. D
ODD AND
T
OURTE
. T
HE
C
ALCULATION OF
F
ÉTIS AND
V
UILLAUME
.
CHAPTER VII.
L
UPOT
. P
ECCATTE
. S
PURIOUS
S
TAMPING
. P
ANORMO
. W. J. B. W
OOLHOUSE'S
C
ALCULATIONS
.
CHAPTER VIII.
A L
IST OF
B
OW
M
AKERS
.
PART II.
Bow Making
.
CHAPTER IX.
M
ATERIALS.
B
RAZIL
W
OOD
. H
ORSEHAIR
. T
HE
A
CTION OF
R
OSIN
.
CHAPTER X.
Q
UALITIES
E
SSENTIAL IN A
B
OW
M
AKER
. S
HAPING THE
S
TICK
. S
ETTING THE
Cambre
. T
HE
F
ACES
. T
HE
T
RENCHES
. T
HE
N
UT
.
CHAPTER XI.
P
OSSIBLE
R
EPAIRS
. S
PLICING
. R
ENEWING
C
UPS
. R
ESTORING THE
N
UT
. R
E
-F
ACING
.
CHAPTER XII.
R
E
-L
APPING
. R
E
-H
AIRING
. C
HOICE OF
R
OSIN
.
CHAPTER XIII.
T
HE
P
ERFECTION OF THE
M
ODERN
B
OW
. D
R
. N
ICHOLSON'S
P
ATENT
B
OW
. V
UILLAUME'S
I
NVENTIONS
. S
ELF
-H
AIRING
B
OWS
. A F
OLDING
B
OW
. T
HE
"K
ETTERIDGE
B
OW
."
PART III.
The Art of Bowing
.
CHAPTER XIV.
T
HE
U
NDECIDED
A
SPECT OF
T
ECHNIQUE
. I
MPORTANCE OF A
K
NOWLEDGE OF THE
A
NATOMY OF THE
H
AND
. T
HE
F
UNCTION OF THE
T
HUMB
. I
NDIVIDUALITY IN
T
ECHNIQUE
.
CHAPTER XV.
B
OWING
H
ISTORICALLY
C
ONSIDERED
. T
HE
O
LDEST
E
NGLISH
V
IOLIN
M
ETHOD
. S
YMPSON'S
I
NSTRUCTIONS IN
B
OWING
. T
HOSE OF
M
ACE
(1676). T
HOSE OF
V
ARIOUS
M
ODERN
M
ASTERS
.
CHAPTER XVI.
T
HE
F
INGERS OF THE
R
IGHT
H
AND
. D
IFFERENCES OF
O
PINION
T
HEREON
. S
AUTILLÉ
. T
HE
L
OOSE
W
RIST
.
CHAPTER XVII.
T
HE
I
MPORTANCE OF THE
S
LOW
B
OW
. T
HE
R
APID
W
HOLE
B
OW
. S
TACCATO
. B
OWING
S
TUDIES AND
S
OLOS
. C
ONCLUSION
.
Book Three
The Violin - Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators
Table of Contents
SECTION I.—THE EARLY HISTORY OF THE VIOLIN.
SECTION II.—THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE VIOLIN.
SECTION III.—ITALIAN AND OTHER STRINGS.
SECTION IV.—THE ITALIAN SCHOOL.
SECTION V.—THE ITALIAN VARNISH.
SECTION VI.—ITALIAN MAKERS.
SECTION VII.—THE FRENCH SCHOOL.
SECTION VIII.—FRENCH MAKERS.
SECTION IX.—THE GERMAN SCHOOL.
SECTION X.—GERMAN MAKERS.
SECTION XI.—THE ENGLISH SCHOOL.
SECTION XII.—ENGLISH MAKERS.
SECTION XIII.—THE VIOLIN AND ITS VOTARIES.
SECTION XIV
.—SKETCH OF THE PROGRESS OF THE VIOLIN.
SECTION XV
.—ANECDOTES AND MISCELLANEA CONNECTED WITH THE VIOLIN.
ALSO INCLUDED:
NUMEROUS WOOD ENGRAVINGS FROM PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE WORKS OF
AMATI
GUARNERI
STRADIVARI
AND MORE!
Book Four
Violin Making
Table of Contents
I
NTRODUCTION
C
HAPTER
I.
—S
ELECTION OF
W
OOD
C
HAPTER
II.
—T
HE
B
ACK
C
HAPTER
III.
—P
URFLING
C
HAPTER
IV.
—B
ENDING THE
P
URFLING
C
HAPTER
V.
—M
ODELLING THE
B
ACK
C
HAPTER
VI.
—W
ORKING
O
UT THE
B
ACK
C
HAPTER
VII.
—T
HE
B
ELLY
C
HAPTER
VIII.
—T
HICKNESSES OF THE
B
ELLY
C
HAPTER
IX.
—T
HE
S
OUNDHOLES
C
HAPTER
X.
—T
HE
B
ASS
B
AR
C
HAPTER
XI.
—T
HE
R
IBS
C
HAPTER
XII.
—F
IXING
R
IBS, ETC.
C
HAPTER
XIII.
—F
IXING THE
B
ELLY
C
HAPTER
XIV.
—T
HE
S
CROLL
C
HAPTER
XV.
—F
IXING
N
ECK,
F
INGERBOARD, ETC.
C
HAPTER
XVI.
—O
F
V
ARNISH AND
V
ARNISHING
C
HAPTER
XVII.
—F
ITTING
U
P FOR
U
SE
C
HAPTER
XVIII.
—C
ONCLUSION
Book Five
Violin Mastery - Talks with Master Violinists and Teachers
TALKS WITH MASTER VIOLINISTS
AND TEACHERS
Table of Contents
CHAPTERS:
I.
EUGÈNE YSAYE The Tools of Violin Mastery
II.
LEOPOLD AUER A Method without Secrets
III.
EDDY BROWN Hubay and Auer: Technic: Hints to the Student
IV.
MISCHA ELMAN Life and Color in Interpretation. Technical Phases
V
. SAMUEL GARDNER Technic and Musicianship
VI
. ARTHUR HARTMANN The Problem of Technic
VII
. JASCHA HEIFETZ The Danger of Practicing Too Much. Technical Mastery and Temperament
VIII
. DAVID HOCHSTEIN The Violin as a Means of Expression
IX
. FRITZ KREISLER Personality in Art
X
. FRANZ KNEISEL The Perfect String Ensemble
XI
. ADOLFO BETTI The Technic of the Modern Quartet
XII
. HANS LETZ The Technic of Bowing
XIII
. DAVID MANNES The Philosophy of Violin Teaching
XIV
. TIVADAR NACHÉZ Joachim and Léonard as Teachers
XV
. MAXIMILIAN PILZER The Singing Tone and the Vibrato
XVI
. MAUD POWELL Technical Difficulties: Some Hints for the Concert Player
XVII
. LEON SAMETINI Harmonics
XVIII
. ALEXANDER SASLAVSKY What the Teacher Can and Cannot Do
XIX
. TOSCHA SEIDEL How to Study
XX
. EDMUND SEVERN The Joachim Bowing and Others
XXI
. ALBERT SPALDING The Most Important Factor in the Development of an Artist
XXII
. THEODORE SPIERING The Application of Bow Exercises to the Study of Kreutzer
XXIII
. JACQUES THIBAUD The Ideal Program
XXIV
. GUSTAV SAENGER The Editor as a Factor in "Violin Mastery"
Book Six
GEORGE GEMÜNDER's
PROGRESS IN
VIOLIN MAKING
WITH
INTERESTING FACTS
CONCERNING THE ART
AND ITS CRITICS IN GENERAL
.
By
GEORGE GEMÜNDER.
Table of Contents
BIOGRAPHY
OF
GEORGE GEMÜNDER
PROGRESS OF THE STRUCTURE OF VIOLINS—THEIR CRITICS.
A TREATISE UPON THE MANNER IN WHICH MASTER-VIOLINS ARE RUINED.
OF THE CAUSES WHY THE JUDGING OF VIOLINS AND THE REPAIRING OF THEM IS LESS UNDERSTOOD THAN OTHER ART PRODUCTIONS.
ON THE PRESERVATION OF VIOLINS.
TO ILLUSTRATE HOW VIOLINS OF MY CONSTRUCTION MAY BE COMPARED WITH THE OLD ITALIAN MASTER-VIOLINS.
ART EXHIBITIONS.—HOW VIOLINS ARE EXAMINED AND JUDGED.
NOTE ABOUT DILETTANTI VIOLIN MAKERS.
GOOD LUCK AND ART, AND REMARKS ABOUT VIOLINS.
OF THE MANNER OF PLAYING—TREATMENT OF BRIDGES ETC.
CIRCULAR WHICH ACCOMPANIED MY "EMPEROR VIOLIN" IN THE VIENNA EXHIBITION OF 1873—AN INTERESTING EXPLANATION ABOUT VIOLINS AND OF THE SCIENCE OF TONE.
A REPLY TO MR. E. SCHELLE'S CRITIQUE CONCERNING THE VIOLINS IN THE EXHIBITION OF VIENNA IN THE LEIPSIG "NEUE ZEITSCHRIFT FUR MUSICK," No. 52, 1873.
Book Seven
MUSICAL PORTRAITS
INTERPRETATIONS OF TWENTY MODERN COMPOSERS
BY
PAUL ROSENFELD
This last book is not a book on violins, but is a forgotten treat I would like to share with you if you have never read it. Paul Rosenfield was an important and  major music critic of of the early 20th century. While Mr Rosenfields essays are very opinionated, they are very intelligent,constructive and very passionate.
After reading this book I will challenge you to think the same way about the composers in this book. I have a new appreciation for my favorite and well known composers, and a wonderful sense of discovery about composers I had forgotten about or dismissed. If you like classical music, you will enjoy reading this book.
One of the best things about the book is you do not need to be a music major to enjoy it.
Table of Contents
· Wagner
· Strauss
· Moussorgsky
· Liszt
· Berlioz
· Franck
· Debussy
· Ravel
· Borodin
· Rimsky-Korsakoff
· Rachmaninoff
· Scriabine
· Strawinsky
· Mahler
· Reger
· Schoenberg
· Sibelius
· Loeffler
· Ornstein
· Bloch
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