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The Amadeus Book of the Violin: Construction, History, and Music

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This book is splendid, talking about the history,playing and the construction of Violins. This Book reveals secrets about the old Italian varnishes, eyewitness accounts of Paganini's performances, bow making, and Ideal thicknesses for places on the bridge. Also, a comparison of different f-holes, string making, bow holds, harmonics, how famous people tested thier strings,the "bach bow", and experiments conducted on the violin are also included. A must see to believe! Indispensible!Way too much to type here!

A must for all violin players and lovers alike...if you have ever wondered about the life and times of the 4 string wonder instrument that is the violin, this is your book. It goes into construction, history, players and techniques...GET THIS BOOK!!!

This is some serious heavy reading material. Sometimes very dry but full of information.

This book answers the mail if what you need is knowledge of what a violin is, how it became, and how it is used. Provocative, this book goes beyond the usual "...violin evolved from the rebec..." and poses the theory that a violin was developed out of the desire for its timbre vice a straight-line evolution from other stringed instruments. For those with an insatiable appetite for knowledge on this instrument, I recommend this book.

While the book isn't, in parts, a real page turner, it is a thorough survey of violin information. With 250 pages on construction and history of violin making, it brings to light much important and interesting information. It really makes clear the unique market that violin buying-selling is and gives historical reasons for this unique market.

Overall, a necessity for the violin lover.

This book discussed nearly all aspects regarding violin: its history; its structure, material, varnish; its repair and restore; the violin bow and string; the violin music, composers, the famous players and teachers, among other things. The drawings and photos are informative. Very nice book to read.