Violin Owner's Manual Book (String Letter Publishing) (Strings) (Strings Guide) [Paperback]

Hal Leonard Corp. (Creator)

Book Description

Series: Strings Guide | Publication Date: May 1, 2001

HereÕs the book that should have come with your violin! Written by a team of leading instrument makers, repairers and musicians, this is the one comprehensive guide to selecting, understanding, preserving and protecting any violin, from a modest fiddle to a priceless Stradivari. Richly illustrated with photographs and drawings, it covers topics including: selecting the proper instrument and bow, understanding common repairs, finding the right maker, guarding against theft, getting a good setup, protecting your violin, choosing a case, and more.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

For readers who play the violin, whether in the school orchestra, the subway station or the symphony, good instrument care is essential. The Violin Owner's Manual is a complete guide to the selection, repair, preservation and protection of the instrument, regardless of type or value. Written under the guidance of the editors of Strings magazine, by a team of violin makers, violin repair specialists, restorers, bow makers, bow dealers and musicians, the book is lucid, and helpfully illustrated by b&w photos and drawings. Among other advice, readers are told how to select a bow and a violin case, guard against theft, install and care for strings, find the shoulder rest that is most comfortable and how and when to sell your instrument. Should be welcomed by violinists at any level of expertise, as well as instructors and dealers.

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About the Author

Founded in 1947, Hal Leonard Corporation has become the worlds largest print music publisher, representing some of the greatest songwriters and artists of all time. We are proud to publish titles of interest to all musicians as well as music lovers, from songbooks and instructional titles to artist biographies and instrument price guides to books about the music industry and all the performing arts.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: String Letter Publishing (May 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1890490431
• ISBN-13: 978-1890490430
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #892,332 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

27 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Should Come With Every Violin, August 3, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Violin Owner's Manual Book (String Letter Publishing) (Strings) (Strings Guide) (Paperback)

This book is remarkable in its presentation. Not a shop manual or history book, it even includes a glossary at the back for the benefit of those of us who don't know violin terminology. As you read through each of the articles, you get a feeling that the authors are talking to you directly. It covers every topic necessary to care for your violin. Most, if not all, of my questions about my favorite instrument were answered. This book is truly the manual that should come with every violin.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Magazine articles, August 12, 2005

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Douglas R. Lawrence (San Marcos, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Violin Owner's Manual Book (String Letter Publishing) (Strings) (Strings Guide) (Paperback)

This book should have represented itself as a reprint of articles from Strings Magazine. Nothing wrong with that, but the book lacks cohesion as a result. One of the most valuable sections is on string selection, but as I started to read it I realized I had already read the article and for free on a web site! The section "Sound post Adjustment" has no technical, i.e. luthier, information about the process of adjusting the sound post. Let me sum it up: the sound post is important and if you don't like the sound consider having a luthier adjust it. If the reader is a novice violin player/owner this is a concise book on a variety of aspects, but would-be luthiers beware!

38 of 52 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Misleading Title., October 29, 2002

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J. J. Hall "rasav" (Ft. Worth) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Violin Owner's Manual Book (String Letter Publishing) (Strings) (Strings Guide) (Paperback)

This is NOT an owners manual. It is a book of violin articels. From the stand point of a hands on musican this book is useless. It seems to contain information geared toword the neophyte but it goes off onto tangents and angles representive of a Salvidor Dahli in book form. (Why bother puting information on the purchase of a mid-level instrument while omitting points to look for in a student instrument?)
It has 0 (ZERO!!!) information on setups introduces nothing of use to students and nothing a more experienced musician wouldn't allready know just from hitting web sites.
So to be concrete... This "owners manual" will not provide any DIY tips. Will not provide any information on DIY repairs or quick fixes. It's generally useless unless you happen to be really curious about the violin as an instrument. (In which case it would make a great coaster to put your coffey on while you read a more intelligently assembled book.)