Violins
How to Make, Repair & Restore
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Contents of the CD-R
1. The Repairing & Restoration of Violins
2. Violin Making
CONTENTS
3. The Bow, Its History, Manufacture and Use
CONTENTSPART I.The History of the Bow.
CHAPTER I.
ORIGIN OFINSTRUMENTS. FRICTIONALVIBRATION. THEBOWDISTINCT FROM THEPLECTRUM. THETRIGONON. BOWING WITHVARIOUSOBJECTS.
CHAPTER II.
ORIENTALORIGIN OF THEBOW. INDIAN, CHINESE AND OTHEREASTERNBOWEDINSTRUMENTS.
CHAPTER III.
THECRWTH. FLEMING'S"ETRUSCANRAVANASTRON." THEMEDIÆVALBOW. UNRELIABILITY OFEARLYDRAWINGS ANDSCULPTURES.
CHAPTER IV.
THEBEGINNINGS OF THEMODERNBOW. ORNAMENTATION. A POSSIBLESTRADIVARIBOW. THEMOVABLENUT. THECRÉMAILLÈRE. THESCREWNUT.
CHAPTER V.
VUILLAUME'SFACTS. THEFERRULE ANDSLIDE. JOHNDODD.
CHAPTER VI.
DR. SELLÈ'SRECOLLECTIONS OFDODD. HISWORK ANDPOVERTY. DODD ANDTOURTE. THECALCULATION OFFÉTIS ANDVUILLAUME.
CHAPTER VII.
LUPOT. PECCATTE. SPURIOUSSTAMPING. PANORMO. W. J. B. WOOLHOUSE'SCALCULATIONS.
CHAPTER VIII.
A LIST OFBOWMAKERS.
PART II.
Bow Making.
CHAPTER IX.
MATERIALS.BRAZILWOOD. HORSEHAIR. THEACTION OFROSIN.
CHAPTER X.
QUALITIESESSENTIAL IN ABOWMAKER. SHAPING THESTICK. SETTING THECambre. THEFACES. THETRENCHES. THENUT.
CHAPTER XI.
POSSIBLEREPAIRS. SPLICING. RENEWINGCUPS. RESTORING THENUT. RE-FACING.
CHAPTER XII.
RE-LAPPING. RE-HAIRING. CHOICE OFROSIN.
CHAPTER XIII.
THEPERFECTION OF THEMODERNBOW. DR. NICHOLSON'SPATENTBOW. VUILLAUME'SINVENTIONS. SELF-HAIRINGBOWS. A FOLDINGBOW. THE"KETTERIDGEBOW."
PART III.
The Art of Bowing.
CHAPTER XIV.
THEUNDECIDEDASPECT OFTECHNIQUE. IMPORTANCE OF AKNOWLEDGE OF THEANATOMY OF THEHAND. THEFUNCTION OF THETHUMB. INDIVIDUALITY INTECHNIQUE.
CHAPTER XV.
CHAPTER XVI.
THEFINGERS OF THERIGHTHAND. DIFFERENCES OFOPINIONTHEREON. SAUTILLÉ. THELOOSEWRIST.
CHAPTER XVII.
THEIMPORTANCE OF THESLOWBOW. THERAPIDWHOLEBOW. STACCATO. BOWINGSTUDIES ANDSOLOS. CONCLUSION.
4. The Violin - Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators
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:
NUMEROUS WOOD ENGRAVINGS FROM PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE WORKS OTHERS
AND ADDITIONS AND EMENDATIONS BY THE AUTHOR'S
SON AND TOWRY PIPER
5. Violin Mastery - Talks with Master Violinists and Teachers
TALKS WITH MASTER VIOLINISTS
AND TEACHERS
COMPRISING INTERVIEWS POWELL
AND OTHERSWITH SIXTEEN YSAYEThe Tools of Violin Mastery
II.LEOPOLD AUERA Method without Secrets
III.EDDY BROWNHubay and Auer: Technic: Hints to the Student
IV.MISCHA ELMANLife and Color in Interpretation. Technical Phases
V. SAMUEL GARDNERTechnic and Musicianship
VI. ARTHUR HARTMANNThe Problem of Technic
VII. JASCHA HEIFETZThe Danger of Practicing Too Much. Technical Mastery and Temperament
VIII. DAVID HOCHSTEINThe Violin as a Means of Expression
IX. FRITZ KREISLERPersonality in Art
X. FRANZ KNEISELThe Perfect String Ensemble
XI. ADOLFO BETTIThe Technic of the Modern Quartet
XII. HANS LETZThe Technic of Bowing
XIII. DAVID MANNESThe Philosophy of Violin Teaching
XIV. TIVADAR NACHÉZJoachim and Léonard as Teachers
XV. MAXIMILIAN PILZERThe Singing Tone and the Vibrato
XVI. MAUD POWELLTechnical Difficulties: Some Hints for the Concert Player
XVII. LEON SAMETINIHarmonics
XVIII. ALEXANDER SASLAVSKYWhat the Teacher Can and Cannot Do
XIX. TOSCHA SEIDELHow to Study
XX. EDMUND SEVERNThe Joachim Bowing and Others
XXI. ALBERT SPALDINGThe Most Important Factor in the Development of an Artist
XXII. THEODORE SPIERINGThe Application of Bow Exercises to the Study of Kreutzer
XXIII. JACQUES THIBAUDThe Ideal Program
XXIV. GUSTAV SAENGERThe Editor as a Factor in "Violin Mastery"