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932005: A.W. Cooper: Benjamin Banks 
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A. W. Cooper: Benjamin Banks Hardback, 168pp. Featuring a biography of Benjamin Banks (with many historical photos and documents) as well as photographs (mostly black and white) of 10 violins, 9 violas and 4 cellos made by Banks. All relevant details of each instrument (middle bout, etc.) are shown in close-ups.
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932007: F. Prochart: Wiener Geigenbau 
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F. Prochart: Wiener Geigenbau Hardback, 200pp. A dictionary of Viennese violin makers of the 19th and 20th centuries. Not only biographical information is provided, but also, whenever possible, a short characterization of the maker's style and output. An appendix features "family trees" of masters and pupils. Text in German.
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933030: H. Weisshaar/M. Shipman: Violin Restoration 
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Weisshaar / Shipman: Violin Restoration: A Manual for Violin Makers Hardback, 263pp. An extremely helpful manual, thoroughly illustrated with b/w photographs and diagrams. Chapters include "Casts and molds", "Table and back repairs", "Rib repairs", "Neck and scroll repairs", "Wood and varnish".
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934002: P. Benedek: Ungarischer Geigenbau 
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Violin Makers of Hungary
by Peter Benedek
443pp.
Featuring detailed measurements and color photos (table, back, scroll in three perspectives, middle bout, soundhole, label) of 188 Hungarian instruments and biographical notes on their makers (for ex. Nemessányi, J.B. Schweitzer, Szepessy, Pilát, Reményi and Tóth). Documents the 1995 exhibit in Munich Stadtmuseum.
Complete text in English and German.
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934008: R. Sadler: W.E. Hill & Sons (1880-1992) - A Tribute 
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R. Sadler: W.E. Hill & Sons (1880-1992): A Tribute⟚pp. With biographical notes on all the major violin and bow makers who worked in the Hill shop from 1880 to 1992. Featuring 15 b/w illustrations as well as color photos of eight instruments (table, back, scroll) by makers from the Hill shop as well as 15 color photos of bows from the Hill shop (by Retford, Watson and others). Text in English Edition limited to 1400 numbered copies
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934011: T.J.Wenberg: The Violin Makers of the United States 
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T. J. Wenberg: The Violin Makers of the United States Hardback, 399pp. US$ 190.00 Published in 1980, this comprehensive dictionary lists well over 2,500 (!!) US-based violin makers and bowmakers of the 1800's and 1900's. It contains b/w photographs of 181 instruments by as many violin makers, as well as 49 color photos of bows and an appendix with numerous labels. Text in English.

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934036: Hopfner, R: Wiener Instrumentenmacher 1766 - 1900 
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R. Hopfner: Wiener Instrumentenmacher 1766 – 1900 Hardback. 641pp. A complete alphabetical compendium with house addresses of all instrument makers (not only of string instruments) who lived in Vienna in the late 18th and in the 19th century. German text only.

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934037: The British Violin - 400 years of violin & bow making 
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The British Violin. The Catalogue of the 1998 Exhibition ‘400 Years of Violin & Bow Making in the British Isles’. by the British Violin Making Association. Hardback. 416pp. Includes a thorough, illustrated historical introduction and features excellent quality color photos (table, back and scroll) of 116 instruments (for ex. by Benjamin Banks, the Betts family, the Fendt family, the Forster family, the Hills, the Kennedys, the Lotts, the Normans, the Panormos, the Parkers and Edmund Withers) and 60 bows (for ex. by Arthur Bultitude, John Dodd, W.C. Retford and the Tubbs family).
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934039: 400 years of Violinmaking in the Netherlands 
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400 Years of Violin Making in The Netherlands by The Netherlands Group of Violin and Bow Makers Hardback. 269pp. Includes richly illustrated historical essays of major importance by Johan Giskes, Fred Lindeman and Serge Stam as well as interviews with 24 contemporary Dutch violin makers and photos of their work (table and back). One of the most beautifully designed books in the trade, it makes a great gift. Full text in English and Dutch.
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934049: R. Sadler: Arthur Bultitude and the Hill Tradition 
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R. Sadler: Arthur Bultitude and the Hill Tradition Hardback. 234pp. A thorough history of the Hill family violin and bowmaking tradition, including chapters on the Tubbs, A. E. Phillips, Arthur Bultitude and the late twentieth century. A conversation between Arthur Bultitude and Malcolm Sadler is transcribed here, Many historical workshop photographs are reproduced, and the book features black-and-white as well as color photos of 19 instruments and 26 bows.
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934052: J.Focht: Der Wiener Kontrabass 
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J. Focht: Der Wiener Kontrabass Hardback, 338pp. US$ 78.00 This German-language textbook (without photos) is a PhD musicological dissertation on the double bass in Vienna from the late 1600's to the mid-1800's. It centers on a commented catalogue of the music written for double bass by composers who either lived and worked in Vienna or who originated there. Further chapters cover developments and changes in tuning practices, playing technique, questions of orchestral practice and an overview of famous double-bass soloists. Most interesting for violin makers are the book's last 80 pages, which deal with double-bass building in Vienna from 1693 to 1870. Influences from Italy, Füssen, Tyrol, Bohemia and Hungary are considered, along with string materials and bow styles. The book closes with a 30-page overview of Vienna double-bass builders of the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. Text in German only.

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934055: A.Fuchs: Taxe der Streichinstrumente 15. Edition 
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934061: Brückner, Daniel: Der Goldbogen 
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D. Brückner: The Golden Bow Hardback, 261pp. A collection of color photographs of soloists' bows by 47 makers from 1790 to the present, including Bultitude, Dodd, Fétique, W.E. Hill & Sons, Lamy, Ouchard and quite a few makers still active today. Each bow is featured on four pages including close-ups of the frog (lateral, below) and the head, along with a useful slanted view from behind. Each bow is introduced with a short maker biography, measrurements and characteristics. Text in German, English and French.
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934060: Kun/Regh: The Art of Bowmaking De Luxe 
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Regh / Kun: The Art of Bowmaking (Deluxe Edition) Hardback in a slipcase, numbered copies, 141pp. US$ 325.00 A thorough conpendium covering all aspects of bowmaking. Illustrations in color and b/w, featured on every page, ensure maximum clarity. Text in English.

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934079: N.N.: The Chi-Mei Collection of Fine Violins 
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N.N.: The Chi-Mei Collection of Fine Violins Hardcover, 115pp.
Breathtaking, detailed color photographs of 15 instruments (violins, violas and cellos) belonging to the Taiwanese Chi-Mei Culture Foundation: instruments by the Amatis, Stradivarius, Guarneri del Gesù, Jacob Stainer, Rogeri, Guarneri filius Andrea, Seraphin, Gagliano and Guadagnini. All instruments are featured with photos of the table, the back and five scroll views; furthermore, a lateral view and a 1:1 photo of the corpus, both table and back (in the case of the violoncellos, a 1:1 size photo of the middle bout). A table of measurements is also included.
Text in English and Chinese.
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934070: R. Hopfner: Meisterwerke - Sammlung Nationalbank Wien 
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R. Hopfner: Masterpieces of Violin-Making: The Collection of the National Bank in Vienna Sturdy soft cover, 183pp. Detailed color photos (table, back plus four scroll views) of 29 instruments (mostly violins) in the excellent Austrian National Bank Collection. Seven Stradivarius violins, three Guarneri del Gesù violins, and many other instruments by the Bergonzis, Guadagnini, Montagnana, Seraphin, etc. Each instrument is thoroughly characterized. Furthermore, a complete table of measurements (in exceptional detail) and a discography of recorded performances is provided for each instrument. Text in English and German.
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934096: Violin & Bow Makers Volume 1 
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Jost Thöne: Violin Bow Makers - Vol. I

      • Text in English

      • over 30 pictures of instruments and bows of 1630 – 1930

      • incl. Biographies of the makers,

      • 40 pages,

      • hard-cover
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934082: Pocket Info Violine und Viola 
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Hugo Pinksterboer:  Pocket Info Violine und Viola
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934103: Pocket Info Cello 
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Hugo Pinksterboer: Pocket Info Cello
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934083: The Cooper Collection, Volume I 
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Albert W. Cooper: The Cooper Collection Volume I

      • Text in English

      • Translations in appendix in French,German, Italian and Japanise.

      • Over 150 pictures of 31 instruments, over 50 pictures of 24 Bögen, 256 pages

      • hard-cover with hard slip-case
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934084: The Cooper Collection, Volume II 
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Albert W. Cooper: The Cooper Collection Volume II

      • Text in English

      • Translations im appendix in French, German, Italian and Japanise.

      • Over 150 pictures of 30 instruments, over 50 pictures of 24 Bögen, 256 pages

      • hard-cover with hard slip-case
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934095: Rosa Sonora 
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G. Accornero: Rosa Sonara, Esposizione di chitarre XVII - XX secolo"

Catalogue of the guitar exhibtion 2003 in Savigliano / Italie

 

      • Text in Italian,
      • 28 instruments mit short descriptions
      • 64 pages
      • soft-cover

 

 
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934100: Luviano Colombo: The old varnishes for violinmaking 
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Luviano Colombo: The old varnishes for violinmaking

                             

      • Text in Italian and English
      • 80 pages,
      • soft-cover

 
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934101: Four Centuries of Violin Making 
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Four Centuries of Violin Making, Fine instruments from Sotheby´s Archive
Cozio Publishing: Tim Ingles, John Dilworth

      • beautiful colour photographs of 255 fine stringed instruments
      • more than 75 important violin makers
      • brief biography of each of the 75 featured violin makers
      • 640 pages, cloth bound,
      • in hard slip-case
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934104: The Voller Brothers 
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The Voller Brothers, British Violin Making Association John Dilworth, Andrew Fairfax, John Milnes

The authoritative biography and guide to their instruments.
The lives of  William Voller (1854 - 1933), 
                   Alfred Voller   (1856 - 1918) and 
                   Charles Voller (1865 - 1949)

      • Full colour illustration of 22 instruments
      • Illustrated technical discussion of their working methods
      • Guide to identifying Voller instruments
      • 112 pages
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934105: Violin making in Scotland 1750-1950 
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Violin making in Scotland 1750-1950, British Violin Making Association David Rattray

      • all known makers in Scotland with their biographical detail
      • 250 high-resolution photographs
      • technical description and principal dimensions of instruments
      • 208 pages
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934106: The Great Russian Collection 
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The Great Russian Collection, N.N.

      • 224 pages, 104 color plates
      • Illustrations of 51 instruments
      • Text in Russian with English translation
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934091: Jahrbuch des VDG 
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Jahrbuch des VDG - Instrumente der Gründungsmitglieder
(Verband Deutscher Geigenbauer und Bogenmacher e.V.)

Ausstellung von Instrumenten der Gründungsmitglieder

      • Text in english
      • over 200 pictures of instruments and bows and short description of founder members like Möckel, Winerling, Kessler and Fiorini
      • 216 pages
      • hard-cover
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