Bow & Bridge Violin and bow makers, as the old books printed them

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the history of the violin, 1864

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1TREATISE ON THE STRUCTURE AND PRESERVATION OF THE VIOLIN and all other Bow Instruments. By JACOB AUGUSTUS OTTO. Together with an Account of the most Celebrated Makers and of the Genuine Characteristics of their Instruments. Translated by JOHN BISHOP. Fourth Edition. Crown 8vo, cloth, 12/6.
3VIOLIN AND CELLO BUILDING AND REPAIRING. By ROBERT ALTON. With 82 diagrams and 2 plates. Crown 8vo, cloth, 16/-.
4Robert Alton gave forty years to the study of the violin and its construction and was in close touch with makers, both amateur and professional, all over the world. He invented several tools by reason of actual experience at the bench, and has proved that they are entirely satisfactory for the work required of them. He has carried out innumerable repairs to violins, bows and cellos, and is entirely practical.
6THE VIOLIN AND OLD VIOLIN MAKERS. Being a Historical and Biographical Account of the Violin. By A. MASON CLARKE. With Facsimile of Labels used by Old Masters. Crown 8vo, cloth, 10/-.
8VIOLIN HARMONICS. What They Are and How to Play Them. By C. E. JACOMB. Crown 8vo, cloth, 6/-.
10THE VIOLIN HUNTER. The Life Story of Luigi Tarisio, the Great Collector of Violins. By W. A. SILVERMAN. Demy 8vo, cloth, 30/-.
11Luigi Tarisio had a fascinating career in the early 19th century discovering Cremona violins in Italy where they had lain forgotten and gathering dust for years, and bringing them to the dealers and collectors of Paris and London. In this book on violin romance and history, the author tells Luigi Tarisio's life story for the first time.
13VIOLIN MANUFACTURE IN ITALY and its German Origin. By DR. E. SCHEBEK. Translated by W. E. LAWSON. Second Edition. Square 12 mo, cloth, 6/-
15VIOLIN TECHNICS, or How to Become a Violinist. Exact Instructions, Step by Step, for its Accomplishment with or without a Teacher. By "FIRST VIOLIN." 3/6.
17VIOLINIST'S ENCYCLOPÆDIC DICTIONARY. Containing the Explanation of about 4,000 Words, Phrases, Signs, References, etc., Foreign, as well as English, used in the Study of the Violin, and also by String Players generally, by F. B. EMERY, M.A. New and enlarged edition. 246 pp., crown 8vo. Cloth, 15/-
19WELL-KNOWN VIOLONCELLO SOLOS. How to Play Them. Three Series. By E. VAN DER STRAETEN. 2/6 each series. Also complete in cloth, with Portraits, 18/-.

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