Table of Contents
The Violin: Its History and Making contains nearly 800 pages of information of interest to the afficionado or maker. It is lavishly illustrated with both Master Roy's illustrations and images from museums throughout the world, and comes in a slipcase.
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| HISTORY
Historical Timeline |
2
52
63
72
127
141
164 |
| WOOD | 174 178 184 198 203 |
| GLUE | 211f |
| WORKSHOP & TOOLS | 223f 227f 247 |
| MAKING
Viols |
293f
308
381
406
412
499 |
| VARNISH
Varnish Materials Varnish Recipes |
505
526
539 558f 588 |
| STRINGS | 604f 610 |
| BOWS - HISTORY
Bow Materials |
626f
646
650
661 676 |
| APPENDICES | 682f 711 |
| Average instrument measurements
Translation of terms Old documented measurements Weights and measures Conversions Currencies Key signatures Glossary |
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| BIBLIOGRAPHY | |