THE VIOLIN
ITS HISTORY AND MAKING
by KARL ROY assisted by Claire Curtis and Alvin Thomas King
©Karl Roy 2006

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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
BIBLIOGRAPHY