Hi,
I am downsizing and have a lot of violin making and related books that I wish to sell, including the Weisshaar book, the Courtnall book, Fulton, and others. USA only, please. I hope these books will be as helpful to you as they have been to me. Prices do not include shipping. Send me a pm if interested. Thanks!
1) A Luthier’s Scrap Book by H.S. Wake – 10.00
2) Amateur Fiddle Makers Q and A by H.S. Wake - 10.00
3) The Technique of Violin Making by H.S. Wake - 10.00
4) To Make a Double Bass by H.S. Wake - 10.00
5) Viola Making Plans by H.S. Wake - 10.00
6) Violin Bow Rehair and Repair by H.S. Wake - 10.00
7) SOLD - Violin Restoration: A Manual for Violin Makers by Hans Weisshaar, Margaret Shipman
8) 2 books sold as a set:
A) SOLD - Violin Varnish Formulation Manual: Oils, Resins, and Varnishes by William Fulton 1988
SOLD - Turpentine Violin Varnish by William M. Fulton 1988
9) SOLD - Violin Varnishes: interesting information on resins and basic materials for violin varnish andd advice on varnishing Hardcover by Josef and Reiner Hammerl
10) The Art of Violin Making by Chris Johnson and Roy Courtnall, with forward by Lord Yehudi Menuhin 1999, reprinted 2000,2001 - 75.00
11) Stradivarius (Exhibition 13 June- 11 August, 2013) by Charles Beare, Peter Beare, and Jon Whiteley Published by Ashmolean Museum, hardcover with dust jacket - 2013 (tons of great photos) - 200.00
12) Setup And Repair of the Double Bass for Optimum Sound: A Manual for Players, Makers, And Repairers by Chuck Traeger 2004 paperback - 50.00
13) Chimneys Violin Maker's Workshop Book-II LRB-II by Edward S. Brown and Edward C. Campbell - 5.00
14) Violin Making: Step by Step, first Edition, by Henry Strobel 1994 - 10.00
15) Art & Method of the Violin Maker: Principles and Practices, by Henry Strobel first edition - 10.00
16) Violin Maker’s Notebook, by Henry Strobel, second edition - 10.00
17) My Real-World Violin Shop: Practical Perspectives & Procedures by Henry Strobel first edition 2003 - 10.00
18) Antonio Stradivari: His Life and Work (1644-1737) by Hill; Paperback, 1963; Dover Publishing - 5.00
19) Fiolens – Geometriska Modell by Cicero Kjellgren; Model of the Violin (text in Swedish and English) - 5.00
20) Musical Instruments of the Violin Family & the Geometry of Positioning & Cutting Out Their F-Shaped Sound Holes Spiral-bound – March 1, 1997 by Andrew Dipper - 10.00
21) SOLD - The Art of Retouching - Layers, Retouching and Antiquing by Brian Epp (First Edition, 2009)
22) Complete Guitar Repair 1992 (paperback}
by Hideo Kamimoto - 5.00
23) SOLD - Lutherie Tools – published 1990 by Guild of American Luthiers
24) Three Centuries of Harpsichord Making by Frank Hubbard - 10.00
25) The Beginners Guide to Violin Building by Fred LaBarre (spiral bound with measured drawings included) - 10.00
26 A Review of Ancient and Modern Violin Making by W.W. Oaks (c.1899), 48 Pages, Paperback, New reprint published by International Luthier's Supply - 3.00
27) Practical Violin Making (With Full Size Folded Pattern Laid in ) by Fraser, Edmund; Published by The Pinchpenny Press, Atlanta, GA., 1968 - 5.00
28) The Abalone Book by Peter C. Howorth 1978 (paperback) - 5.00
29) Bow Making: 1000 Bows and a Tribute by John Alfred Bolander 1982 (paperback) - 5.00
30) The Bow its History Manufacture and Use by Henry St George, 3rd edition 1922 (hardcover – readable but exterior is poor, and all in generally rough shape) - 20.00
31) The Violin-Makers of the Guarneri Family (1626-1762) by Arthur F. Hill and William Henry Hill - 5.00
32) An Encyclopedia Of The Violin by Alberto Bachmann - 10.00
33) Violin-Making, As It Was And Is by Edward Heron-Allen 1989 reprint, with pattern sheets - 10.00
34) Making a Bass Viol - The making of an acoustical bass viol, by Dr. George A. Borun (About stand- up type bass fiddle making – comes as a report type binder of printed material with more notes and tips than anything else, not so much how-to-do-it) - 5.00
35) The Art of Inlay: Contemporary Design Technique for Musical Instruments, Fine Woodworking Objets dArt by Larry Robinson1994 - 7.00
36) Pearl Inlay by James Patterson 1991 published by Stewart-MacDonald - 5.00
37) 1st copy:. The Violin Maker's Guide, by H.E. Brown 1974 (paperback) - 5.00
38) 2nd copy. The Violin Maker's Guide, by H.E. Brown 1974 (paperback) - 5.00
39) The Violin: History, Aesthetics, Manufacture and Acoustics Hardcover , 1969 by Emile Leipp (in english) - 5.00
