NewNewbie Posted April 8, 2011 Report Posted April 8, 2011 I've been surfing around a lot lately, and ran into some nice online books at openlibrary.org Just thought that some of you would be interested in checking it out. --Cremona violins: Four letters descriptive of those exhibited in 1873 at the South Kensington museum. Also giving the data for producing the true varnishes used by the great Cremona makers. 2 editions By Reade, Charles Online You can also download these in PDF form. Other options are available if you check out the right hand side of the page, where they are listed along with Online and PDF. Since Electronic Books/Tablets are becoming popular, and i-Pads are hitting the market, there should be an increase in the number of books available, and so someone who is say just interested in Sacconi's book, but does not want to pay all that money to own a collector's hard copy, might not have to 'shell-out' all the 'clams' that a hard copy goes for these days. This could be a great resource for those just starting out with limited funds. Here are a few more. --The varnishes of the Italian violin-makers of the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and their influence on tone by George Fry Online --Violin Making by Edward Heron-Allen Online --Violin varnish and how to make it by Geo. Foucher Online --The Salabue Stradivari by W.E. Hill & Sons Online
Craig Tucker Posted April 8, 2011 Report Posted April 8, 2011 I've been surfing around a lot lately, and ran into some nice online books at openlibrary.org Just thought that some of you would be interested in checking it out. Thanks Newb (...do you mind if I call you Newb?) Very helpful. Looks like I may have some new fodder for my Kindle
Richf Posted April 8, 2011 Report Posted April 8, 2011 Add to that this interesting history of the Markneukirchen industry and all the principle families there, translated by Heron-Allen: http://www.scribd.com/doc/28882921/The-Arts-and-Crafts-Book-of-the-Worshipful-Guild-of-Violin-makers-1894 (Free to view. I don't know if you need to pay to upload to your PC. The upload is via Facebook, which I don't have.)
Michael_Molnar Posted April 8, 2011 Report Posted April 8, 2011 Great thread Nu-Nu-B. I recall Andres Sender (and others) did something like this a while back. I love resource lists! Stay Tuned. Mike
Addie Posted April 8, 2011 Report Posted April 8, 2011 There are lots of the same or similar books on Google Books, and on the Internet Archive. Here is one I found by accident: Il Liutaio: origine e construzione del violino e degli strumenti ad arco moderni, by Domenico Angeloni: Il liutaio (Angeloni, Domenico) - IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library: Free Public Domain Sheet Music Pdf format, 600 pages, 29.50 MB My Internet Archive search: Internet Archive Search: violin ----- Some early instruction books-- Leopold Mozarts violin book: Versuch einer gründlichen Violinschule (Mozart, Leopold) - IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library: Free Public Domain Sheet Music Geminiani's Art of Playing the Violin: Geminiani - Art of Playing the Violin Edit: here is a free link to Geminiani: The Art of Playing on the Violin, Op.9 (Geminiani, Francesco) - IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library: Free Public Domain Sheet Music
Fjodor Posted April 8, 2011 Report Posted April 8, 2011 Here's an old thread with links to more violin books http://www.maestronet.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=319235
Guy_Gallo Posted April 8, 2011 Report Posted April 8, 2011 Perhaps this thread should be pinned in the Reference Topic.
CT Dolan Posted April 8, 2011 Report Posted April 8, 2011 Perhaps this thread should be pinned in the Reference Topic. Absolutely.
NewNewbie Posted April 9, 2011 Author Report Posted April 9, 2011 Thanks everyone! I like the online feature for doing searches. At the bottom of the displayed page, little inverted tear-drops appear showing all the pages that have the keyword search results. The keyword is also highlighted in blue so it is easy to spot. On the side of the pages is also a bar that when you put your mouse on it, and go up and down the side bar, page numbers appear, so you can jump ahead real easy. For those who like Google Docs here: "The Nature of the Extraordinary Finish of Stradivari’s Instruments" by J.P. Echard and Others
Dean_Lapinel Posted April 9, 2011 Report Posted April 9, 2011 Thanks everyone! I like the online feature for doing searches. You are awesome!!!!
NewNewbie Posted April 9, 2011 Author Report Posted April 9, 2011 You are .... Thanks Dean, but do you know what I think is awesome? Okay yourself , but also 'The Strad' for the month of March with The Messie poster. I find it amazing how much the Weeeeb has grown over the years. Always lots out there. I wonder what the total number of posts here at Maestronet are, and what The Strad will do next to top things? Perhaps we should have a contest on guessing how many posts, or what date we will pass 1 gazillion posts. Sorta like how many jelly beans are there in the jar contest. Anyone have some prizes they want to donate? Okay Dean Thanks for the segue, that worked out great. Now how much do owe you? Better stop now though before people start think that we are actually the same poster, but under different names!
Addie Posted April 9, 2011 Report Posted April 9, 2011 Better stop now though before people start think that we are actually the same poster, but under different names! Nah! Don't look anything like each other. Well, maybe the eyebrows. Edit: here is another site for downloads. Includes Michelman's Violin Varnish. http://www.4shared.com/dir/YfUDPh25/Luteria.html
NewNewbie Posted April 17, 2011 Author Report Posted April 17, 2011 Another: Violins and other stringed instruments : how to make them ; with numerous engravings and diagrams (1906) by Hasluck, Paul N. (Paul Nooncree), 1854-1931
Addie Posted April 23, 2011 Report Posted April 23, 2011 More, mostly free: http://openlibrary.o...s_fulltext=true Hill's Maggini: http://openlibrary.o...o_Paolo_Maggini Early issues of The Strad are on Google Books, e.g.: The Strad - Google Books Books in French: http://openlibrary.org/search?q=luthier&has_fulltext=true http://openlibrary.org/search?q=violon&has_fulltext=true
Dean_Lapinel Posted April 23, 2011 Report Posted April 23, 2011 More, mostly free: http://openlibrary.org/search?q=violin&has_fulltext=true Nice also. Wish I could find a copy of Pollen's "forms of strad" book. lending library doesn't have one available.
Addie Posted April 23, 2011 Report Posted April 23, 2011 Nice also. Wish I could find a copy of Pollen's "forms of strad" book. lending library doesn't have one available. The Violin Forms of Antonio Stradivari (London, 1992)... most "Free" books are pre-1924. I thought about drafting forms from here http://zhurnal.lib.ru/m/muratow_s_w/violin_design.shtml just to try it.
Dean_Lapinel Posted April 23, 2011 Report Posted April 23, 2011 "I thought about drafting forms from here http://zhurnal.lib.r...in_design.shtml just to try it." How did you find this jewel? Dean
tarisiosfever Posted April 23, 2011 Report Posted April 23, 2011 Labels: http://www.archive.org/stream/diegeigenundlaut02lt#page/614/mode/2up Cheers, T.
tarisiosfever Posted April 23, 2011 Report Posted April 23, 2011 I've been surfing around a lot lately, and ran into some nice online books at openlibrary.org Just thought that some of you would be interested in checking it out. --Cremona violins: Four letters descriptive of those exhibited in 1873 at the South Kensington museum. Also giving the data for producing the true varnishes used by the great Cremona makers. 2 editions By Reade, Charles Online You can also download these in PDF form. Other options are available if you check out the right hand side of the page, where they are listed along with Online and PDF. Since Electronic Books/Tablets are becoming popular, and i-Pads are hitting the market, there should be an increase in the number of books available, and so someone who is say just interested in Sacconi's book, but does not want to pay all that money to own a collector's hard copy, might not have to 'shell-out' all the 'clams' that a hard copy goes for these days. This could be a great resource for those just starting out with limited funds. Here are a few more. --The varnishes of the Italian violin-makers of the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and their influence on tone by George Fry Online --Violin Making by Edward Heron-Allen Online --Violin varnish and how to make it by Geo. Foucher Online --The Salabue Stradivari by W.E. Hill & Sons Online The Fry seems very good to me. T.
Addie Posted April 23, 2011 Report Posted April 23, 2011 "I thought about drafting forms from here http://zhurnal.lib.r...in_design.shtml just to try it." How did you find this jewel? Dean Black Belt in Google-fu. (AKA no social life)
tarisiosfever Posted April 25, 2011 Report Posted April 25, 2011 Best book at the Archives: http://www.archive.org/stream/violintonepeculi00castiala#page/n5/mode/2up I hope you like it. Regards, T.
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