sofritti Posted June 2, 2021 Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 Hi, can you please recommend a reference book on British makers that would cover Arthur Richardson and George Wulme Hudson? Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobsaunders Posted June 2, 2021 Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 25 minutes ago, sofritti said: Hi, can you please recommend a reference book on British makers that would cover Arthur Richardson and George Wulme Hudson? Thank you der Holfter GmbH im Online-Buchshop : The British Violin - 400 years of violin & bow making Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathan slobodkin Posted June 2, 2021 Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 4 hours ago, jacobsaunders said: der Holfter GmbH im Online-Buchshop : The British Violin - 400 years of violin & bow making excellent book Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelbow Posted June 2, 2021 Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 You can also buy it direct from the BVMA https://www.bvma.org.uk/shop/standard-edition-the-british-violin-400-years-of-violin-making-in-the-british-isles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sospiri Posted June 2, 2021 Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 £140 is it printed on very special paper? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobsaunders Posted June 2, 2021 Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 39 minutes ago, sospiri said: £140 is it printed on very special paper? You only have to resist buying some gargoyle on ebay once Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelbow Posted June 2, 2021 Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 It's a huge book so the price is understandable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeH Posted June 2, 2021 Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 3 minutes ago, Shelbow said: It's a huge book so the price is understandable. ...and with a small number of customers to appeal to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Dorsey Posted June 2, 2021 Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 I have "The Violin Family and its Makers in the British Isles" by Brian Harvey. Subtitled "An Illustrated History and Directory," it is a good general treatise on the topic. Hudson and Richardson are mentioned, along with many other makers, but neither is dealt with at length. There are black and white photographs of violins made by both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sospiri Posted June 2, 2021 Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 1 hour ago, jacobsaunders said: You only have to resist buying some gargoyle on ebay once Hows about I resist both? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Holmes Posted June 2, 2021 Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 47 minutes ago, sospiri said: Hows about I resist both? Please do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sospiri Posted June 2, 2021 Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 4 minutes ago, Jeffrey Holmes said: Please do. Is the book really that bad? Or the subject matter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Holmes Posted June 2, 2021 Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 1 hour ago, sospiri said: Is the book really that bad? Or the subject matter? "The British Violin"? A great book! ...but I've noted over the years you seem to enjoy playing the contrarian or iconoclast... so I figured if I supported your dismissive point of view you might actually go out of your way to at least look at the book you've (incorrectly) deemed ridiculously expensive and not worth having. Instead, see if you can find a copy owned by a colleague to look at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilipKT Posted June 2, 2021 Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 Please remember that these books are printed in very small quantities, I would be surprised if most of them are more than about 1000 copies. They are extremely expensive to produce, just imagine the cost of one high-quality color photograph and multiply it times three or four photographs per violin, and three or four instruments per maker. At one time the photographs were “tipped“ which means a photographer had to make a physical photograph of every single item in a particular book, which was then individually inserted into the given page. The photographer Had to do that for every single book, so a printing of even 500 books would require 500 x say, 3-4 actual photos per instrument. And they were removable too, So it is not uncommon to find such a book that is missing some photographs. that’s a lot of money. And they hold their value. There are literally no more. The 500, or the 700, or the 1200 that exist are all there is. And they haven’t been inexpensively reprinted. Some books certainly have, you can get the Reverend Morris book, you can get Henley, or the Hill books in inexpensive reprints, and those are wonderful to have( although if you look up the DeBarbieri entry in Henley, You will embark upon a merry chase.) $160-ish dollars Is not a high price to pay for what you get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sospiri Posted June 2, 2021 Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 48 minutes ago, Jeffrey Holmes said: "The British Violin"? A great book! ...but I've noted over the years you seem to enjoy playing the contrarian or iconoclast... so I figured if I supported your dismissive point of view you might actually go out of your way to at least look at the book you've (incorrectly) deemed ridiculously expensive and not worth having. Instead, see if you can find a copy owned by a colleague to look at. Someone has to say it though. Why the heck shouldn't the violin world be more egalitarian? Some parts of the business are ridiculously high priced and other parts ridiculously low priced. Surely change is inevitable and the disparity will be reduced somewhat. Isn't this an economic necessity that is already being implemented? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelbow Posted June 2, 2021 Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 If you understand the value of research and understand the time it takes to collect, collate and then present the data in a digestible fashion, then you will understand the true value of publications like this. Publications in many specialist fields can be expensive, it is not just limited to violins or musical instruments. People dedicate years of their lives to researching and presenting information to people, rarely in a specialist field is it for profit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duane88 Posted June 2, 2021 Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 It is a wonderful book, well worth the price and full of wonderful information. But then again, I have a wonderful library and no house... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobsaunders Posted June 2, 2021 Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 8 minutes ago, sospiri said: Someone has to say it though. Why the heck shouldn't the violin world be more egalitarian? Some parts of the business are ridiculously high priced and other parts ridiculously low priced. Surely change is inevitable and the disparity will be reduced somewhat. Isn't this an economic necessity that is already being implemented? Since you don’t seem to have the book, I would assume that you are poorly placed to judge if it is “worth it” or not. I have the book twice, one that I bought myself at the time, and another that I inherited later, and no, I don’t have a spare copy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rue Posted June 2, 2021 Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 23 minutes ago, jacobsaunders said: ...I have the book twice, one that I bought myself at the time, and another that I inherited later, and no, I don’t have a spare copy. Always important to keep some reading material by the commode...so you don't have to carry a copy with you... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sospiri Posted June 2, 2021 Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 1 hour ago, duane88 said: It is a wonderful book, well worth the price and full of wonderful information. But then again, I have a wonderful library and no house... Oh dear. And I thought I was a hoarder. 1 hour ago, jacobsaunders said: Since you don’t seem to have the book, I would assume that you are poorly placed to judge if it is “worth it” or not. I have the book twice, one that I bought myself at the time, and another that I inherited later, and no, I don’t have a spare copy. Do I have to develop an interest in British violins and bow and buy the book?Are there no dissenters? 1 hour ago, Rue said: Always important to keep some reading material by the commode...so you don't have to carry a copy with you... Something expendable though, in case you run out of toilet paper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobsaunders Posted June 2, 2021 Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 55 minutes ago, sospiri said: Do I have to develop an interest in British violins and bow and buy the book?Are there no dissenters? You could just as well retreat into your Neanderthal world. Your choice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin swan Posted June 2, 2021 Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 3 hours ago, sospiri said: Someone has to say it though. Why the heck shouldn't the violin world be more egalitarian? Some parts of the business are ridiculously high priced and other parts ridiculously low priced. Surely change is inevitable and the disparity will be reduced somewhat. Isn't this an economic necessity that is already being implemented? Quite a rant, and yet I can't actually work out if you're a marxist or a Tory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duane88 Posted June 2, 2021 Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 1 hour ago, sospiri said: Oh dear. And I thought I was a hoarder. Do I have to develop an interest in British violins and bow and buy the book?Are there no dissenters? Well, since I do this for a living they are kinda needed... You would purchase the book out of intellectual curiosity. Or, along the lines of Jeffrey's comments, or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seán Ó Fearghail Posted June 2, 2021 Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, sospiri said: Oh dear. And I thought I was a hoarder. Do I have to develop an interest in British violins and bow and buy the book?Are there no dissenters? Something expendable though, in case you run out of toilet paper. Sospiri... Any alternative books you would recommend? Edited June 2, 2021 by ofearghail7 first post... learning to navigate the site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sospiri Posted June 2, 2021 Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 1 hour ago, martin swan said: Quite a rant, and yet I can't actually work out if you're a marxist or a Tory Well Jeffrey called me a contrarian and iconoclast. Both lower case. I had to say something. Do I score Nul Points? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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