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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Lightning Source Inc
Publication date June 20, 2012
Pages 174
Binding Paperback
Book category Adult Fiction
ISBN-13 9781486148967
ISBN-10 1486148964
Dimensions 0 by 7.44 by 9.69 in.
Original list price $9.94
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Amazon.com description: Product Description: This is a high quality book of the original classic edition.

Contents: Section I-The Early History Of The Violin, Section Ii-The Construction Of The Violin, Section Iii-Italian And Other Strings, Section Iv-The Italian School, Section Ix-The German School, Section V-The Italian Varnish, Section Vi-Italian Makers, Section Vii-The French School, Section Viii-French Makers, Section X-German Makers, Section Xi-The English School, Section Xii-English Makers, Section Xiii-The Violin And Its Votaries, Section Xiv-Sketch Of The Progress Of The Violin, Section Xv-Anecdotes And Miscellanea Connected With The Violin

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. . . Lott; his instruments copies of Amati, bearing the labels of Thomas Dodd or John Betts, and highly valued-FENDT, BERNARD SIMON; good work, but sometimes artificially matured; his Violins, Tenors, Violoncellos, and Double-Basses; follower of the Guarneri and Gasparo da Salò models; his quartett of instruments in the London Exhibition of 1851-Fendt, Martin-Fendt, Jacob; his work finely finished; skilful copies of Stradivari, but artificially and cleverly aged-Fendt, Francis-Fendt, William-Ferguson, Donald-Firth-Forster, W.-Forster, William (i.); spinning-wheel and Violin-maker-FORSTER, WILLIAM (ii.); also a maker of spinning-wheels and Violins, and amateur Fiddler; an excellent copyist of Stainer and of the Amati models; high character of his work and varnish; his Double-Basses for the Band of George the Third; his instruments highly valued by Robert Lindley-FORSTER, WILLIAM (iii.); excellent work-Forster, William (iv.)-Forster, Simon Andrew-Frankland-Furber, John-Furber, Henry John 305-313



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9781512306705 | details & prices | 154 pages | 8.50 × 11.00 × 0.35 in. | 1.03 lbs | List price $7.49
About: The favourable reception accorded to the previous editions of this work has not only added greatly to the pleasure attending the preparation of a new and revised edition, but has encouraged me to spare no effort within my power to render the volume as interesting and complete as possible.
from Createspace Independent Pub (May 15, 2015)
9781512221008 | details & prices | 326 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 0.74 in. | List price $9.99
About: The favourable reception accorded to the previous editions of this work has not only added greatly to the pleasure attending the preparation of a new and revised edition, but has encouraged me to spare no effort within my power to render the volume as interesting and complete as possible.
from Createspace Independent Pub (May 1, 2014)
9781499276695 | details & prices | 194 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 0.44 in. | List price $9.49
About: The favourable reception accorded to the previous editions of this work has not only added greatly to the pleasure attending the preparation of a new and revised edition, but has encouraged me to spare no effort within my power to render the volume as interesting and complete as possible.
from Createspace Independent Pub (April 30, 2013)
9781484857212 | details & prices | 194 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 0.44 in. | 0.78 lbs | List price $8.99
About: The favourable reception accorded to the previous editions of this work has not only added greatly to the pleasure attending the preparation of a new and revised edition, but has encouraged me to spare no effort within my power to render the volume as interesting and complete as possible.
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from Lightning Source Inc (June 20, 2012)
9781486148967 | details & prices | 174 pages | List price $9.94
About: This is a high quality book of the original classic edition.

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