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Violin Making: A Guide for the Amateur (Paperback)

by Bruce Ossman (Author)

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Paperback: 96 pages
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing; illustrated edition edition (Dec 2000)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1565230914
ISBN-13: 978-1565230910
Product Dimensions: 27.8 x 21.2 x 0.8 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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If you have always wanted to build your own violin but felt intimidated by the obscure language and unfamiliar techniques of violinmaking, this book offers a welcome relief. Bruce Ossman has refined and simplified the violin-making process for the modern craftsperson. An experienced teacher, Bruce leaves no detail to the imagination as he guides you through every single step of crafting a violin from start to finish.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Violin Making : A Guide for the Amateur - Glowing Review, 21 Sep 2002

By	Patrick E Jones (Bangor, Gwynedd United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

Superb - This is the book I have been wanting for so long. It assumes no knowledge of the art of violin making. It also has a comprehensive set of blueprint plans to photo copy and use as templates for cutting out and shaping the wood. I have not found these in any other book. A set of plans for making a violin cost about �25,so this book saves you money from the outset. It also cuts through all the myths and just gives you what you need to know - how to make a violin!.

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3.0 out of 5 stars good points, but not brilliant, 14 Jan 2004

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I have both this book, and the Juliet Barker book. I have made several musical instruments. I bought both to make my first violin.

This book DOES have a good set of full size plans, not sure if they are supposed to follow a strad, a guarnerius or whatever, but they just need photocopying for use. Every item is in the plans, except perhaps the bridge, tailpiece and pegs, which will probably be bought in. All pictures in the book are sketches, which sometimes makes carving directions etc difficult to follow - particularly with the scroll, a few close up photos would be a help. Some of the instructions are very vague - no tips given on how to accomplish that particular step, or brushing over a major point quickly.

So, a good book yes, but I find the Juliet Barker book better. You can always buy a poster from STRAD magazine if you want a full size plan of a particular violin. The JB book though, does not have the full set of plans (there are templates which need scaling up). The JB book also caters for violas and cellos, and has nice history and other violin family instruments too.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Total beginer's godsend, 12 Feb 2007

By	Mr. S. J. LOW "New Luthier" (Midlands, England) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I bought this book and the Juliet Barker "Practical Guide" at the same time. Bruce Ossman has put together quite a comprehensive guide to the practicalities of creating a first violin, while leaving the reader (me) feeling that this project is within my abilities. The diagrams, while only pencil drawings, are generally very clear and easy to understand, and most of the text is novice friendly.
The only (minor) criticism that I have as I begin the project by getting the materials together and start preparing the templates, is that the template diagrams provided seem to have been produced by drawing around the actual physical "bits of wood" resulting in some shaky lines and some ambiguous angles etc.
The only other point I would have liked to have seen covered is construction of the tailpiece, which is omitted completely. It seems the reader is expected to buy a ready made one, which is a shame as, having made some enquiries, they seem fairly straight forward.
All that said, I must emphasise that I feel the book is more than worth the price and out of the two books seems the most accessible at my very novice level. Cheers Bruce!

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