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About Dutch makers

  1. 40 JAAR MAX MÖLLER VIOOLBOUW 1913 - 1953, by Louis Couturier, Max Möller N.V., Amsterdam (1953)
  2. 400 JAAR VIOOLBOUWKUNST IN NEDERLAND, by Jaap Bolink e.a., NGV, Amsterdam (1999)
  3. BOUWERS IN BEELD, hedendaagse vioolbouw in Nederland, by Carin Reinders, Zutphen (1992)
  4. CONCOURS HENDRIK JACOBS, Internationale manifestatie voor hedendaagse vioolbouw, Gemeente-Museum Den Haag , Den Haag (1949)
  5. HOLLANDSCHE VIOOLMAKERS, DE, by Dirk J. Balfoort, H.J. Paris, Amsterdam (1931)
  6. MUZIEKINSTRUMENTEN IN DE NEDERLANDEN EN IN ITALIE NAAR HUN AFBEELDING IN DE 15e ..., by Valentin Denis, W. de Haan NV, Utrecht (1944)
  7. MUZIEKLEVEN IN NEDERLAND IN DE 17de EN 18de EEUW, HET, by Dirk J. Balfoort, van Kampen en Zoon, Amsterdam (1938)
  8. ROELOF WEERTMAN, by Willem L. Weertman, Franklin Michigan (1999)
  9. VIOLIN-MAKERS OF THE LOW COUNTRIES, THE, by Max Möller & Zn., Max Möller & Zn, Amsterdam (1955)
  10. VIOOLBOUW IN NEDERLAND, by F. Lindeman e.o., Kon. Nedederlandse Toonkunstenaars-Vereniging, Amsterdam (1987)
  11. WILLEM BOUMAN, VIOOLBOUWER, by Rob van Acht, Den Haag, Haags Gemeentemuseum (1987)

Dictionaries

  1. DICTIONARY OF CONTEMPORARY VIOLIN AND BOWMAKERS, by Cyrill Woodcock, The southern Publishing Co. Ltd., Brighton (1965)
  2. DICTIONARY OF TWENTIETH CENTURY ITALIAN VIOLIN MAKERS, by Marlin Brinser, American Graphic Inc., Irvington (1978)
  3. DICTIONARY OF VIOLIN MAKERS, by C.A. Stainer, Novello & Co., London (1896)
  4. DICTIONNAIRE DES LUTHIERS ANCIENS ET MODERNES, LE, by Henri Poidras, Imprimerie de la Vicomte, Rouen (1924)
  5. DICTIONNAIRE UNIVERSEL DES LUTHIERS, part I, II and III, by Rene Vannes, Les Amis de la Musique, Brussel (1979)
  6. ENZYKLOPËDIE DES GEIGENBAUES, DIE, by Karel Jalovec, Atria, Prag (1965)
  7. ESSAI D'UN DICTIONNAIRE UNIVERSEL DES LUTHIERS, by Rene Vannes, Librairie Fischbacher, Paris (1932)
  8. GEIGEN- UND LAUTENMACHER VOM MITTELALTER BIS ZUR GEGENWART, DIE, by W. von Lütgendorff, Frankfurter Verlags Anstalt A.G., Frankfurt/Main (1904)
  9. GEIGEN- UND LAUTENMACHER VOM MITTELALTER BIS ZUR GEGENWART, DIE, by W. von Lütgendorff, Hans Schneider, Tutzing (1990)
  10. LAUTEN- UND GEIGENMACHER DES FÜSSENER LANDES, DIE, by R. Bletschacher, Hofmeister, Friederich, Hofheim/Taunus (1978)
  11. UNIVERSAL DICTIONARY OF VIOLIN & BOW MAKERS, by William Henley, Amati Publishing Ltd., Brighton (1959)
  12. VIOLINMAKERS OF THE UNITED STATES, THE, by Thomas J. Wenberg, Mt. Hood Publishing Company, Oregon (1986)

Important books

  1. ALTE MEISTERGEIGEN, BAND I: DIE VENEZIANER SCHULE, by H.K. Herzog, Verlag das Musikinstrument, Frankfurt/Main (1977)
  2. ALTE MEISTERGEIGEN, BAND II: DIE SCHULEN VON FLORENZ, MAILAND UND GENUA, by H.K. Herzog, Verlag das Musikinstrument, Frankfurt/Main (1978)
  3. ALTE MEISTERGEIGEN, BAND III UND IV: ANTONIUS STRADIVARIUS UND DIE CREMONESER SCHULE, by H.K. Herzog, Verlag das Musikinstrument, Frankfurt/Main (1979)
  4. ALTE MEISTERGEIGEN, BAND V UND VI: DIE SCHULE VON NEAPEL, ROM, LIVORNO, VERONA, FERRARA, BRESCIA UND MANTUA, by H.K. Herzog, Verlag das Musikinstrument, Frankfurt/Main (1980)
  5. ALTE MEISTERGEIGEN, BAND VII: DIE GEIGENBAUER DER GUADANINI-FAMILIE. DIE SCHULE VON TURIN, by H.K. Herzog, Verlag das Musikinstrument, Frankfurt/Main (1981)
  6. ALTE MEISTERGEIGEN, BAND VIII: FRANZOSISCHE SCHULE UND DEUTSCHE MEISTER, H.K. Herzog, Verlag das Musikinstrument, Frankfurt/Main (1982)
  7. AMATI FAMILY, THE, by Ernest H. Doring, Lewis, Chicago (1959)
  8. ANTONIO STRADIVARI, by Horace Petherick, The Strad Library, London (n.y.)
  9. ANTONIO STRADIVARI IN JAPAN, by O. Mikisaburo a.o., Fuurcha, Tokyo (1984)
  10. ANTONIO STRADIVARI: His life and work (1644 - 1737), W.E. Hill a.o., W.E. Hill & Sons, London (1902)
  11. ARCHETS FRANCAIS, LES, by Etienne Vatelot, Sernor - M. Dufour, Paris (1975)
  12. BÖHMISCHE GEIGENBAUER, by Karel Jalovec, Prag (1969)
  13. CLASSICAL BOWED INSTRUMENTS FROM THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, THE by O. Mikisaburo, a.o., Furucha, Tokyo (1986)
  14. DEUTSCHE UND ÖSTERREICHISCHE GEIGENBAUER, Karel Jalovec, Atria, Prag (1967)
  15. ENZYKLOPÄDIE DES GEIGENBAUES, by Karel Jalovec, Atria, Prag (1965)
  16. GEIGENBAUWER DER DEUTSCHEN SHULE by Walter Hamma, Walter, Hans Schneider, Tutzing (1986)
  17. GEIGENLACKE, by J. and R. Hammerl, Verlag Erwin Bochinsky GmbH & Co., Frankfurt/Main (1988)
  18. GUADAGNINI FAMILY OF VIOLIN-MAKERS, by Ernest N. Doring, W. Lewis, Chicago (1949)
  19. HOW MANY STRADS? OUR HERITAGE FROM THE MASTER, by Ernest N. Doring, Lewis & Son, Chicago (1945)
  20. I "SEGRETI" DI STRADIVARI, Simone F. Sacconi, Cremona (1972)
  21. INSTRUMENTS A ARCHET, LES, by Louis-Antoine Vidal, Claye, Paris (1876)
  22. ITALIENISCHER GEIGENBAUER, Karel Jalovec, Westbook House, London (1964)
  23. JOSEPH GUARNERIUS, his work and his master, by Horace Petherick, The Strad Library, London (1906)
  24. KÖNIG-MAXIMILIAN STRADIVARI, DIE, by Jochen Meyer (red.), Edition AB. Andreas Brylka, Hamburg (1973)
  25. LUTHERIE ET LES LUTHIERS, LA, by Louis-Antoine Vidal, Quantin, Paris (1889)
  26. MATTEO GOFRILLER OF VENICE, by Ernest N. Doring, W. Lewis, Chicago (1959)
  27. MEISTER ITALIENISCHER GEIGENBAUKUNST, by Walter Hamma, Hamma & Co., Stuttgart (1964)
  28. MEISTERWERKE DEUTSCHER GEIGENBAUKUNST, by Fridolin Hamma, Schuler Verlags-gesellschaft MBH, Stuttgart (1948)
  29. MEISTERWERKE ITALIENISCHER GEIGENBAUKUNST, by Fidolin Hamma, Stuttgart (1931)
  30. SCHÖNSTEN ITALIENISCHEN GEIGEN, DIE, Karel Jalovec, Prag (1963)
  31. SOME REMARKS ON THE BOW, by Ernest N. Doring, Lewis & Sons, Chicago (1943)
  32. STRINGED INSTRUMENT COLLECTION OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, THE, by O. Mikisaburo a.o., Furucha, Tokyo (1986)
  33. STRINGED INSTRUMENTS COLLECTION IN THE CORCORAN GALLERY OF ART, THE, by O. Mikisaburo a.o., Furucha, Tokyo (1986)
  34. TUSCAN AND THE MESSIE, THE, by W.E. Hill a.o., W.E. Hill & Sons, London (1976)
  35. VIOLINMAKERS OF THE GUARNERI FAMILY (1626 - 1762), THE, by W.E. Hill a.o, W.E. Hill & Sons, London (1931)
  36. WORKS OF JEAN BAPTISTE VUILLAUME, THE, by Ernest N. Doring, Lewis & Sons, Chicago (1962)

History

  1. GESCHICHTE DES KONTRABASSES, by V. Planyawsky, Hans Schneider, Tutzing (1970)
  2. GREPEN UIT DE GESCHIEDENIS VAN DE SNAARINSTRUMENTEN EN VAN HET SNARENSPEL, by W. Hutschenruyter, J.J. Lispet, Hilversum (n.y.)
  3. HISTORY OF THE VIOLA, by Maurice W, Riley, Maurice W, Riley (1980)
  4. HISTORY OF THE VIOLIN, THE, by E. van der Straeten, Cassel & Co. Ltd., London (1933)
  5. HISTORY OF THE VIOLIN, and other instruments W. Sandys & Forster, William Reeves, London (1864)
  6. HISTORY OF THE VIOLINCELLO, by Dr. Lev. Ginsberg, Paganiniana Publications (1983)
  7. HISTORY OF THE VIOLONCELLO, THE VIOL DA GAMBA, THEIR PRECURSORS AND COLLATERAL INSTR., by E. van der Straeten, William Reeves, London (1915)
  8. PRACTICAL HISTORY OF THE VIOLIN, by Heinrich Bauer, New York (1911)
  9. RESEARCH INTO THE EARLY HISTORY OF THE VIOLIN FAMILY, by Carl Engel,Novello London (186)
  10. REVIEW OF ANCIENT AND MODERN VIOLIN MAKING, A, by W.W. Oakes, Seattle (1899)
  11. STORIA DEL VIOLINE, DEI VIOLINISTI E DELLA MUSICA PER VIOLINO, by A. Bonaventura, Ulrico Hoepli, Milano (1925)
  12. STORIA DEL VIOLINO IN PIEMONTE, by Francesco Regli, Forni, Bologna (1990)
  13. STUDIEN DER FRÜHGESCHICHTE DER VIOLINE, by Brigitte Geiser, Haupt, Bern/Stuttgart (1974)
  14. VIOLINCELLO; ITS HISTORY, SELECTION AND ADJUSTMENT, David D. Broadley, The Strad Library, London (1921)
  15. VIOLON, HISTOIRE, ESTHETIQUE, FACTURE ET ACOUSTIQUE, LE, by Emile Leipp, Hermann, Paris (1965)
  16. VIOLONCEL, HAAR BOUW, GESCHIEDENIS EN ONTWIKKELINGSGANG, DE, by Willem Mirandolle, J.P. Kruseman, Den Haag (1943)
  17. VIOLONCELL UND SEINE GESCHICHTE, DAS, by W.J. v. Wasieliewski, Breitkopf u. Haertel, Leipzig (1889)
  18. ZUR GESCHICHTE DER VIOLINE, by F. Gehring, Leipzig (1877)

Violin-making

  1. ACOUSTICAL SYSTEMS OF VIOLINS OS STRADIVARIUS AND OTHER CREMONA MAKERS, THE, by Isaak Vigdorchick, About Face Press, Westburry (1982)
  2. AMATEUR FIDDLE MAKERS Q & A, by Harry S. Wake, H.S. Wake, San Diego (1980)
  3. ART & METHODE OF THE VIOLIN MAKER, by Henry A. Strobel, H.A. Strobel, Aumsville (1994)
  4. BASIC STRING REPAIRS, by Arthur Burgan, Oxford University Press, Oxford (1974)
  5. CATALOQUE OF THE SOUNDHOLES OF THE VIOLAS, by Cristophe Meijer, The Brussels Museum of Musical Instrument, Brussel (1979)
  6. CELLO MAKING, by Henry A. Strobel, H.A. Strobel, Aumsville (1995)
  7. CLASSIC LINES OF ITALIAN VIOLIN MAKING, THE, Carlo Vettori, Gairdini Editore, Pisa (1979)
  8. CONSTRUCTION OF THE VIOLIN, THE, by H.P. Smith, New York (1877)
  9. FACTS ABOUT VIOLINS AND VIOLIN MAKING, by Hans Tietgen, New York (1904)
  10. GEIGE UND IHRE BAU, DIE, by August Riechers, Franz Wunder, Berlin (1894)
  11. GEIGEN - F - MODELLE, by Hans Edler, Verlag der Instrumentenbau, Siegburg (1983)
  12. GEIGEN VERBESSERER, VERSUCHE ZUR VERBESSERUNG VON VIOLINE, VIOLA UND BOGEN, by Alexander Buchner, Verlag das Musikinstrument, Frankfurt/Main (1973)
  13. GEIGENBAU IN NEUER SICHT, by Hans Joh. Rödig, Verlag das Musikinstrument, Frankfurt/Main (1976)
  14. GEIGENBAU UND KLANGFRAGE, by Konrad Leonhardt, Verlag das Musikinstrument, Frankfurt/Main (1969)
  15. GEIGENZETTEL ALTER MEISTER VOM 16. BIS ZUR MITTE DES 19. JAHRHUNDERTS, by Paul de Wit, Verlag von Paul de Wit, Leipzig (1910)
  16. GEOMETRY, PROPORTION AND THE ART OF LUTHERIE, by Kevin Coates, Clarendon Press, Oxford (1985)
  17. GRUNDLAGEN DER GEIGE UND DER GEIGENBAUES, by André Roussel, Verlag das Musikinstrument, Frankfurt/Main (1973)
  18. HEALTH OF THE VIOLIN AND VIOLA AND CELLO, THE, by Lucien Greilsamer, H.A. Strobel, Aumsville (1994)
  19. HOW TO MAKE A FIDDLE, by L.H. Hand, Chicago (1903)
  20. KUNST DES GEIGENBAUES, DIE, by Otto Möckel, Verlag von Bernh. Friedr. Voigt, Leipzig (1930)
  21. LIUTERIA -STORIA E ARTE, by G. Strocchi, Lugo (1937)
  22. LUTHIER'S SCRAP BOOK, A, by Harry S. Wake, H.S. Wake, San Diego (1970)
  23. MAINTENANCE AND CARE OF STRINGED INSTRUMENTS, by Glen T. Stockton, St. Peter (1968)
  24. MANUEL PRATIQUE DE LUTHERIE, by R. and M. Millant, Les Amis de la Musique, Bruxelles (1979)
  25. MËMOIRE SUR LA CONSTRUCTION DES INSTRUMENTS A CORDES ET A ARCHET, by Felix Savart, Academie de Sciences et des Beaux Arts, Paris (1819)
  26. NEUE WEG, DER, by Hans Joh. Rödig, Verlag das Musikinstrument, Frankfurt/Main (1974)
  27. PHYSIK DER GEIGE, by Lothar Cremer, S. Hirzel Verlag, Stuttgart (1981)
  28. PRACTICAL VIOLIN MAKING, by Chelsea Fraser, Saginaw (Can.) (1933)
  29. PRINCIPLES OF VIOLIN CONSTRUCTION, THE, by Joseph Taylor, Kellow, S.A., Bridgwater (1984)
  30. PROBLEEM VAN DEN VIOOLBOUW, HET, by Dirk J. Balfoort, J.P. Kruseman, Den Haag (1947)
  31. PROPORTIONALE KONSTRUKTION DER GEIGE, DIE, by Adolf Beck, C. Merseburger, Leipzig (1923)
  32. REPAIRING AND RESTORATION OF VIOLINS, THE, by Horace Petherick, The Strad Library, London (1903)
  33. SECOLO DI LIUTERIA ITALIANA, 1860-1960, UN - A century of Italian violinmaking, by Eric Blok, Turris, Cremona (1994)
  34. TECHNIQUE OF VIOLIN MAKING, by Harry S. Wake, H.S. Wake, San Diego (1973)
  35. USEFUL MEASUREMENTS FOR VIOLIN MAKERS, by Henry A. Strobel, H.A. Strobel, Aumsville (1995)
  36. VIOLIN : HOW TO CONSTRUCT FROM BEGINNING TO COMPLETION, by Asa Warren White, Boston(1892)
  37. VIOLIN AND CELLO. BUILDING AND REPAIRING, by R. Alton, Cassel Comp., London (1946)
  38. VIOLIN AND HOW TO MAKE IT, THE, by J. Broadhouse, William Reeves, London (1910)
  39. VIOLIN AND VIOLA DESIGNS OF THE ITALIAN MASTERS, by Ernst Cowell, Norman Hannan, Romford (1988)
  40. VIOLIN MAKERS GUIDE, by F.C. Davidson, Chicago (1906)
  41. VIOLIN MAKERS HANDBOOK, by Raymond S. Doerr, Battle Creek (1985)
  42. VIOLIN MAKER'S NOTEBOOK, by Henry A. Strobel, H.A. Strobel, Aumsville (1994)
  43. VIOLIN MAKING, by Walter H. Mayson, The Strad Library, London (1902)
  44. VIOLIN MAKING, Step by Step, by Henry A. Strobel, H.A. Strobel, Aumsville (1994)
  45. VIOLIN MAKING AND EVALUATION, by Dale Schueman, Chicago (1981)
  46. VIOLIN MAKING MY WAY, by Roelof Weertman, Falmouth (1974)
  47. VIOLIN RESTORATION, A MANUAL FOR VIOLIN MAKERS, by Weisshaar & Shipman, Weisshaar~Shipman, Los Angeles (1988)
  48. VIOLIN TONE AND VIOLIN MAKERS, by H. Moya & T. Piper, Chatto & Windus, London (1916)
  49. VIOLIN WOODS: a new look, by A.L. Shigo a.o., University of New Hampshire, New Hampshire (1983)
  50. VIOLIN, ITS CONSTRUCTION THEORETICALLY AND PRACTICALLY TREATED, THE, by Peter Davidson, Pitman, Glasgow (1871)
  51. VIOLIN-MAKING, AS IT WAS, AND IS, by Ed. Heron-Allen, Ward Locke & Co., London (1885)
  52. VIOLINE, KLANGWERKZEUG UND KUNSTGEGENSTAND, by Klaus Osse, Breitkopf & Hartel, Leipzig (1985)
  53. VIOOLBOUW, A. Verwey, C.A. Mees, Santpoort (1931)
  54. VIOOLBOUW :bijdrage tot de oplossing van het probleem der oude meesterviool, by A. Verwey, G.H. van Eck & Zoon, Den Haag (1927)
  55. YOU CAN MAKE A "STRADIVARIUS VIOLIN, by Joseph V. Reid, William Lewis & Son, Lincolnwood (1967)

Bows

  1. BOW, ITS HISTORY, MANUFACTORY AND USE, THE, by Henry Saint George, The Strad Library, London (1896)
  2. BOWS AND BOW MAKERS, by William C. Retford, Novello & Company Ltd., Borough Green (1977)
  3. BOWS FOR MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS OF THE VIOLIN FAMILY, by Joseph Roda, William Lewis & Sons, Chicago (1959)
  4. ENTWICKLUNG DES STREICHBOGENS, DIE, by H.H. Dröger, Kassel (1937)
  5. FRANCOIS TOURTE VIOLIN BOW, THE, by Pat Bryan Curry, Brigham Young University, High Wycombe (1968)
  6. GEIGENBOGEN, SEINE GESCHICHTE, HERSTELLUNG UND BEHANDLUNG, by F. Wunderlich, Schuberth, Leipzig (1936)
  7. HOW TO MAKE A VIOLIN BOW, by Frank V. Henderson, Muttay Publ. Co., Seattle (1977)
  8. NATURAL HISTORY OF THE MUSICAL BOW, by Henry Balfour, Clarendon Press, Oxford (1899)
  9. RARE BOWS FOR VIOLIN, VIOLA, VIOLONCELLO BY MAKERS OF THE 18th AND 19th CENTURIES, by Wurlitzer (Company), Wurlitzer, New York (1931)
  10. RETFORD CENTENARY EXHIBITION, THE, by A.R. Bultitude a.o., Ealing Strings, London (1975)
  11. SOME REMARKS ON THE BOW, Ernest N. Doring, Lewis & Sons, Chicago (1943)
  12. ÜBER DEN BAU DER BOGENINSTRUMENTE UND DIE ARBEITEN DER VORZÜGLISCHEN INSTRUMENTENMACHER, by Jacob August Otto, Jena (1828)
  13. VIOLIN BOW MAKING, by John A. Bolander, Boyd Poulsen, San Mateo (1981)

Fiction

  1. ANTONIETTA, by John Hersey, Alfred A. Knopf, New York (1991)
  2. EEN VIOOL ZINGT DOOR DE WERELD, Kurt Kluge, Ad.M.C. Stok Z-H Uitgevers Mij, Den Haag (n.y.)
  3. GEHEIM VAN STRADIVARIUS, HET, by Margot Boger a.o., Atlanta, Amsterdam (n.y.)
  4. GUARNERI, VIOLIN-MAKER OF GENIUS, by Leonard Wibberley, Macdonald and Jane's Publishers Ltd., London (1976)
  5. LOST STRADIVARIUS, THE, J. Meade Falkner, Penguin Books, New York (1946)
  6. VERSTREKEN JAREN, by Kees van Hage, De Bezige Bij, Amsterdam (1992)
  7. VIOOLBOUWER VAN VENETIE, DE, by Claude Clement, Altamira, Paris/Heemstede (1990)

Magazines

the Strad magazine
Strings magazine
the Double Bassist magazine
Pernambuco magazine for bowmakers in German

Publishers

Many of the books listed in this page are not for sale in the regular bookshops. You might find some in second-hand or antiquarian bookshops. There are, however, some publishers who do publish new books about the instruments of the violin-family, or may still have some old copies left. Some of them are listed here:

Belgium

Les Amis de la Musique

England

Amati Publishing, c/o 181 Cowley Drive, Woodingdene, Brighton BN2 6TD
Ealing String [Violin-makers], London
W.E. Hill & Sons [Violin-makers], Havenfields, Great Missenden HP16 9LS
Novello & Co. Ltd., 8/9 First Street, London W1V 5TZ

Germany

Verlag Erwin Bochinsky, Munchener Strasse 45, Frankfurt 1 60329
R. Grünke und Söhne, German Bow Makers 1783 - 2000

Italy

Florenus Edizioni Publishing Co., Via Angelo Musco 1, Bologna
Turris - Editrice Libreria, Cremona
Edizione Stradivari, Via Ippocastani 13C, 26100 Cremona

Switzerland

Cremona Violin Books, PO Box 704, Zürich, CH-8024

USA

Amatibooks
Mahoney's Violins & Bows, 806 Ivanhoe Road, Tallahassee, FL 32312-3025
Montagnana Books, David Sanders, 1615 Cleveland Street, Evanston
Greenblatt & Seay, 806 Ivanhoe Road, Tallahassee, FL 32312-3025
Music Muse Books
Henry A. Strobel, 10878 Mill Creek Road, Aumsville, OR 97325