La Fabrication des Guitares Classiques
In addition, the following are currently available for the collector:
GUITAR:
Classic Guitar Construction by I. Sloane (hardback) Dutton & Co. 1966 £25.00
The Story of the Spanish Guitar by A.P. Sharpe (hardback) Clifford Essex Music Co. 1966 £20.00
Classic Guitar Making by A. Overholtzer (softback) Williams Tool Co. 1983
The Making of Stringed Musical Instruments by George Buchanan (hardback) Batsford 1989 £40.00
Build Your Own Acoustic Guitar by J Kinkead READ MORE!
VIOLIN:
CD-ROM: The Art of Modern Violin Making by Ricardo B. Flores more information
The History of the Violin - Its Ancestors and Collateral Instruments) by E.Van Der Straeten (hardback); Cassell 1933 With 48 Plates and numerous illustrations; 416 pages £70.00
You Can Make a Stradivarius Violin by J. Reid (hardback); William Lewis & Son 1967 (includes 8 large sheets of fullsize plans for the violin, the mould, and many specialised violin makers' tools) Very Rare Copy £45.00
The Making of Stringed Musical Instruments by George Buchanan (hardback) Batsford 1989 £40.00
Musical Instruments, Unusual and Unique VIOLINS - Twentieth Century Violins and Violin Makers
by Randolph T. Faulkner - read more
OTHER BOOKS:
A Survey of Musical Instruments by Sibyl Marcuse (hardback) David & Charles 1975 £40.00
The Complete Manual of Wood Finishing by F. Oughton (softback) Stobart & Son 1982 £10.00
The Sitar Manual for the Western Musician by Clem Alford (hardback) KPMusic 1973 SOLD
Making Folk Instruments in Wood by Dennis Waring (softback)Sterling Publishing 1979 £25.00
The Making of Stringed Musical Instruments by George Buchanan (hardback) Batsford 1989 £40.00
The Musical Instruments of the Native Races of South Africa by P.R.Kirby (hardback) Witwatersrand University Press1968 A rare ,substantial, and scholarly reference book of over 300 pages plus many photographic plates of the instruments in their cultural context. Good condition, with dustjacket. read more about this book £150.00
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