Musical Instrument Books:
The Luthier's Bookshop
Roy Courtnall
New and Used Books on Musical Instrument Making and Musicology
Guitar Guitar Making Building Construction Design History Violin Lute
home books bought and sold
New copies of :
Making Master Guitars (£65.00) The Art of Violin Making (£75.00)
La Fabrication des Guitares Classiques (£38.00)
are available direct from me, the author.
In addition, the following used books 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 £25.00
VIOLIN:
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
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 £30.00
Making Folk Instruments in Wood by Dennis Waring (softback)Sterling Publishing 1979 £25.00
Please contact me for details of how to buy, and also if you have books you wish to sell.