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Collected together on one unique DVD-Rom disc, we present a selection of 101 rare vintage books on the subject of the violin. Covers a wide variety of subject areas including: rare and antique violins, the history of the violin and its predecessors, manufacturers, varnishing, construction, famous violinists, instructional and technical manuals for the student and many more. Also includes a small selection of rare foreign language texts. Each book, in PDF format, is a scan of the original pages so you will be reading each book exactly as intended.
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Features the following books:
A Complete System for the Violin - JF Hanks (1846) A Dictionary of Violin Makers - C Stainer (1890) A Review Of Ancient And Modern Violin Making - WW Oakes (1899) A Treatise on the Structure & Preservation of the Violin & all Other Bow-Instruments - JA Otto (1875) Adjusting & Repairing Violins, Cellos, Etc - A Broadley (1908) Analysis & Interpretation of Eighteen Violin Compositions (1911) Antonio Stradivari, His Life & Work (1644-1737) - W H Hill (1909) Biographical Notice of Nicolo Paganini, With an Analysis of his Compositions & a Sketch of the History of the Violin - FJ Fe´tis (1876) Biographical Sketches & Anecdotes of Celebrated Violinists - TL Phipson (1877) British Violin Makers - WM Morris (1920) Catalog of Rare Old Violins, Violas & Violoncellos; Also Bows of Rare Makes - Lyon & Healy (1917) Catalogue of Old Master Violins - Sherman Clay & Co (1900) Catalogue of the Kohler & Chase Collection of Rare Old Violins - Kohler & Chase (1910) Celebrated Violinists, Past & Present - A Ehrlich (1897) Chats on Violins - O Racster (1905) Chats to Violin Students on How to Study the Violin - JT Carrodus (1911) Comparitive Study of the Development of the Left Hand Technic of the Violin - V Kerker-Busey (1913) Confessions of a Violinist; Realities & Romance - TL Phipson (1902) Cremona Violins & Varnish - C Reade (19__) Cremona; An Account of the Italian Violin-Makers & Their Instruments - F Niederheitmann (1894) De Fidiculis Bibliographia Being an Attempt Towards a Bibliography of the Violin & all Other Instruments Played With a Bow in Ancient & Modern Times Vol I - E Heron Allen (1890) Famous Violinists & Fine Violins Historical Notes, Anecdotes, & Reminiscences - TL Phipson (1896) Famous Violinists of Today & Yesterday - HC Lahee (1899) Georg Gemünder's Progress in Violin Making, With Interesting Facts Concerning the Art & Its Critics in General - G Gemünder (1881) Great Violinists & Pianists - GT Ferris (1892) Handbook of Violin Playing - C Schroeder (1900) How to Make a Violin. And Violin Notes By Ole Bull - J Broadhouse (1900) How to Master the Violin; A Practical Guide for Students & Teachers - PL Bytovetski (1917) How to study Fiorillo, A Detailed, Descriptive Analysis of How to Practice These Studies, Based Upon the Best Teachings of Representative Modern Violin Playing - EL Winn (1913) How to Study Kreutzer; A Handbook for the Daily Use of Violin Teachers & Violin Students - B Cutter (1903) Important Lesson to Performers on the Violin - G Tartini (1779) John Askew, the Stanhope Violin Maker - WM Egglestone (1914) Lyon & Healy's Catalogue of Their Collection of Rare Old Violins - Lyon & Healy (1896) Masterpieces of the Great Violin Makers Catalog - Rudolph Wurlitzer Company (1917) Musical Notes. I. The Great Composers. II. Violinists & the Violin. III. The Violin & its History - W Adye (1869) Nicolo Paganini A Biography - JG Prod'homme (c1911) Notable Violin Solos; How to Play Them With Understanding, Expression & Effect - E van der Straeten (1922) Notice of Anthony Stradivari, the Celebrated Violin-Maker, Known by the Name of Stradivarius - FJ Fétis (1864) Old Violins - HR Haweis (1910) Old Violins & Violin Lore - HR Haweis (19__) Rare Bows for Violin, Viola, Violoncello - Rudolph Wurlitzer Company (1931) Rare Violins, Violas, Violoncellos of the 17th, 18th & 19th Centuries, of the Wurlitzer Collection - Rudolph Wurlitzer Company (1931) Researches Into the Early History of the Violin Family - C Engel (1883) Right Hand Culture, for Violin, Viola, & Cello Players - P Shirley (1917) Rollinson's Modern School for the Violin - TH Rollinson (1907) Scale-Studies for Violin - J Himaly (1908) School of Bowing Technic, Bowing Exercises Systematically & Progressively Graded - 0 Sevcik (1901) School of Intonation on an Harmonic Basis for Violin in XIV parts, op.11 (Vol Book1; pts.1-4) - O Sevcik (1922) School of Intonation on an Harmonic Basis for Violin in XIV parts, op.11 (Vol Book2; pts.5-6c) - O Sevcík (1922) School of Intonation on an Harmonic Basis for Violin in XIV parts, op.11 (Vol Book3; pts.12-14) - O Sevcík (1922) School of Intonation on an Harmonic Basis for Violin in XIV parts, op.11 (Vol Book3; pts.7-11) - O Sevcík (1922) Some Early Musical Recollections of G. Haddock - G Haddock (1906) Spohr's Grand Violin School; Newly Revised From the Latest German & English Editions - L Spohr (1852) Technical Studies for Violin - H Sitt (1916) The Arts & Crafts Book of the Worshipful Guild of Violin-Makers of Markneukirchen From the Year 1677 to the Year 1772 - R Petong (1894) The Bow, Its History, Manufacture & Use - H Saint-George (1909) The Entire New & Compleat Tutor for the Violin - F Geminiani (1778) The Fiddle Fancier's Guide - J M Fleming (1894) The Fiddle New Model'd, or A Useful Introduction For the Violin, Exemplify'd With Familiar Dialogues - R Crome (1740) The Heart of Music; The Story of the Violin - AA Chapin (1921) The History of the Violin & Other Instruments Played With the Bow From the Remotest Times to the Present - W Sandys (1864) The Instruments of the Modern Orchestra & Early Records of the Precursors of the Violin Family Vol 2 - K Schlesinger (1910) The Instruments of the Modern Orchestra & Early Records of the Precursors of the Violin Family Vol I - K Schlesinger (1910) The Romance of the Fiddle; The Origin of the Modern Virtuoso & the Adventures of his Ancestors - E van der Straeten (1911) The Salabue Stradivari. A History & Critical Description of the Famous Violin Commonly called 'Le Messie' - W Hill & Sons (1896) The Secrets of Violin Playing; Being Full Instructions & Hints to Violin Players, for the Perfect Mastery of the Instrument - WC Honeyman (189_) The Story of the Violin - P Stoeving (1904) The Technics of Violin Playing - K Courvoisier (1908) The Tuscan. A Short Account of a Violin by Stradivari Made for Cosimo de Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany Dated 1690 - W Hill & Sons (1891) The Varnishes of the Italian Violin-Makers of the 16th, 17th & 18th Centuries, & Their Influence on Tone - G Fry (1904) The Violin - B Tours (19__) The Violin & Its Story; Or the History & Construction of the Violin - H Abele (1905) The Violin & the Art of its Construction; A Treatise on the Stradivarius Violin - A Reichers (1895) The Violin a Condensed History of the Violin. Its Perfection & its Famous Makers. Importance of Bridge & Sound-Post Arrangement - C Goffrie (1876) The Violin Its Famous Makers & Their Imitators - G Hart (1884) The Violin Made Easy - O Ditson (1851) The Violin; How to Choose One - WC Honeyman (1893) The Violin; How to Master It - E Howe (1880) The Violin; Some Account of that Leading Instrument & its Most Eminent Professors - G Dubourg (1852) Violin Making as it Was & is - E Heron-Allen (1885) Violin Mastery; Talks With Master Violinists & Teachers - FH Martens (1919) Violin Playing - J Dunne (1915) Violin Playing as I Teach it - L Auer (1921) Violin Tone & Violin Makers - H Moya (1916) Violin Tone-Peculiarities - F Castle (1906) Violin Varnish & How to Make it - G Foucher (1911) Violin Vibrato; Its Mastery & Artistic Uses; Practical Suggestions for Correct Technical Development & Good Violin Tone Production - S Eberhardt (1911) Violin-Making, As it Was & Is - E Heron-Allen (1884) Violins & Other Stringed Instruments; How to Make Them with Numerous Engravings & Diagrams - PN Hasluck (1906) Violins & Violin Makers. Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers & Imitators, to the Present Time - J Pearce (1866) Violins, Old & New - J Broadhouse (1887) Winner's New School for the Violin - S Winner (1869)
Foreign Language texts
Die Geige - HA Drögemeyer (1903) Die Violine und Ihre Meister - WJ von Wasielewski (1893) La Lutherie et les Luthiers - A Vidal (1889) L'Ecole Française de Violon, de Lully à Viotti; Etudes D'Histoire et D'Esthétique Vol 1 - L de La Laurencie (1922) L'Ecole Française de Violon, de Lully à Viotti; Etudes D'Histoire et D'Esthétique Vol 2 - L de La Laurencie (1922) Les Ancêtres du Violon et du Violoncelle, les Luthiers et les Fabricants D'Archets Vol 1 - L Grillet (1901) Les Ancêtres du Violon et du Violoncelle, les Luthiers et les Fabricants D'Archets Vol 2 - L Grillet (1901) Les Luthiers Italiens Aux 17è et 18e siècles; Nouv. éd. du Parfait Luthier de L'Abbé Sibire, Suivie de Notes sur les Mâitres des Diverses Ecoles - A Sibire (1869) Storia del Violino, dei Violinisti e Della Musica per Violino - A Untersteiner (1906)
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ABOUT THE DVD
These are ELECTRONIC BOOKS. You will receive 1 x regular data DVD containing 101 pdf e-books as stated above. The books are in PDF format which means that you will need to have Adobe Reader installed on your computer to read them. If you don't have this, you can download it FREE from the Adobe website. If you don't understand this, please contact me prior to purchase.
This is a data DVD for computer use (requires DVD-Rom drive). It WILL NOT WORK in an audio CD player or the DVD player connected to your TV.
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