Project Gutenberg 2011-09-04 Public domain in the USA. 151 Pearce, Joseph 05004927 Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. Preface -- Introduction -- Violin makers, alphabetically arranged -- Bow makers -- Cremona -- Amati family -- Stradiuarius -- On the Cremona varnish -- Guarnerius -- Steiner -- Why are certain violins of more value than others? -- On the production of good tone in violins -- Great players and their instruments -- General notes -- Repairs of instruments -- Addenda. Produced by Markus Brenner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Violins and Violin Makers" by Joseph Pearce is a biographical dictionary of renowned Italian violin makers and their followers, written in the mid-19th century. The book discusses the history and craftsmanship of the violin, emphasizing the contributions of famous artisans and the cherished legacy of instrumental music. It aims to assist amateurs and collectors by providing valuable insights into recognizing quality in violins. The opening of this work presents an overview of the significance and artistry of the violin, detailing its evolution and the high regard in which it is held. Pearce explains the extreme variation in value among violins and highlights the importance of being able to discern genuine instruments from imitations. He expresses appreciation for the work of significant violin makers, including the Amati family and Stradivari, while addressing the challenges amateur musicians face in acquiring high-quality instruments. The author's intent is to educate and enlighten readers about the beauty and complexities associated with the violin-making craft. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Violin Violin makers ML Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Music 203160 202428 2024-09-15T16:14:06.430998 2023-09-16T09:23:24.719826 text/html text/html 198712 2021-01-08T02:41:41 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 71242 2021-01-08T02:41:41 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 130281 2024-09-15T16:14:11.389906 application/epub+zip 132139 2024-09-15T16:14:07.962932 application/epub+zip 127147 2024-09-15T16:14:07.048944 application/epub+zip 275825 2024-09-15T16:14:14.055907 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 263810 2024-09-15T16:14:10.744892 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 169719 2022-09-17T06:53:56.376189 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 178293 178081 2024-09-15T16:14:05.945939 2023-09-16T09:23:24.146824 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 178234 2021-01-08T02:41:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 63842 2021-01-08T02:41:41 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 178227 2021-01-08T02:41:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 63814 2021-01-08T02:41:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20338 2024-09-15T16:14:14.190890 application/rdf+xml 16003 2024-09-15T16:14:07.401915 image/jpeg 4206 2024-09-15T16:14:07.224927 image/jpeg 132277 2024-09-15T16:14:06.450931 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog