Violin Making A Practical Guide by Juliet Barker.  This 127 page hardback book with jacket measures approx 10.5" x 9". It is the 2010 Edition published by The Crowood Press, England. 

Violin Making - a practical guide is for everyone interested in trying this most beautiful of crafts. The 14 chapters cover: 
A short history of violin making
Design
Materials
The rib structure
Beginning the back & front
The back & front continued
Assembling the body
The scroll
Setting the neck
Varnishing
Setting up the instrument
Baroque violin
Folk fiddles
Small instruments

The 2 appendices cover measurements for violins, violas and cellos, and English Italian French & German terms 

With nearly 200 illustrations, clear step-by-step instruction and a minimum of necessary tools, this book leads both amateurs and skilled woodworkers through the delicate and precise techniques, and brings the art of violin making within the reach of all.  

Numerous colour photos throughout.  

There is slight wrinkling to upper and lower edges of all pages but the book otherwise in very good condition. The jacket is lightly edgeworn. No inscriptions

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