Books

The Voller Brothers: Victorian violin makers by John Dilworth, Andrew Fairfax, John Milnes
Violin Making in Scotland 1750-1950 by David Rattray
The British Violin: 400 Years of Violin Making in the British Isles

The Voller Brothers: Victorian violin makers by John Dilworth, Andrew Fairfax, John Milnes

The authoritative biography and guide to their instruments

New biographical material and family photos
Full colour illustration of 22 instruments
Illustrated technical discussion of their working methods
Guide to identifying Voller instruments
Book size 112 pages 320mm x 240mm (12 1/2" x 9 1/2")

View sample pages from biography (Dr. Duncan, the Hills, and artistic activities pp18/19) and detailed discussion of the instruments (The Hart instruments pp 34/35)

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25 Hatton Street
The Hart Instruments
Stradivari copy violin

Published 16 August 2006 – order your copy now!

Standard Edition

£100 + postage and packing
Hardback

Deluxe Edition

£165 + postage and packing
Quarter leather bound on cloth. Slip case. Limited edition.

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Violin Making in Scotland 1750-1950 by David Rattray

All known makers, with their biographical details
Principal makers covered by 250 high-resolution photographs over 80 double-page spreads with accompanying narrative
A further illustrated dictionary section containing over 400 entries
Rare, well-preserved instruments, many in original unaltered state
Text covering the making centres of Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and others, illuminating the social context
Technical description and principal dimensions of instruments
The culmination of ten years of research including much unpublished data
Book size 320mm x 240mm (12 ½" x 9 ½"), 208 pages
This hard-bound volume is available as a strictly limited edition of only 1,000 numbered copies.

David Rattray is the author of Masterpieces of Italian Violin Making 1620-1850 and is Instrument Custodian and an Honorary Associate of the Royal Academy of Music, London.

The book was launched at the 2006 Edinburgh Festival.

Click to view excerpts from the book about Robert Duncan and Matthew Hardie

Standard edition: £100 plus postage and packing.

Paperback edition: £40 plus postage and packing.

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"The British Violin: 400 Years of Violin Making in the British Isles"

This book is the complete catalogue of an exhibition organised by the BVMA at the Royal Academy of Music in April 1998, which illustrated the history of British making from the sixteenth century to the present day. Biographical information about over 70 makers is included, as well as descriptions and high quality photographs of all the instruments and bows exhibited. The book covers historical and scientific ground and a level of detail of information about the makers never before published.

over 100 instruments and 60 bows illustrated with high quality, full colour photographs taken especially for this book
measurements and technical descriptions of the illustrated instruments
additional illustrations include trade cards, labels, historical illustrations and maps
biographies of over 70 makers, including many new research findings
hardback with slipcase, 416 pages

Text written by Tim Baker, John Dilworth and Andrew Fairfax, with additional material from Mary Anne Alburger, Philip J. Kass, William Watson and others.

“The British Violin stands out among recent violin publications in terms of the quality of research, design, the binding and its readability.” The Strad Feb 2001

Click on the link to read an extract from the British Violin.

Extract ©British Violin Making Association 2000 & 2003

Standard edition:

£195.00 + postage and packing
Special price for BVMA members £140 + postage and packing
Hardback with protective card slipcase

Library edition:

£295.00 + postage and packing
Limited to 300 numbered copies
Cloth covered hardback binding with foil stamped titles
Quality slipcase bound in Fabriano paper

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