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Masters of Tonewood - The Hidden Art of Fine Stringed-Instrument Making (Hardcover)
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Masters of Tonewood - The Hidden Art of Fine Stringed-Instrument Making (Hardcover)
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List price R665
Loot Price R550
Discovery Miles 5 500
You Save R115 (17%)
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The wood used by master craftsmen to create many of the world's
legendary stringed instruments-violins and cellos, mandolins and
guitars-comes from seven near-mythic European forests. In his
latest book, Jeffrey Greene takes the reader into those woodlands
and into luthiers' workshops to show us how the world's finest
instruments not only contribute to great musical art but are prized
works of art in themselves. Masters of Tonewood describes the
"hidden life" of stringed instruments, beginning with the unique
wood, expertly chosen and sometimes cured for decades, that gives
them voices that rivet audiences. Greene takes us to forests in
Italy, France, Switzerland, Austria, Romania, Poland, and the Czech
Republic. We are introduced to the acoustical and aesthetic
properties of the spruce that Stradivari treasured, and the mystery
of why just one in a thousand maple trees contains decorative
figuring worthy of the highest-quality instruments. Greene visits
the greatest traditional centers of this craft, from Spain to the
United States. He recounts the ideas and experiences of tonewood
millers, luthiers, and musicians and discusses their concerns about
environmental issues associated with a tradition dependent on
ancient woodlands in a modern world.
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