Masters of tonewood : the hidden art of fine stringed-instrument making / Jeffrey Greene.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Greene, Jeffrey, 1952- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Stringed instruments--Construction.

Stringed instruments.

Tonewoods.

Forests and forestry.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (201 pages)

Place of Publication:

Charlottesville ; London : University of Virginia Press, [2022]

Summary:

"Masters of Tonewood focuses on many of the traditional centers of stringed instrument making, highlights the forests associated with them, and foregrounds the expertise and experiences of foresters, tonewood millers, luthiers, and musicians, offering readers an account of the relationship between music, forestry, and handcrafts"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Tuning Up : An Introduction

Origins

A Musical Instrument Is More than a Tool

Norway Spruce and Figured Maple in Violin Family Instruments

Cremona and the Paneveggio Forest : Tonewood Sources for the Amati, Stradivari, and Guarneri Instruments

The Franco-Swiss Jura Mountains : The Forest as a Renewable Garden

Rougemont, Switzerland : Forestry Laws and Choosing Tonewood Spruce

Styria, Austria, and Transylvania : Tonewood Sources and Environmental Issues

Reghin, Romania : Town of Stringed-Instrument Factories

Zakopane, Poland, and Luby, Czech Republic : Mountains and Stringed-Instrument-Making Schools

Mirecourt, France, and Andalusia, Spain : The Guitar-Making Tradition

Luthiers and Alternative Sources : Sinker Wood, Floorboards, and Backyard Trees

Tree Rings and Beyond : A Coda.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Greene, Jeffrey Masters of Tonewood

ISBN:

9780813947471

0813947472

OCLC:

1519259368