Item Detail
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Fairfield, John H. (John Houghton)
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Known violin makers
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Book
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Athens, Ga.
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c1973
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Guest Printing Co.
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xiv, 201 p. ; 24 cm.
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English
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Violin makers--Biography--Dictionaries.
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Violins; Violin Makers; Violin Construction
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ML 404 .F34 K66 1973
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Fairfield, John H. Known Violin Makers. Athens, Georgia: Guest Printing Co., Inc., 1973.
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A guide and reference book for those interested in instruments of the violin family and their makers. Provides lists of prominent European and all American makers known to the author.
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Includes all well known European and American violin makers known to the author in 1942.
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This book is organized into two chapters: European Makers and American Makers. Each entry includes the maker's name, the city and country where they worked, dates of birth and death, a brief description of their instruments, and their price. A brief biographical sketch is given for the more prominent makers.
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Information is current only until 1942. The prices listed do not reflect the prices of these instruments today.
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BYU Mus Ref
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3152