A Guide For The Amateur By Bruce Ossman Bruce Ossman's updated basic manual guides the beginner through the step-by-step process of building a violin, using common tools and simplified procedures. Written in a friendly nontechnical style, the book features hand-drawn illustrations, full-size patterns for making clamping forms, and templates for shaping 4/4-size violin parts. This expanded 2nd Edition includes a color photo gallery of violins made by builders who were inspired by the book. You can do it too! 103 pages, softcover.
Violin Setup
How to evaluate a violin and get it playing to its potential.
Fiddle Kit
This curly maple kit is a great introduction to fiddle making.
How To Spirit Varnish
Violinmaker Scott Hershey demonstrates the complete process of mixing, applying and polishing a traditional spirit varnish finish.
Violin Repair Guide
The concise illustrated manual of basic violin repair, restoration and bow rehairing.