Build a fiddle with a character and voice all its own, with this step-by-step guide to practical fiddle making.
Folk Fiddle – Making, Crafting and Decorating is a richly illustrated guide for makers who want to step beyond classical violin conventions and create instruments that celebrate the artistry, storytelling and freedom of folk music.
Drawing on years of hands-on experience, luthier Emma Hardy takes you through each stage of the process, from choosing timber and designing body shapes to carving scrolls, decoration, crafting and applying distinctive varnishes. With detailed photographs, clear step-by-step instructions and insights grounded in real projects, this book shows you not just how to build a fiddle, but why each choice matters.
Table of Contents:
Telling a Story
Project Preparation and Using Alternative Woods
Body Shapes
Scroll and Pegbox Designs
Methods for Decoration
Purfling
F-Holes
Five-String Fiddles
Pochettes and Kit Fiddles
Resonant Fiddles
Varnishing
Setting Up Your Instrument
NB: For customers in the EU and all other countries, please purchase your copy via the publisher or local retailer https://www.crowood.com/book/folk-fiddle/ , thank you!
Build a fiddle with a character and voice all its own, with this step-by-step guide to practical fiddle making.
Folk Fiddle – Making, Crafting and Decorating is a richly illustrated guide for makers who want to step beyond classical violin conventions and create instruments that celebrate the artistry, storytelling and freedom of folk music.
Drawing on years of hands-on experience, luthier Emma Hardy takes you through each stage of the process, from choosing timber and designing body shapes to carving scrolls, decoration, crafting and applying distinctive varnishes. With detailed photographs, clear step-by-step instructions and insights grounded in real projects, this book shows you not just how to build a fiddle, but why each choice matters.
Table of Contents:
Telling a Story
Project Preparation and Using Alternative Woods
Body Shapes
Scroll and Pegbox Designs
Methods for Decoration
Purfling
F-Holes
Five-String Fiddles
Pochettes and Kit Fiddles
Resonant Fiddles
Varnishing
Setting Up Your Instrument
NB: For customers in the EU and all other countries, please purchase your copy via the publisher or local retailer https://www.crowood.com/book/folk-fiddle/ , thank you!