String Instrument Owner's Handbook (eBook)

Michael Pagliaro has served as professor of instrumental music and musical instrument technology, is founder and CEO emeritus-in-counsel of Ardsley Musical Instrument Service, Ltd., and director of research and development for Contemporary Music Laboratories. He is an authority in musical instrument technology and the inventor of several musical instrument products. He is author of Everything You Should Know about Musical Instruments (1992), The Violin: How It Works (2002), The Flute: How It Works (2003), The Violin Workbook (2004), The Musical Instrument Desk Reference (Scarecrow Press, 2012), Basic Elements of Music: A Primer for Musicians, Music Teachers, and Students (Rowman & Littlefield, 2016), and The Brass Instrument Owner's Handbook (Rowman & Littlefield, 2016).

PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1: Where These Instruments Came FromChapter 2: How These Instruments WorkChapter 3: Different Kinds of Violins, Violas, Cellos, and Double BassesChapter 4: Who Makes Them and How They Are MadeChapter 5: How to Choose and Buy a String InstrumentChapter 6: How to Rent an InstrumentChapter 7: How to Take Care of Your InstrumentChapter 8: AccessoriesChapter 9: How String Instruments Compare to Each OtherChapter 10: Learning to PlayChapter 11: The Science of SoundAppendix: Instrument DiaryGlossary of Terms