Drawing on the experience and expertise found in a traditional English repair and restoration shop, the Violin Manual is a fully illustrated guide to the maintenance, repair and restoration of these beautiful instruments. With guidance divided into basic, intermediate and advanced sections, this manual will prove valuable to a wide spectrum of people, from violinists who want to do simple maintainance on their own instruments to those wishing to become expert restorers. All violinists will find this book absorbing and enlightening.