The Conservation, Restoration, and Repair of Stringed Instruments and Their Bows

The articles are organized into three volumes, which deal with general issues, instruments, and bows, respectively. The outline below provides the part titles for each of the volumes. Article titles for each volume can be found in Contents. Articles are accompanied by references, and the Bibliography, which constitutes a valuable resource in and of itself, has been compiled from these. Volumes 2 and 3 have volume indexes and the extensive cross-referencing within and between volumes is further enhanced by a General Index to all three volumes at the end of volume 1.

• Volume 1: General Issues Concerning Stringed Instruments and Their Bows

  1. Part 1. Pernambuco and Its Conservation
  2. Part 2. General Issues in Conservation and Restoration
  3. Part 3. History, Connoisseurship, and Collections
  4. Part 4. Documentation
  5. Part 5. Materials
  6. Part 6. Infestations
  7. Part 7. Surfaces
  8. Contributors to Volume 1
  9. Bibliography
  10. General Index
  11. Documentation CD-ROM

• Volume 2: Stringed Instruments and Techniques for Their Conservative Restoration and Repair

  1. Part 1. Basic Maintenance, Setup, and Preventive Procedures
  2. Part 2. Counterforms and Casts
  3. Part 3. Surface Interventions
  4. Part 4. The Body
  5. Part 5. The Scroll and the Neck
  6. Contributors to Volume 2
  7. Index to Volume 2

• Volume 3: Bows and Techniques for Their Conservative Restoration and Repair

  1. Part 1. Basic Maintenance, Setup, and Preventive Procedures
  2. Part 2. The Stick
  3. Part 3. The Frog
  4. Contributors to Volume 3
  5. Index to Volume 3