Common Sense Instrument Care - J. McKean

By James McKean. This guide is a reference book. Its 64 pages cover routine maintenance, how to reach optimum sound and tone, and much more. Includes many helpful photos throughout. This guide, by master violin maker and restorer James N. McKean, takes you step by step through the basics of how to care for your violin, viola, or cello, and bow. McKean tells you how to get your stringed instrument in top condition for optimum sound and how to treat it properly to ensure that it will provide a lifetime of higher quality playing and enjoyment. Includes:
Basics, Preventing accidents, Insurance, General maintenance, The bow, The bridge, The soundpost, Open bouts, Retouching, The fingerboard, Pegs, Buzzes, Strings, & Repairs.