Three years ago, just before I embarked on my pirate luthier journey, I discovered a book about lutherie techniques in the Oxfam bookshop at St. Giles:
The making of stringed instruments
A workshop guide
by George Buchanan
Batsford 1989
It contained all the techniques I needed to restore my aunt's old violin to a playable condition. It cost me £ 4 and enabled me to do a repair for which I had been quoted £ 250, so I call that a good deal from the start. It has continued to be a useful resource ever since, even though I sometimes also consult youtube videos from professionals for specific repair techniques that aren't covered in the book.
While I haven't read all of it yet, and haven't got any plans for making string instruments from scratch, I thought the book has deserved a space in my pirate luthier blog series, so here it is:
Scan of the dustjacket of my edition.
One day I will read it cover to cover. But what if it inspires me to build lots of cellos? That could become a problem ... I might end up like this guy:
(a vintage postcard I recently spotted on Flickr)
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