American Luthier : Carleen Hutchins—the Art and Science of the Violin (Hardcover)

from vpfluke

This is a surprsingly engaging book about violin making. Carleen Hutchins was an innovator in the making of stringed instruments. She resisted the Stradivarius encampment, and developed her own abilities to create violins for the modern era. Especilly striking is the creation of a violin octet, e...

from ewrinc

Carleen Hutchins, a remarkable woman of science and invention was formally educated as a teacher. Her early interest in music evolved into fundamentally understanding the physics of the production of sounds from the violin family of instruments. Carleen developed and then mastered the skills to d...

from happysadnick

"American Luthier" injects a dose of modernism to music by highlighting the impact of a female in a very male-dominated arena of violin-making. While there is a careful eye to detail concerning the life of Carleen Hutchins, sometimes bordering on the obscure, there is also a richness in musical h...

from NicoleW

Title: American Luther, the Art and Science of the Violin Author: Quincey Whitney First Copyright Date: 2016 Type of Book: Biography Special Features: Black and White photos Hutchins Archives- collection of documentation and notes Price: $35.00 Hardcover ISBN-10: 1611685923 “Trifles make perfecti...

from chuck_ralston

Study the science of art. Study the art of science. Develop your senses, especially learn how to see. Realize that everything connects to everything else. -- Leonardo Da Vinci The epigraph to Quincy Whitney's elegant book about Carleen Hutchins, a high school science teacher, trumpet player, and ...