The Author, Jeffrey S. Loen, presents for your enjoyment and enlightenment, his latest book: Investigations of Violin Family Instruments: Thickness Graduations and Other Critical Parameters.
The culmination of more than 30 years of asking questions, doing research, acquiring data, and taking detailed measurements of over 300 classic and great violin family instruments (violin, viola, cello, bass, viols, etc..) including excellent examples of Stradivarius, Guarnerius, as well as dozens other makers from classical times through modern day. Makers from the United States, Italy, Germany, France, Austria, Netherlands, Norway, Russia, England, Sweden and Spain are featured. The book contains color thickness maps showing computer models of the thickness graduations of tops and backs of all instruments, as well as statistical insights in how symmetry plays a part, and whether the plates are predominantly concave or convex, longitudinal or varied in their graduation schemes.