A brief life history of Mario Maccaferri, including his career as a musician, his work with the Selmer Company, his plastics manufacturing, and his projects as he nears retirement. Skin Heading Ethnic Drums, etc. A jig for holding a natural-skin head at tension while it is being glued to a drum. Reviewed by John Bromka. Also reviewed by Ron Lira.
Positive reviews praise the text, photos, and ad reproductions.
The Strad Facsimile - An Illustrated Guide to Violin Making by Edwin John Ward. Reviewed by Fred Battershell. The reviewer praises the concise approach of the book as it describes one builder's construction of a violin. Reviewed by Edward Kottick. The reviewer calls the book a brilliant overview and analysis of all that can be said about the complex issue of temperament on string instruments between 1520 and 1740.