The Uke Book Illustrated by John Weissenrieder - ISBN: 9781497100077
Paperback
Crafting music: An illustrated journey building a ukulele by hand.

The Uke Book Illustrated

Design and Build the World's Coolest Ukulele

  • Paperback

    248 pages

  • Release Date

    1 July 2019

Summary

In this beautifully illustrated book, a master luthier and a painter tell their story of the creation of a musical instrument.

The Uke Book Illustrated clearly explains every step of the process through concise notes and informative drawings in the format of a graphic novel. This artistically conceived and executed book reveals the practical aspects of an ancient trade, showing of the preparation and selection of materials, assembly and construction, the tools and jigs, and h…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781497100077
ISBN-10:1497100070
Author:John Weissenrieder, Sarah Greenbaum
Publisher:Fox Chapel Publishing
Imprint:Fox Chapel Publishing
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:248
Release Date:1 July 2019
Weight:778g
Dimensions:275mm x 213mm
About The Author

John Weissenrieder

John Weissenrieder was a classically trained luthier. His formal studies began in the workshop of the great guitar maker, Andrea Tacchi, in Florence, Italy. During his apprenticeship, he studied intensively the works of Enrique Garcia, Francesco Simplicio, and Robert Bouchet, traveling to Spain and France with the scope of investigating more deeply the works of past masters.

Sarah Greenbaum is a painter and a graduate of the Russian Academy of Art in Florence, Italy, where she studied classical drawing.

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