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Bows for Musical Instruments of the Violin Family

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Bows for Musical Instruments of the Violin Family
AuthorJoseph Madison Roda
PublisherWilliam Lewis and Son
Publication date
1959

Bows for Musical Instruments of the Violin Family is a seminal luthier reference book compiled by the late Chicago violinist Joseph Madison Roda (1894–1970)[1] and published in 1959 by William Lewis and Son of Chicago. The book is about bows and bow makers and includes detailed illustrations prepared by Gladys Mickel Bell (1901–1992).[2] Roda, a Czech immigrant from the small village Nový Dvůr near Myslív,[3] had been a violinist with the Chicago Grand Opera Company from 1933 to 1935 and a violist with the Chicago Symphony from 1936 to 1956[4][5] Bell, at the time, was a violinist, cellist, music educator, and sales person at William Lewis and Son.

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  • OCLC 252650631

References

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  1. ^ "23 Sep 1970, 19 - Berwyn Life at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
  2. ^ Gladys Mickel Bell, married to E. Cyril Bell in 1951, fka Gladys Mickel Follmer (formerly married to George Crawford Follmer), née Gladys Sylvana Mickel
  3. ^ "Myslív 42 | Porta fontium". www.portafontium.eu. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
  4. ^ Chicago Symphony Season Will Open: Stock Assumes Charge at First Rehearsal, by Edward Leo Barry (1903–1991), Chicago Tribune, October 13, 1936, pg. 20
  5. ^ Guest Artists of Symphony's Last 3 Weeks, by Raven S. Seymour (1919–1994), Chicago Tribune, March 25, 1956, pg. 10, 3rd to last paragraph