David Fulton, hailed as the “greatest collector in the world” by Money magazine, spent more than four decades assembling the finest stringed instrument collection of the past 100 years.  This striking volume chronicles what he calls “the musical journey of a lifetime . . . to gather the finest instruments obtainable.”

The book is a collage of musical anecdotes, social history, details about the subtle craft of fine-instrument-making, and autobiography.  The volume is an affectionate tribute to centuries of meticulous craftsmen, dedicated owners, passionate performing artists, and, of course, the rare and extraordinary stringed instruments themselves.