Introduction
1. Origins
2. A Musical Instrument is More Than a Tool
3. Norway Spruce and Figured Maple in Violin Family Instruments
4. Cremona and the Paneveggio Forest: Tonewood Sources for the Amati, Stradivari, and Guarneri Instruments
5. The Franco-Swiss Jura Mountains: The Forest as a Renewable Garden
6. Rougemont, Switzerland: Forestry Laws and Choosing Tonewood Spruce
7. Mariezell, Austria, and Transylvania: Tonewood Sources and Environmental Issues
8. Reghin, Romania: Town of Stringed-Instrument Factories
9. Zakopane, Poland, and Luby, Czech Republic: Mountains and Stringed-Instrument-Making Schools
10. Mirecourt, France, and Andalusia, Spain: The Guitar-Making Tradition
11. Luthiers and Alternative Sources: Sinker Wood, Floorboards, and Backyard Trees
12. Tree Rings and Beyond: A Coda