All Lutherie Life articles – Page 4
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BlogsBest of 2023: The Strad’s Twelve Days of Lutherie
Check out our twelve most-viewed online lutherie articles from 2023
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Premium ❘ FeatureMy Space: Gianmaria Stelzer’s Zurich workshop
Take a peek into this workshop located in the Swiss city’s cultural quarter
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Blogs‘Music must be played, life must go on’: an update from Ukrainian violin maker Orest Putsentela
Educational outreach, Ukrainian-themed violin making and international musical communication are just some of the ways the luthier is promoting peace and connection during difficult times
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #104: Brescia vs Cremona with luthier Linda Lespets
What was life like for instrument makers in Brescia? What was the making style like? Why hasn’t Brescia retained the same reputation as Cremona? Linda spotlights the home of Da Salò, Maggini and Rogeri
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FocusDouble Acts: Andrew Fairfax and Anneleen Fairfax-van der Grinten
Husband-and-wife violin makers and restorers Andrew Fairfax and Anneleen Fairfax-van der Grinten talk about their different professional strengths and their shared love of books, wine and Italy
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VideoStrauss’s Metamorphosen played on one luthier’s instruments
The ‘Echoes of the Ages’ festival, featuring the work of Icelandic luthier Hans Jóhannsson, concluded with a concert performance exclusively on instruments he made
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GalleryGallery: festival dedicated to luthier Hans Jóhannsson concludes in Iceland
‘Echoes of the Ages’ profiled the 43-year career of the Icelandic violin maker, who has made over 300 instruments
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Premium ❘ FeatureMy Space: Michael Darnton’s Chicago workshop
Take a peek into the luthier’s compact workshop
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GalleryPhoto gallery: the Bursik ‘Milanolo’ five-string violin
The instrument was developed in a collaboration between the Czech Bursik family luthiers and virtuoso Milan Pala
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Premium ❘ FeatureMy Space: Roberto Regazzi’s Bologna workshop
Included in Regazzi’s workshop is a full set of The Strad magazine from 1890!
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NewsMalawian one-man band creates and performs on his own unique one-stringed instrument
Gasper Nali’s Babatoni is played sliding a beer bottle along the string and struck with a stick
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Premium ❘ Feature‘The firm was founded 120 years ago’ - My Space: Florian Bartsch
Take a tour of this Essen-based workshop
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NewsMissing: violin bow stolen in Miami Airport
The item, worth $10,000, went missing on 6 July 2023
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Premium ❘ Feature‘Be the person to teach them how to learn’ - Training an apprentice
Sarah Kluge explains her method of training an apprentice from scratch, including an essential list of dos and don’ts
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GalleryRNCM to showcase its collection to the public
The college’s collection includes a Strad, a pocket violin and a curious, unplayable contraption
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Premium ❘ Feature‘Players have knocked on my door in a panic’ - My Space: David Segal
The luthier gives an overview of his busy Manhattan workshop
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GalleryPremio Paganini presents a 3D-printed copy of ‘Il Cannone’ violin
The copy of the Guarneri del Gesù violin celebrates the competition’s 70th anniversary and aims to continue Paganini’s legacy
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GalleryThe Sound of Islay: the violin made from a whisky barrel
Neil Campbell’s ‘Caol Ila’ violin combines his love of instrument making and elements of the whisky-making nation
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Premium ❘ FeatureMarino Capicchioni: A one-of-a-kind luthier
Self-taught and living far away from any centres of lutherie, Marino Capicchioni became famous in his time for the superb quality of his instruments.
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Video‘The Scroll’: new series on violin making
Polish luthier Piotr Pielaszek demonstrates steps in the violin making process, in the company of Yu Jie
