All Lutherie Life articles – Page 5
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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
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GalleryPhoto Gallery: Newark School of Violin Making x Byrd 400 Festival
Newark students, alumni and friends gathered at Lincoln Cathedral in an event celebrating instrument making and William Byrd
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Premium ❘ Feature‘It gets excellent sunlight’ - My Space: Svend Christensen
A luthier in Kensington, Johannesburg, South Africa
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VideoMozart performed on two Amati instruments: Quartetto di Cremona
Simone Gramaglia and Paolo Andreoli were loaned instruments by Andrea and Nicolò Amati on a recent tour to Taiwan
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NewsFormer home of Antonio Stradivari reopens to the public
The house in Cremona’s Corso Garibaldi has been renovated to turn it into a cultural centre
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Premium ❘ Feature‘Close to the mountains and lakes’ - My Space: Filippo Fasser
A Brescia-based workshop that also hosts concerts
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Gallery‘This Voller violin has a big sound’: Piatti Quartet violinist Michael Trainor on his instrument
Ahead of appearances at Music at Paxton, violinist of the Piatti Quartet Michael Trainor examines the curious history of his Voller violin, and the maker’s connection to Alfredo Piatti
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NewsUnique viola stolen and replaced with a cheaper instrument in New York
The viola, made by luthier Geoffrey Maingart in 1990, was switched after it was delivered to an apartment building in Manhattan
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NewsKnow Your Bow: New online resource for owners and users of pernambuco bows
The guide contains basic facts on pernambuco and information on its conservation and sustainability efforts to help demystify usage of the threatened species
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Premium ❘ ArticleAuction Report June 2023: The Rosenberg Collection
The collection of London-based dealer Norman Rosenberg provided a boost in interest and activity at London’s spring sales, as Kevin MacDonald reports
