All Lutherie Life articles – Page 7
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GalleryPhoto gallery: The tiniest violin studio you’ll see today!
A Swiss sculptor has created a model of a tiny violin workshop!
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Video‘The Makers’: a video series of luthier interviews
Episode one features German luthier Ulrich Hinsberger
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BlogsPernambuco: the worst-case scenario
British luthier Benjamin Hebbert outlines the long-term devastating effects to musicians and makers that would result from the classification of pernambuco to CITES Appendix I in November
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Premium ❘ Feature‘There are several spirits that occupy the hotel’ - My Space: Huthmaker Family
The violin-making family takes us on a tour of their Atlanta, GA, workshop
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #61: Amanda Ewing and Anne Harris on luthier/player collaboration
The violin maker and violinist speak about the first violin to be commissioned between two African American women
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Premium ❘ Feature‘This might be the smallest workshop ever featured in The Strad’ - My Space: Ilja Grawert
A look at the luthier’s travelling workshop near the Australian Whitsunday Islands
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NewsThe frightening future of pernambuco: what could it mean for violin and bow makers?
Lynn Hannings, vice president of the International Alliance of Violin and Bow Makers for Endangered Species, explains how the organisation is acting in support of musicians
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Premium ❘ Feature‘The building was a lampshade factory and still retains its industrial character’ - My Space: Mechthild Ossenbrunner
The luthier takes us on a tour of her and her husband’s Cologne workshop
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Premium ❘ FeatureMy Space: Martin Krause
The luthier, based in Saarbrücken, Germany, invites us into his workshop
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Premium ❘ FeatureMy Space: Elisa Scrollavezza & Andrea Zanrè
The Parma-based makers take us on a tour of their workplace
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Premium ❘ ArticleAuction Report: June 2022
Kevin MacDonald finds some unusual offerings, including an interesting quartet of bows, at the capital’s March auctions
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Premium ❘ FeatureMaking Matters: Shaping the head
Violin makers have always been aware of physical issues like repetitive strain injury – but it’s just as important to take care of their mental health and wellbeing. John Beames examines some of the most common problems, and suggests some ways to combat them
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Premium ❘ ArticleAnalysis April 2022: Seeing the wood for the trees
With the Brazilian police ramping up its efforts to combat pernambuco trafficking, what could the effects be on the international bow trade? By Peter Somerford
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Premium ❘ FeatureMy Space: Rainer W. Leonhardt
A Mittenwald luthier with an almost 100-year family tradition
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FocusMy experience: John Wright, Newark School of Violin Making
Luthier John Wright recalls his transition from violin playing to making, as well as how his time at the Newark School of Violin Making empowered him to stand up to a fear of failure in order to seek improvement
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FocusChallenges at the bench: mental health and luthiers
Mental illness is often comorbid with chronic physical conditions, resulting in multiple challenges for many luthiers, as Peter Somerford examines
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Focus‘Don’t be afraid to introduce yourself to people in the trade’: how to enter the lutherie profession
In this extract from March 2022, luthiers reflect on their early professional experiences and give advice to those entering the profession
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #37: Paris Andrew from Women in Lutherie
’It feels good to have a space where women can be talking about issues. It can feel comforting, but at the same time, it’s infuriating how many of these stories we come across’
