All Lutherie articles – Page 13
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In Focus: an 1893 Gustave Bernardel violin
Roland Baumgartner takes a look at a violin by the French maker
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In Focus: A 1778 G.B. Guadagnini violin
Dorothy DeLay’s favourite instrument comes from Guadagnini’s Turin period, and shows the influence of his patron Count Cozio di Salabue, writes John Dilworth
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1709 ‘King Carlos IV’ Stradivari violin: A crown jewel
Florian Leonhard reveals the history behind the 1709 ‘King Carlos IV’ Stradivari violin
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Small Wonders: The elements of style
John Dilworth asks why the finest details really do mean so much
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ISB announces winners of 2023 Makers Competition
Double basses were judged on workmanship and tone in the competition held earlier this month
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‘Close to the mountains and lakes’ - My Space: Filippo Fasser
A Brescia-based workshop that also hosts concerts
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Small wonders: Pins
John Dilworth muses on how a lutherie imperfection has become a defining factor in instrument appraisal
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In Focus: A 1926 violin by Jeromos Cigl
Zoltán Délczeg examines an instrument by the Hungarian maker
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Plate archings and tone - part 2: a question of tone
Nigel Harris shows how close control of the arching shape of the plates can influence tone
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US violin maker Francis Kuttner has died
The San Francisco-based luthier won several awards over his five-decade career
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In Focus: A 1777 viola by Luigi Marconcini
Jonathan Marolle examines a viola with a personal style
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‘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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Small Wonders: Shellac
John Dilworth explains how hard-working beetles provide one of lutherie’s vital ingredients
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Making Matters: Photogrammetry to produce casts
Guy Harrison describes the process of using photogrammetry – the extraction of 3D information from photographs – to produce casts of instrument archings
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On the trail of a 1708 Stradivari: J.T. Carrodus and a mystery violin
In an addendum to his article in the June 2023 issue, Gennady Filimonov uncovers how a 1708 Stradivari violin was mistaken for a cello, and other sundry observations
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A mystery collector: On the trail of a Russian nobleman
Gennady Filimonov investigates a mysterious collector known in many publications as ‘a Russian nobleman’
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Know 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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In Focus: An 1856 Giuseppe Rocca violin
David Bonesy examines a violin based on the ‘Alard’ Guarneri ‘del Gesù’
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Trade Secrets: Replicating peg shapes without a copying lathe
A device for maintaining the same shape and diameter of instrument pegs during the carving process
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Small wonders: Building bridges
John Dilworth pontificates on bridges in this article from September 2013