All Lutherie articles – Page 15
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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
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In Focus: An 1819 David Stirrat violin
David Rattray examines an instrument by the Edinburgh maker
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Small wonders: The soundpost
For John Dilworth, an instrument’s heart and soul lie in one tiny piece of spruce
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Auction 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
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In Focus: A 1660 Jacob Stainer viola
Bradley Strauchen-Scherer takes a closer look at a viola from one of the most important makers of the violin family
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Trade Secrets: Repairing a broken bow head
A less invasive and more reversible version of a well-known repair method
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Small wonders: The tailgut
How gut, steel, nylon and now parachute cord have brought change to the luthier’s craft
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Bow maker James Tubbs - From the archive: June 1913
Towry Piper gives an account of the life and work of London bow maker James Tubbs (below), still going strong at the age of 78
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In Focus: a 1902 Enrico Rocca violin
Alberto Giordano examines a violin from maker with an interesting past