All Lutherie articles – Page 21
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FocusOne serious collection: the instruments of Baron Knoop
During his lifetime, the German collector owned more than 40 fine instruments, including two Stradivari quartets. Check out the full list here
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Premium ❘ FeatureThe man of property: Who was Baron Johann Knoop?
Clifford Hall tells the story of the German collector Baron Johann Knoop
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Premium ❘ FeatureIn Focus: A 1669 Andrea Guarneri cello
Christopher Reuning takes a closer look at Andrea Guarneri’s 1669 cello
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VideoListen to the Bog Oak violin - the world’s oldest violin?
Violinist Michael Barker performs on Philip Taylor’s violin made from 5,000-year-old Bog Oak wood
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FocusSmall Wonders: The corner-block
John Dilworth celebrates the more humble yet essential parts of a violin in the first of a series of articles from 2013
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VideoSee and hear a violin created… in ten minutes!
The making of a violin from start to finish, with no shortage of satisfyingly crisp wood shavings
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BlogsThe world’s first and only Bog Oak violin (as far as we know)
Made from 5,000-year-old wood, the instrument can lay a claim to being ‘the oldest violin’ – despite being made two years ago.
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Premium ❘ FeatureValue judgements: What is your time and labour worth?
Benjamin Schilbach gives a guide to determining an hourly rate as the cost of living rises daily
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Premium ❘ FeatureIn Focus: A c.1773 G.B. Guadagnini violin
Jason Price takes a look at the record-breaking ‘Sinzheimer’ violin
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Premium ❘ FeatureIn Focus: An 1824 violin by Nicolas Lupot
Richard Ward looks at an instrument made in the last year of the French luthier’s life
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Premium ❘ FeatureIn Focus: a c.1767 Giovanni Battista Gabrielli violin
Kai Dase takes a look at a violin by the Florentine maker
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Premium ❘ FeatureTrade Secrets: Making purfling with fish glue
A flexible method for luthiers who prefer to make their own purfling rather than buy it ready-made
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Premium ❘ ArticleAnalysis April 2023: Brexit troubles faced by publishers and auction houses
Brexit continues to blight the UK music industry and businesses such as auction houses and music publishers are among the affected parties
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FocusBack in stock at The Strad Shop: The Best of Trade Secrets 1-5
The five volumes comprise articles on all aspects of stringed instrument making and restoration
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Premium ❘ FeatureUnder pressure: Dealing with humidity
Jacqueline Vanasse asks players and experts how to deal with the challenges of changing environments
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Premium ❘ FeatureIn Focus: A c.1798 Matthew Hardie violin
David Rattray explores the British maker’s c.1798 violin
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NewsGuarneri ‘del Gesù’ c.1731 ‘Baltic’ violin sells for $9.44 million at auction
The violin is now the most expensive instrument by the maker ever to be sold at auction
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Premium ❘ FeatureA Massive Achievement: the 1677 ‘Romanov’ Nicolò Amati viola
Made in 1677, the ‘Romanov’ Nicolò Amati viola is one of the maker’s late masterpieces
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ArticleHow Nicolò Amati’s ‘Romanov’ viola survived its own turbulent history
An instrument of archaic charm and bold dimensions, the 1677 ‘Romanov’ Nicolò Amati viola harks back to the tenor violas made a century before by Nicolò’s grandfather Andrea.
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Premium ❘ Feature‘Everything from metal to punk’ - My Space: Lerice Nager & Savannah Childers
The Bern-based luthiers present their ex-industrial workshop
