All Lutherie articles – Page 39

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    Lutherie: Gustave Bernardel

    2020-01-16T17:16:00Z

    A close look at the work of great and unusual makers

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    Sartory and the fake bows: Phoney war

    2020-01-16T14:33:00Z

    One of France’s greatest bow makers,Eugène Sartory sued an unscrupulous American dealer who flooded the market with fake bows. Using the original court transcripts and contemporary news reports, Gennady Filimonov uncovers how the Frenchman sought justice

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    Jacques-Pierre Thibout: violins fit for a king

    2020-01-16T11:04:00Z

    One of the key Parisian luthiers of the early 19th century, Jacques-Pierre Thibout had a distinctive – and often innovative – making style. Florent and Serge Boyer examine ten of his violins to track its evolution, and show why he became luthier to King Louis-Philippe

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    Top lots from the October London stringed instrument auctions

    2020-01-15T13:58:00Z

    Old Italians and a modern bow proved popular at this autumn’s auctions, as Kevin MacDonald reports

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    Trade secrets: An innovative method of neck setting

    2020-01-14T10:24:00Z

    Gluing the neck to the ribs before the top and back plates allows for a more accurate and hassle-free process. By Hayato Nagaishi, luthier based in Cremona, Italy, and Tokyo, Japan

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    Pressenda: Combined impact

    2020-01-14T09:51:00Z

    Despite his instruments showing very little difference in form, Giovanni Francesco Pressenda was one of the most idiosyncratic – and innovative – Italian luthiers of the 19th century. Drawing on 20 years of research, Tsutomu Miyasaka reveals how his style reflected both the French and Italian makers of his day

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    In focus: a 1972 violin by Alfredo del Lungo

    2020-01-13T17:25:00Z

    Alfredo Del Lungo began studying the art of violin making at the workshop of his father, Giuseppe Del Lungo (1883–1926), while also taking cello lessons at the Conservatorio Cherubini in Florence. In 1933, aged 24, he was appointed official luthier to the Stabile Orchestrale Fiorentina, which soon became the Orchestra ...

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    Fingerboards: The lighter option

    2020-01-13T16:44:00Z

    While the acoustics of the violin soundbox have undergone rigorous testing, the neck and fingerboard have been virtually ignored. Joseph Nagyvary reveals the results of experiments showing that a lighter material might be preferable to the standard ebony

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    Trade secrets: making and fitting purfling

    2020-01-09T17:03:00Z

    A solution to the awkward problem of how to insert strips around the neck heel area, by Hans Pluhar

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    In focus: Paul Dörfel

    2020-01-09T16:30:00Z

    A 1920 violin made by the Markneukirchen-based luthier Paul Dörfel. Written by Bruce Babbitt

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    Persoit, the illusion solution

    2020-01-09T15:02:00Z

    One of the most mysterious French bow makers, Persoit had a number of idiosyncrasies that give his works a uniquely light appearance. Through a detailed study of a single bow, Paolo Sarri shows his creative answer to the problem of bulky heads

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    At the dawn of it all: making in Füssen

    2020-01-09T12:47:00Z

    Nowadays best known for its neo-Gothic castles, the town of Füssen in southern Germany has possibly the oldest lutherie tradition of any in the country. Thomas Riedmillertraces its influence, from the foothills of the Alps to England, Vienna and Prague

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    Vuillaume's Early Years: The Making of a Master

    2020-01-09T11:00:00Z

    Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume was the most successful French luthier of his time, but the first years of his career are still shrouded in mystery. Jonathan Marolle examines some of his earliest instruments to uncover the evolution of his technique and style 

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    Michel Collichon: The Magnificent Ten

    2020-01-09T09:00:00Z

    Just a handful of instruments by Michel Collichon have survived to the present day – but they demonstrate the skill and techniques of a master innovator. With a tenth example recently identified, Shem Mackey explains the appeal of the 17th-century viol maker to modern-day luthiers

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    Jacob Stainer: reviewing the situation

    2020-01-07T16:25:00Z

    It has long been assumed that Jacob Stainer received some training in Cremona – but the theory rests on slim evidence. Rudolf Hopfner explores a middle-period violin using micro-CT technology to cast doubt on what we think we knowWolfgang Schneiderhan

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    Trade secrets: cutting f-holes

    2020-01-07T10:31:00Z

    A methodical way of completing this elegant but delicate part of the making process by WILLIAM CASTLE, luthier based in Whitchurch, Shropshire, UK

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    In focus: a 1937 violin by Paolo De Barbieri

    2020-01-07T10:09:00Z

    Paolo De Barbieri was born in 1889 in Genoa. In 1902, aged 13, he left a note on the kitchen table which read ‘Back in a minute’: he left home for about six years to work as a cabin boy. He completed his military service in the navy and in ...

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    Varnish analysis: shining examples

    2020-01-06T16:21:00Z

    Identifying the varnish recipes of the early makers has been a long-held dream among researchers. Now, a team at the Arvedi Laboratory of Non-Invasive Diagnostics, headed by Marco Malagodi, has used a new form of micro-CT scanning to delve further into an instrument’s coatings than ever before

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    Stradivari’s moulds: Variations on a theme

    2020-01-06T14:15:00Z

    Twelve violin moulds from Antonio Stradivari’s workshop still survive, but how do they correspond to the master’s oeuvre? In the first of two articles,Philip Ihle and Andrea Zanrè present the results of an exhaustive survey to match forms to finished instruments

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    Stradivari’s corners: Music of the spheres

    2020-01-06T13:58:00Z

    The publication of high-accuracy violin photography has opened up new possibilities for researching Cremonese masterpieces up close and en masse. Philip Ihle examines Antonio Stradivari’s purfling corners across 136 examples and reveals their relationship with the luthier’s forms