All Lutherie articles – Page 4
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Premium ❘ FeatureA unique pairing: the ‘Paderewski, Wendling’ violin
In the first of a two-part article, Balthazar Soulier examines an extraordinary violin that displays the hallmarks of both Guarneri ‘del Gesù’ and Domenico Montagnana
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News‘Auer, Benvenuti’ Stradivari violin tokenised by digital asset company
A Digital Product Passport has been created with blockchain technology to preserve the violin’s unique provenance, which includes Leopold Auer and Joseph Benvenuti
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NewsViolin maker Ansaldo Poggi to be celebrated in new exhibition
One of the most highly regarded Italian luthiers of the 20th century, he was an apprentice of Giuseppe Fiorini
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Premium ❘ Article‘I have been obliged to deprive myself of the copy of my violin’ - Letters to the editor: September 2024
A selection of letters The Strad receives each month from its readers around the world: September 2024 issue
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BlogsAmati, del Gesù and Gagliano: more beautiful instruments from Music@Menlo
Another impressive spread of historic instruments, played by artists of the 2024 Music@Menlo Summer Festival
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Premium ❘ FeatureIn Focus: A 1796 viola by Sebastian Dalinger
Rainer Michael Cocron examines the Austrian maker’s late 18th-century instrument
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BlogsA Brothers Amati viola to a cello called ’Ginger': more instruments from Music@Menlo
More exclusive images of the fine instruments featured at this year’s Music@Menlo festival, ranging from a 1620 viola to a 2023 double bass
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Premium ❘ FeatureMy Space: Peter & Rory Boardman’s Donaghadee workshop
The father and son duo present their Northern Ireland workshop
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News‘The yellow violin’: Cremona’s Museo del Violino to display Sarasate’s 1724 Stradivari
The exhibition ‘Sarasate, il violino dei virtuosi’ will mark the instrument’s 300th anniversary
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Premium ❘ FeatureWhere science meets art: Positioning the f-holes
Inspired by the work of the illustrious Cremonese masters, Alvin Thomas King presents a practical method for modern-day luthiers to position the f-holes on an instrument
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BlogsFrom Stradivari to Zygmuntowicz: the instruments of Music@Menlo
A mixture of old and new stringed instruments feature at this year’s festival, each with a unique story
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Premium ❘ FeatureMaking Matters: the story and influence of bow maker Joseph Arthur Vigneron
Marking the 100th anniversary of André Vigneron’s death, Hamilton Caswell considers the influence he and his father Joseph Arthur have had on the generations of bow makers that followed, particularly on bass bows
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BlogsHow I made my own cello - Bamberg Symphony’s co-principal cellist Nikola Jovanovic
The cellist and lutherie enthusiast outlines how he learnt the processes the construct his instrument, on which he performs in the orchestra, from scratch
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BlogsWhen it rains, it pours: what do you do when your instrument gets drenched?
Plenty of advice exists on how to prevent moisture on your instrument – but what do you do if your precious tools of the trade get unexpectedly soaked? Cellist Davina Shum reflects on the soggy experiences of the French National Orchestra at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony
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FocusUnweaving the rainbow: the ‘Spanish court’ bow
An elaborately decorated 18th-century bow has evaded serious scrutiny – until now. In this article from the April 2014 issue, Matthew Zeller details the analysis of the many types of wood it contains
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Premium ❘ FeatureA Stradivarian bow: a jewel of four facets
Recent research on the 17th- and 18th-century bows in the collection of the Musée de la Musique in Paris led to the attribution of a bow stick to the Stradivari workshop. Marie-Ève Geeraert and Jean-Philippe Échard shed some light on their discovery of this one-of-a-kind artefact
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Focus‘It’s a real partnership’: Rachel Podger on her violin and bow
Our August 2024 cover star discusses the tools of her trade
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Premium ❘ FeatureTrade Secrets: Bow tip replacement – part two
How to shape the new tip after having replaced the ebony and ivory
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BlogsCelebrating Women Luthiers exhibit at Reuning & Son Violins
Take a look at the second instalment of the international exhibit showcasing the work of outstanding women luthiers and musicians, held from 3 to 9 June 2024
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Premium ❘ FeatureRaising the bar: Bass-bar experiments
Joseph Curtin reports on a series of experiments at the 2023 Oberlin Acoustics Workshop, which attempted to ascertain the acoustic effects of altering the height and scoop of the violin’s bass-bar
