All Lutherie articles – Page 5
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Blogs‘Del Gesù’ Club brings together 17 Guarneri violins
Organised by David Garrett, the annual two-day event allows owners and players of Guarneri ‘del Gesù’ violins to play and examine each other’s instruments
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Premium ❘ FeatureFrom the land of a hundred violins: Amedeo Simonazzi
The luthier Amedeo Simonazzi was born into a region with a strong native musical tradition – which is almost forgotten today. Stefano Pio reveals how his surroundings influenced his career
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BlogsWhy I only make violas: luthier Gabrielle Kundert
The maker shares why she has dedicated her craft to the viola, as we take a close-up look at her copy of a 1787 Castello viola commissioned by National Symphony Orchestra principal violist Daniel Foster
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Premium ❘ FeatureMy Space: Olivier Calmeille’s Montpellier workshop
Examine the Atelier Scordatura in the south of France
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Premium ❘ FeatureTrade Secrets: Purfling and edgework after closing the box
A method that allows for more aesthetic freedom than completing the plates before finishing the soundbox
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Premium ❘ FeatureMaking Matters: Optimising sound spaces for good acoustics
Any luthier’s workshop requires a room or area with good acoustics to assess an instrument’s sound quality. Gideon Baumblatt and Simon Eberl explain how they optimised their sound spaces
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Premium ❘ FeatureIn Focus: An 1845 violin by Johann Georg Stauffer
Jakob Nachbargauer and Adrian Elschek examine a mid-century violin by the successful Austrian guitar maker
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Premium ❘ FeatureCentre of attention: centring and alignment
Inspired by the work of the Cremonese masters, David Folland explains his method for finding the centre line of an old instrument
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GalleryPhoto Gallery: Celebrating Women Luthiers at Sapp Violins
The final instalment of the international exhibit took place from 13 to 19 July 2024
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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
