All Lutherie articles – Page 57
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GalleryFrom the Archive: a violin by Matteo Goffriller, Venice, 1696
This illustration of a violin by Matteo Goffriller was published in The Strad, August 1986. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:Hugh Bean once remarked that Albert Sammons 'got through one violin a week'. This statement is obviously an exaggeration but it does express ...
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ArticleAnne-Sophie Mutter on what makes Stradivarius violins so special
If you ask the right questions, the violin will be a mate for life...these Stradivari violins have the amazing capacity to keep the substance of their sound, even when playing at the quietest pianissimo' German violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter speaks about the very special quality of her own ...
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FocusLight stringed instrument cases for airline travel
Almost every month, string players report another travel nightmare caused by flying with their instruments. Femke Colborne investigates how case manufacturers are addressing the challenges they face
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NewsItalian luthier Luigi Lanaro has died aged 96
Based in Padua for most of his working life, Lanaro was notable for founding the first school of violin making in Mexico
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NewsCroall, McEwen' Stradivarius violin sells for almost £2 million
1684 instrument sold for just under its upper guide price at Ingles & Hayday on 28 March 2017
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GalleryFrom the Archive: a violin by Joseph Panormo
This illustration of a violin by Joseph Panormo was published in The Strad, May 1986. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:Joseph Panormo was the eldest son of Vincenzo Panormo and his father's principal apprentice until the beginning of the 19th century. Born in ...
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FocusPractising quietly - the products that can help you put in the hours without annoying the neighbours
Practising at unsociable times or away from home is the norm for many string players. Vicky Sharpe explores the products that can help you put in the hours without upsetting those around you
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NewsMalta International Violin Making Competition 2017 names winners
Run by the Central Academy of Arts, the contest received 61 separate instrument and bow entries this year, while makers hailed from nine different countries
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BlogsVideo: making a violin bow, by former W.E. Hill & Sons maker William Watson
In the ten-minute video below William Watson, employed by W.E. Hill & Sons from 1945 to 1962, demonstrates the bow making process - from start to finish.The final pupil of William Retford, Watson continued to make bows after leaving the Hill firm and built a reputation as an ...
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ArticleListen to Ruggiero Ricci's Lorenzo Storioni violin, 1779
David Ballesteros plays an excerpt from Massenet’s Méditation on a 1779 violin by Lorenzo Storioni, formerly owned by Ruggiero Ricci. The instrument is due to be auctioned by Brompton's Fine and Rare Instruments at The Royal Institution in London on 27 March 2017. Accompanying the instrument are ...
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BlogsVideo: violinist Hilary Hahn knocks bridge over during a concert - and is helped by two luthiers in the audience
Hilary Hahn has posted video footage on her Twitter page of luthiers Peter and Wendela Moes re-fitting her bridge after a concert. The violinist managed to collapse the bridge while pushing her mute back on stage before her final encore. The two luthiers of Munich violin shop ...
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ArticleStolen ‘Ames’ Stradivarius violin returns to the stage
There was evidence that the thief tried to glue the cracks himself with superglue' - Bruno Price, Rare Violins of New York.The 'Ames' Stradivarius violin is to return to the stage after an extensive year-long restoration.The instrument was stolen from from the office of violinist Roman Totenberg ...
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ArticleThe Hupfeld Phonoliszt Violina - a self-playing violin invented in 1907
Invented in 1907, the Hupfeld Company’s ‘violin player’ was one of the marvels revealed at the World’s Fair of 1910 in Brussels.The instrument is a combination of a player piano and three violins (each with only one active string), which are mounted vertically and played with a rotating ...
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FocusShould violin shops and luthiers be more welcoming to young learners?
If violin dealers and makers welcome young learners, they can inspire their playing dreams and gain potentially lifelong customers in return, says Royal Northern College of Music senior lecturer in music education Philippa Bunting
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GalleryFrom the Archive: a violin by Nicolas Lupot, 1816
This illustration of an 1816 violin by Nicolas Lupot was published in The Strad, January 1986. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:This violin, which was begun in 1815, was completed in 1816 and awarded as a premier prix in 1818. The recipient was ...
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NewsViolin dealers Gand & Bernardel sales code finally revealed
The Parisian firm’s ledgers have remained encrypted for up to 170 years
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FocusOld vs new: finding the right bow for your stringed instrument
The role of the bow in bringing out a string player's sound is often neglected, even though musicians can spend years looking for the perfect one. Charlotte Smith talks to players and dealers about how they go about finding the perfect instrument-bow combination
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GalleryFrom the Archive: a violin by Benjamin Banks, Salisbury, 1790
This illustration of the 1790 violin by Benjamin Banks was published in The Strad, October 1985. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:Benjamin Banks is one of the major figures of British violin making. This particularly interesting and well-preserved example of his work, dated ...
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ArticleBach duet on 1734 Stradivarius and Guarneri del Gesù violins
Chicago Symphony Orchestra assistant concertmaster David Taylor and his former student Clarissa Bevilacqua perform on two violins made in 1734 - the Antonio Stradivari 'Lam, ex Scotland' and the Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù 'Prince Doria' - housed at the Museo del Violino in Cremona, Italy. The performance ...
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GalleryFrom the Archive: a violin by Stradivarius, 1689
This illustration of a 1689 violin by Antonio Stradivari was published in The Strad, August 1985. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:This month's cover features a 1689 Stradivari violin recently discovered in Switzerland. The instrument is stylistically typical of the period between 1685 ...
