All Lutherie articles – Page 81
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ArticleCremona's Museum of the Violin begins ‘Legacy of Nicolò Amati' concert series
Project looks at key period in the history of Cremonese violin making
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ArticleAnonymous owner of stolen 'Lipinski' Stradivarius violin issues statement
A reward of $100,000 has also been offered for information leading to the instrument's safe return
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ArticleThe Strad February 2014 issue is on sale now
Double bass issue celebrates the talent and creativity in today's double bass world
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FocusWhen Stradivarius violins go AWOL
In this article from The Strad, February 2011, Peter Somerford looks into the murky world of international Stradivarius violin theft, and the efforts being made towards recovery and prevention
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Article300-year-old ‘Lipinski' Stradivarius violin stolen in armed robbery
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Frank Almond attacked with a stun gun on the evening of 27 January
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Article100 stringed instruments stolen from a property in Bremen, Germany
The collection, worth €150,000, includes violins, violas, cellos and viols by such luthiers as Leopold Widhalm, Emile Laurent and Emile Germain
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ArticleStudy finds long-term goals are as important to musical achievement as instrumental practice
Australian university researchers arrive at results following ten-year investigation
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FocusAsk the Experts: finding a better instrument on a budget
Strad readers submit their problems and queries about string playing, teaching or making to a panel of experts
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FocusProtecting your stringed instrument in sub-zero temperatures
As the 'polar vortex' maintains its icy grip on the US, The Strad revisits Douglas Lay's article on keeping your stringed instrument healthy during the winter months
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ArticleThe Society of Strange and Ancient Instruments to celebrate Will Kemp's 100-mile dance
The Society of Strange and Ancient Instruments will celebrate the antics of the 16th-century Shakespearean actor Will Kemp this month when it recreates his famous nine-day dance from London to Norwich with a programme of music performed on contemporary instruments - including reconstructions of rare and obsolete ...
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ArticleThe Strad Features Index available to download
Looking for a specific article published in The Strad magazine? You can now download The Strad features indexes from the past four years, 2010 to 2013, by clicking on the PDFs below. Each index includes every article published in The Strad magazine and supplements that year, and ...
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ArticleDanish violin maker Lise Jørgensen dies aged 51
Danish violin maker and restorer Lise Ingeborg Jørgensen has died aged 51 following a long battle with cancer. Jørgensen became interested in violins while at school, and at 19 began training at the Pauli Merling Violin workshop in Copenhagen under the guidance of maker and restorer Poul ...
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GalleryFrom the archive: a violin by P.G. Mantegazza, Milan, 1760
This illustration of a 1760 P.G. Mantegazza violin was published in The Strad, October 1969. The following text is extracted from an article accompanying the photographs: Pietro Giovanni Mantegazza is the best known of a prominent group of makers, dealers and restorers who worked in Milan during the 18th century. ...
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ArticleThe Strad January 2014 issue is on sale now
The January issue of The Strad is now on sale. In our 'Fresh Thinking' edition Californian cello innovator and sound sculptor Zoë Keating reveals how technology and the internet have helped her home-grown music to flourish outside the mainstream. Our article on pop-up exhibitions investigates why a ...
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ArticleStolen ‘ex-Kym' Stradivarius violin fetches £1.385m at auction
The Stradivarius violin belonging to London-based violinist Min-Jin Kym that was stolen at a Pret a Manger sandwich bar in London’s Euston Station in November 2010 and later recovered by police, has sold for £1.385m ($2.27m) at auction. The sale price exceeds the £1.2m valuation attached to ...
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ArticleGothenburg Symphony launches airport ‘music chairs' with flashmob performance
Travellers passing through Göteborg Landvetter Airport in Sweden got more than surround sound when they tried out four new ‘music chairs’ installed in the airport’s terminal building. The chairs, which have been commissioned by the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra (GSO), contain a sound system and screen, allowing passengers ...
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ArticleBerlin declares viola 'Instrument of the Year 2014'
An annual citywide festival in Berlin that spotlights underrepresented musical instruments will turn its attention on the viola next year with a series of concerts, workshops and events at locations across the German capital. The year-long event, simply called ‘Instrument of the Year’, launched in 2011 with ...
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ArticleMusicians forced to take instruments without cases on board flight
Three members of the French string quartet Quatuor Voce were requested to remove their stringed instruments from their cases before taking them on board a flight, the ensemble reported on Twitter. The musicians were at Paris's Orly Airport booked on a flight with the Spanish airline Vueling ...
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FocusA luthier's tribute to Nelson Mandela
Inspired by South Africa's Nobel Peace Prize winners, luthier Brian Lisus made a quartet of instruments that could spread a message of reconciliation and help some of the world's poorest children to make music. Peter Somerford traces its evolution
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ArticleCremonese luthiers shape their craft
This photograph by Italian artist Ettore Favini is one of a series called Ipotesi di Finito #4 – Dare forma alla cultura – a collaborative project involving people who work in libraries, museums, theatres, palaces and other cultural locations in Cremona. For each photo site, the artist asks ...
