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In the April 2019 issue of The Strad, Rudolf Hopfner explains how the neck root and top-block of a Jacob Stainer violin made after 1650 gives insights into his working methods – and solves a mystery about the maker’s training in the process.
This video, made up of hundreds of CT slices, gives a 3D look at the composition of the top-block, ribs and neck root. The two pins embedded in the top-block went undiscovered until the instrument underwent CT scanning.
Although the Covid pandemic is regarded as over, musicians around the world are still suffering its effects. What support is there for victims of Long Covid?
John Dilworth explains how hard-working beetles provide one of lutherie’s vital ingredients
Bradley Strauchen-Scherer takes a closer look at a viola from one of the most important makers of the violin family
Test your violin knowledge with some of the questions from the VSA convention’s Trivia Night on Monday 18 November
The British dendrochronology expert explains his latest research, revealing how wood from one source can appear in centuries-old instruments made thousands of miles apart
The unusual violin is currently on display at the ‘New Instrument Exhibit’, part of the Violin Society of America’s 2024 convention in Indianapolis
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