Lutherie
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FocusFrom the archive: the 1697 'Molitor' Stradivarius
This article by Philip Kass was first published in the December 2010 issue, soon after the instrument had been sold to Anne Akiko Meyers for a then-record $3.6m
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News
Ten Stradivarius instruments brought together for D.C. concert
Library of Congress collection joined by ‘Paganini’ quartet for special event. Philip J. Kass reports
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Leila Josefowicz: on choosing to play a new violin
The violinist talks about giving up on old Italian instruments and opting for a bespoke violin by maker Sam Zygmuntowicz
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Video
Why Stradivarius violins are worth millions
From Vox comes a video exploring some of the mystique behind Stradivari violins. Featuring violinists Philippe Quint and Michelle Kim, luthier Joseph Curtin. Produced and presented by Dean Peterson for Vox.com.
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A beginner's guide to identifying a Stradivarius
Figuring out the maker of an unknown violin takes a trained eye and a detective’s skill, says luthier John Dilworth. Here he gives his personal perspective on the clues and processes of elimination that help experts pinpoint an instrument’s origins. From the July 2010 issue
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Video
The 5+1 common types of violin maker
Oslo based violin maker Jacob von der Lippe has a go at impersonating some of the violin maker types he’s come across.
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Gallery
From the archive: a c.1720 violin by Carlo Bergonzi
John Dilworth examines an early violin by the Cremose maker, which used to belong to Paganini. First published in the April 2006 issue
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Building bridges: a photo essay
Have you ever wondered who makes the world’s stringed instrument bridges, and how? In this gallery, we follow the process from tree trunk to blank bridge
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Did the Cremonese have access to wood with unique special qualities?
Were the old Cremonese luthiers really using better woods than those available to other makers in Europe? In this article from 2013, Terry Borman and Berend Stoel presented a study of density that suggested otherwise
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From the archive: a 1709 violin by Carlo Tononi
In the January 2009 issue, Simon Morris took a closer look at a violin from Tononi’s Bologna period, before the death of his father Giovanni
