All Accessories articles – Page 11
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ArticleProducts March 2021: Musafia violin case
Reducing weight with a layer of ‘bullet-proof’ protection
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ArticleProducts February 2021: Kun shoulder rest
Kun’s popular rest is now available in three eye-catching designs inspired by Chinese art: ‘charming flowers’, ‘delicate peacock feathers’ and ‘sculpted waves’. The Bravo shoulder rest is constructed from layers of hardwood laminate with an alternating grain structure and has non-collapsible brass feet. Kun Shanghai Series Bravo ...
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ArticleProducts February 2021: Clamps
According to their creator, luthier Christian Schabbon, these aluminium tower clamps have a wide variety of uses in repairing cracks in the body of an instrument. They allow for cleaning glue, and can be used across multiple cracks in the same piece of wood. Aluminium tower clamps ...
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ArticleProducts February 2021: Perpetual viola strings
Similarities on the outside belie crucial differences within
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FocusWhich cello strings? Steven Isserlis, Alisa Weilerstein and others tell us what their choices are and why
Finding the ideal combination of strings is a process that can take a lifetime. Here, some of the world’s leading cellists – and two up-and-coming chamber musicians on the competition circuit – discuss their choices
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FocusWhich shoulder rest to buy, from $25 to $1,100
In recent years manufacturers have come up with new shoulder rest designs and materials, and new dependable models have appeared both at the low end of the market and at the very highest. Femke Colborne talks to the makers with an eye on improvement, and to those who feel they ...
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ArticleProducts January 2021: Instrument photography
The big reveal - a celebration of a celebrated violin
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ArticleProducts December 2020: Dolfinos chinrest
A chinrest-only version of a system that claims to improve stability while reducing weight and acoustic interference
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ArticleProducts November 2020: Corelli Solea violin strings
Using new materials to help bring balance and beauty to players’ sound
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ArticleProducts October 2020: Larsen ‘Il Cannone’ cello strings
Harnessing the firepower of a legendary instrument
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Premium ❘ FeatureSitting Pretty: Chairs for Musicians
Musicians take great time and care to find the best instrument accessories, but rarely give the same consideration to the ideal chair. Anyone who cares about their posture, comfort and health would do well to pay more attention, writes Harry White
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ArticleProducts September 2020: Float file
German manufacturer Schilbach describes the float, or dovetail file, as an ‘almost forgotten tool for preparing the dovetail in the frog, for the pearl slide or for preparing the bow side of bass frogs’. Their updated version is made from fine-grained tool steel that has been gas-nitrided ...
