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Products February 2021: Perpetual viola strings
Similarities on the outside belie crucial differences within
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Which 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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Which 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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Products January 2021: Instrument photography
The big reveal - a celebration of a celebrated violin
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Products 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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Products November 2020: Corelli Solea violin strings
Using new materials to help bring balance and beauty to players’ sound
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Products October 2020: Larsen ‘Il Cannone’ cello strings
Harnessing the firepower of a legendary instrument
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Sitting 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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Products 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 ...
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Products September 2020: Fragrance
Cremona-based luthier Abraham Díaz Romero has formulated the 704 Cremonensis eau de parfum from a blend of oils including elemi, juniper, sandalwood and bergamot to recreate the olfactory sensation of entering a luthier’s workshop. The fragrance, which according to Díaz Romero ‘is as precious and exciting as ...
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Products September 2020: Mach One shoulder rest
A new addition to an established line of shoulder rests designed to offer more players a perfect fit
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Products August 2020: Face mask
The coronavirus pandemic has put something of a dampener on the celebrations planned worldwide to mark 250 years since the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven. While it won’t quite live up to the thrill of listening to (or playing in) a live performance of his music, this ...