Accessories – Page 9
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Premium ❘ ArticleNature’s Way: Picture Story
Leatherwood Bespoke Rosin founder Andrew Baker describes the process of hand making his products, which can be tailored to meet the requirements of individual players
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Premium ❘ FeatureUnvarnished Instruments: Team Building
For luthiers, finely sourced white instruments may well be the perfect accessory – offering the double opportunity for varnishing practice and to sell less expensive models to students and those with shallower pockets. But, writes Peter Somerford, the issues of provenance and labelling are of utmost importance when marketing such ...
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ArticleProducts May 2020: Polycorde bow
A shape-shifting bow designed to change what a violin can do
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ArticleProducts May 2020: Durod cello endpin
South Korean maker Durod claim their carbon-fibre cello endpins improve the response time of the instrument and help players create a focused, rich and clear sound. They are available in lengths of 520mm and 600mm, with the option to include a hollow or solid brass core. Durod ...
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ArticleProducts May 2020: Meisel Jascha Heifetz violin strings
Described by the maker as an ‘exact copy’ of those used by Jascha Heifetz himself, these violin strings have been licensed by the Heifetz estate. The set comprises a Goldbrokat E string, uncovered gut A and D strings, and a gut G string wound in sterling silver. ...
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ArticleNew Product: April 2020
UP, UP AND AWAY At just 65cm long – 15cm shorter than Musafia’s standard models – this violin case is among the smallest on the market and has been designed with air travel in mind. It features the maker’s standard 6-ply wood-laminate shell and waterproof Codura outer layer, and can ...
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ArticleNew Products: March 2020
Dolfinos chin and shoulder rest system; Yamaha SLB300SK Silent Bass; Bam Supreme polycarbonate violin case
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ArticleNew Products: February 2020
PSET pneumatic positioners; Da Capo music theory game; Kun colour collapsoble shoulder rest
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ArticleNew Products: January 2020
Leatherwood Bespoke Rosin double bass rosin; Optima Gut Klang violin strings set; International Violoin flexible LED strip
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ArticleNew Products: December 2019
Stradpet titanium tailpiece; Cello Gard foldable cello stand; Musafia case caddy
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NewsNew Products: November 2019
Carbon-Klang ‘Elena’ hybrid violin; D’Addario Kaplan; Schilbach parallel micro-clamp
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Premium ❘ FeatureAsk the Experts: choosing a new violin tailpiece
A violinist asks what he should consider when choosing a new tailpiece – from the material used to the weight and shape
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NewsNew Products: October 2019
Ready for boarding An instrument with a detachable neck to make air travel easier Readers of The Strad will be no strangers to the perennial risks associated with flying with stringed instruments. Barely a week goes by without another story of a passenger denied boarding with their ...
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NewsNew Products: September 2019
Core values Strings designed from the inside out to offer bassists maximum flexibility The initial idea was to make a special pizzicato string,’ explains Adrian Müller, technical director of German string maker Pirastro. ‘After a year of experimenting with different cores, we found that we had ...
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FeatureThe Strad guide to the best handmade electric violins
For maximum thrills, it’s hard to beat an electric violin at full throttle. There are many factory models, but here Christian Garrick test-drives some of the most innovative handmade instruments available today
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NewsNew Products: August 2019
On the back foot Improving the ergonomics of bass playing Sitting on a stool, most bassists will rest the instrument against the right leg, with the right foot on the floor and the left on the foot rest. ‘It puts your back in an unnatural ...
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NewsNew Products: July 2019
Turning heads The past few years have seen an explosion in the number of musicians who, instead of using traditional paper parts, play from a digital file displayed on a tablet computer. Now, a team of audio engineers from the University of Jaén in the Spanish city ...
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NewsNew Products: June 2019
Straight to the point Can changes to an overlooked part of the cello anatomy help improve your sound? Matt Schiebold, founder of Cube Acoustics, and cellist with the Toledo Symphony Orchestra in Ohio, US, set out to create an endpin that matched the rest of his instrument ...
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FocusResonanzio resonance podium for double bass
Turning everyday practicality to musicians’ acoustic advantage