All Amati articles – Page 2

  • stradivari-Lipinski-violin1
    Debate

    New research into the development of violin f-holes is simplistic at best

    2015-03-20T00:00:00Z

    The theory that the shape of Italian violin f-holes came about by 'accidental fluctuations' ignores a number of well-known facts, argues Stewart Pollens

  • stradivari-Lipinski-violin1
    News

    Violin sound and design developed by accident, say researchers

    2015-02-11T00:00:00Z

    The evolution of f-hole shape and back plate thickness are likely the result of small errors in the copying process

  • Amati_Testoreb
    Article

    Amati first online auction top ten sales

    2013-11-07T00:00:00Z

    Eleven weeks after launching its online auction division, Amati has announced the results of its first sale. Among the highlights was the sale of a cello (pictured) by Carlo Giuseppe Testore, c.1820, which sold for £124,000, just above its estimate. A silver-mounted cello bow by Nicolas Simon, presented to Amati ...

  • Interactive1
    Blogs

    A twist on tradition

    2013-10-10T00:00:00Z

    Peter Somerford visits Cremona's new Museo del Violino to see if rare violins and state-of-the-art technology make a welcoming combination

  • ScanningAmati
    Article

    Medical scans reveal secrets of world's oldest cello

    2013-10-10T00:00:00Z

    Researchers at the National Music Museum in South Dakota, US, have used hospital scanning equipment to gather information on the construction of what is thought to be the oldest surviving cello, the 'King', made by the 16th-century Cremonese luthier Andrea Amati (c.1505–1577).Matthew Zeller, a graduate research assistant at the museum ...

  • FC_Calendar2014
    Focus

    The special art of decorated instruments

    2013-09-09T00:00:00Z

    The Strad Calendar 2014 features beautifully decorated instruments by some of the finest makers of all time. John Dilworth tracks the history of the noble tradition, through the makers featured