All Carlo Bergonzi articles
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Premium ❘ FeatureA closer look: Examining the ‘Salabue, Martzy’ violin
The Strad’s lutherie consultant Philip Ihle put together this month’s poster of the ‘Salabue, Martzy’. Here he points out several extra details to help luthiers make an exact copy of the instrument
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Premium ❘ FeatureResplendent harmony: Carlo Bergonzi ‘Salabue, Martzy’ violin 1733
The 1733 ‘Salabue, Martzy’ is one of the finest instruments by Carlo Bergonzi in existence. Jason Price examines the violin and looks at its travels over the past 300 years
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NewsThe Strad July 2024 issue is out now!
Our instrumental cover star is the 1733 ‘Salabue, Martzy’ Carlo Bergonzi violin, described by Count Cozio as ‘my largest and most beautiful Bergonzi’
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ReviewBook review: The Carlo Bergonzi Violins in Baron Johann Knoop’s Collection
The Carlo Bergonzi Violins in Baron Johann Knoop’s Collection Ed. Andrea Zanrè 112PP ISBN 9788890719455 Edizioni Scrollavezza & Zanrè/Jan Röhrmann €150 The third in this impressive series of violin analysis books is a triumph, filled with fascinating chapters and detailed high-resolution photographs and images from ...
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NewsRaphaela Gromes acquires 1740 Carlo Bergonzi cello
The cello, made in the workshop of Antonio Stradivari, is one of only three Bergonzi cellos known in existence
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Premium ❘ FeatureCarlo Bergonzi 1735 ‘Baron Knoop’ violin: The Heir Apparent
Andrea Zanrè shows how his ‘Baron Knoop’ violin of 1735 displays an unmistakable personality despite the influence of Stradivari and his contemporaries
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FocusTalking heads: 'Bergonzi definitely did not mean to make Stradivaris'
In this extract from the July 2021 issue, Andrea Zanrè examines Carlo Bergonzi’s unique head craftmanship