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    Berlin Philharmonic violist accuses former Philharmonic musician of selling 'false' Mingazzi viola

    13 October 2016

    Violist Micha Afkham paid €60,000 for the instrument, believing it was made in 1923 by the famous Italian maker

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    Exhibition dedicated to violin maker Vincenzo Panormo to open in London

    12 October 2016

    Curated by violin maker Andrew Fairfax, the exhibition is hosted by Tarisio from 23-24 October 2016

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    Violin made from Winston Churchill's cigar box to be auctioned

    12 October 2016

    The Ingles & Hayday sale also includes a remarkably preserved 1789 violin by Ferdinando Gagliano

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    From the Archive: the Stradivarius 'Barjansky' cello, 1684

    10 October 2016

    This illustration of the Barjansky Stradivarius cello was published in The Strad, August 1983. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:Sotheby's auction on 23 June was another of their marathon events, divided into two sessions, and there were some sensational prices among the important ...

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    Tubbs cello bow previously owned by Jacqueline du Pré goes on sale

    5 October 2016

    The bow will be sold at Tarisio's London Auction later this month

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    1714 Claude Pierray violin stolen in Germany

    4 October 2016

    The instrument belongs to Hofkapelle München artistic director Rüdiger Lotter

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    From the Archive: a Stradivarius violin from the 1695 period

    3 October 2016

    This illustration of a violin by Antonio Stradivari was published in The Strad, April 1983. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:This violin, which is not recorded in any of the books listing Stradivari's works, belongs to the 1695 era, the so-called long Strad ...

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    From the Archive: a violin by J.B. Salomon, 1750

    26 September 2016

    This illustration of a violin by Jean Baptiste-Deshayes Salomon was published in The Strad, April 1983. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:The work of Jean Baptiste-Deshayes Salomon is definitely Italianate and appears to have been influenced by the peculiarities of the mid-18th-century Roman ...

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    From the Archive: Antonius and Hieronymus Amati 'Henry IV' violin, Cremona, 1595

    19 September 2016

    This illustration of a violin by Antonius and Hieronymus Amati was published in The Strad, April 1983. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:Decorated violins are as old as the instrument itself. Andrea Amati of Cremona, credited with being the first known violin maker, ...

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    From the Archive: copy of a late Stradivarius violin by Nicholas Lupot

    12 September 2016

    This illustration of a violin by Nicholas Lupot was published in The Strad, February 1983. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:Lupot was the first maker, together with his colleague Francois Pique, to recognise and establish beyond doubt the superiority of the Stradivarius model and to ...

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    From the Archive: a violin by Carlo Ferdinando Landolphi, Milan, 1752

    5 September 2016

    This illustration of a violin by Carlo Ferdinando Landolphi was published in The Strad, October 1982. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:The earliest records say that this instrument was owned by Count Alfred Belissa of Genoa. A letter written on the Count's personal stationary stated ...

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    From the Archive: a viola by J.F. Guidantus, 1737

    29 August 2016

    This illustration of a viola by J.F. Guidantus was published in The Strad, August 1982. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:In the June 1982 London sales, among the sought-after instruments at Christie's was a J.F. Guidantus 1737 viola, which predictably exceeded its estimate by realising ...

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    From the Archive: a cello by Glen Collins, 'The Royal Charles', 1982

    22 August 2016

    This illustration of a cello by Glen Collins was published in The Strad, August 1982. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:It has been a long standing ambition of luthier Glen A. Collins to make a cello for HRH the Prince of Wales. Collins started corresponding ...

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    From the Archive: a cello by G.B. Rugeri of Cremona

    15 August 2016

    This illustration of a cello by G.B. Rugeri was published in The Strad, June 1982. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:This cello has a distinguished history. It was brought from Italy to pass into the possession of King George IV and then to the Duke ...

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    From the Archive: a violin by Alfredo Galea, 1979

    8 August 2016

    This illustration of a violin by Alfredo Galea was published in The Strad, March 1982. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:Among the Italian violins produced in this century, the instruments of Alfredo G. Galea merit special appreciation for their lustrous and flexible tone. After a ...

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    From the Archive: a violin by Sam Daniels, Jerome, Idaho, 1977

    1 August 2016

    This illustration of a violin by Sam Daniels was published in The Strad, August 1980. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:Sam Daniels was born in 1915 in Idaho. His first attempt at making a violin was in 1936, when Sam ordered a kit from the ...

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    From the Archive: the 'Reynolds' Maggini violin, 1610

    25 July 2016

    This illustration of a violin by Giovanni Paolo Maggini was published in The Strad, May 1980. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photograph:This violin by Giovanni Paolo Maggini of 1610 is in virtually mint condition . Authenticated violins by this Brescian maker are at best infrequent ...

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    From the Archive: a violin by Barak Norman, London 1704

    11 July 2016

    This illustration of a violin by Barak Norman was published in The Strad, February 1979. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:Barak Norman, who is among the best of the Old English School of viol and violin makers, was probably a pupil of Thomas Urquhart, a ...

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    From the Archive: a violincello by William Forster II, London, c.1785

    4 July 2016

    This illustration of a cello by William Forster was published in The Strad, April 1979. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:William Forster II, generally referred to as 'Old Forster' and sometimes as 'Royal Forster', was born at Brampton, Cumberland in 1739, and died in London ...

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    From the Archive: a viola by Jacobus Horil, Rome, 1741

    27 June 2016

    This illustration of a viola by Jacobus Horil was published in The Strad, December 1978. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:Jacobus Horil was a Viennese maker who worked from 1720 to around 1758. Like a number of makers working in Vienna he was probably of ...