All Gallery articles – Page 3
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GalleryFrom the archive: the 1717 Montagnana viola once belonging to Lionel Tertis
These photographs were published in the September 1988 issue of The Strad. The following text is from the article they accompanied, in which Tully Potter examines the recent lineage of the instrument, including interviewing current owner Roger Chase
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From the Archive: 1911 violin by Giuseppe Fiorini
These photographs were published in the June 1988 issue of The Strad. The following text is from the accompanying article, ’Fiorini: A modern heritage’ by John Dilworth
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From the Archive: the 1730 'De Munck-Feuermann' Stradivarius cello
This photograph was published in the April 1988 issue of The Strad. The following text is extracted from the accompanying article:
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From the Archive: Basso Di Camera by William Booth Snr, 1821
These photographs of a chamber bass were published in the March 1988 issue of The Strad. The following text is extracted from the accompanying article:
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From the Archive: a violin by Stradivarius, 1727
This illustration of a violin by Antonio Stradivari was published in The Strad, December 1987. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photograph: Stradivari’s particular achievement was to bring the violin as near to perfection as to make improvements apparently impossible, through single-minded ...
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From the Archive: the 'Aranyi' Stradivarius violin, 1667
This illustration of the 1667 'Aranyi' Stradivarius violin was published in The Strad, November 1986
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From the Archive: a 1739 cello by Domenico Montagnana
This illustration of a cello by Domenico Montagnana was published in The Strad, October 1986. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs: Stephen Kates is the proud owner of a magnificent Montagnana cello whose tone is as beautiful as its appearance. The fascinating story ...
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From the Archive: a violin by José Contreras
This illustration of a violin by José Contreras was published in The Strad, September 1986. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs: José Contreras, a contemporary of Stradivari, is undoubtedly the premiere name in Spanish violin making. The instrument we have illustrated is a ...
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From the Archive: a cello by David Tecchler, Rome 1706
This illustration of a 1706 cello by David Tecchler (c.1666 – c.1747) was published on the front cover of The Strad, July 1986. The photograph was reproduced courtesy of dealer/restorer Bein and Fushi of Chicago. German-born Tecchler arrived in Rome in his late 20s and is considered the ...
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From the Archive: a violin by Matteo Goffriller, Venice, 1696
This illustration of a violin by Matteo Goffriller was published in The Strad, August 1986. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs: Hugh Bean once remarked that Albert Sammons 'got through one violin a week'. This statement is obviously an exaggeration but it does ...
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From the Archive: a violin by Joseph Panormo
This illustration of a violin by Joseph Panormo was published in The Strad, May 1986. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs: Joseph Panormo was the eldest son of Vincenzo Panormo and his father's principal apprentice until the beginning of the 19th century. Born ...
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From the Archive: a violin by Vincenzo Panormo from his Paris period
This illustration of a violin by Vincenzo Panormo was published in The Strad, April 1986. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs: Dividing up the large body of work known in general as 'Panormo' among a family which seems to have multiplied itself ...
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From the Archive: a violin by Nicolas Lupot, 1805
This illustration of an 1805 violin by Nicolas Lupot was published in The Strad, September 1985. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs: Despite sporadic indications to the contrary, the economic recession promises to stay with us for a while yet. Unlike the famous ...
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From the Archive: a violin by Nicolas Lupot, 1816
This illustration of an 1816 violin by Nicolas Lupot was published in The Strad, January 1986. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs: This violin, which was begun in 1815, was completed in 1816 and awarded as a premier prix in 1818. The recipient ...
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From the Archive: a violin by Benjamin Banks, Salisbury, 1790
This illustration of the 1790 violin by Benjamin Banks was published in The Strad, October 1985. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs: Benjamin Banks is one of the major figures of British violin making. This particularly interesting and well-preserved example of his work, ...
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From the Archive: the 'Zahn' Stradivarius, 1719
This illustration of the 1719 'Zahn' violin by Antonio Stradivari was published in The Strad, September 1985. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs: The violin shown on this month's front cover is the 'Zahn' Stradivarius made in 1719. The instrument is an ...
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From the Archive: a violin by Stradivarius, 1689
This illustration of a 1689 violin by Antonio Stradivari was published in The Strad, August 1985. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs: This month's cover features a 1689 Stradivari violin recently discovered in Switzerland. The instrument is stylistically typical of the period between ...
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From the Archive: a tenor viola by Andrea Guarneri, 1664
This illustration of a 1664 viola by Andrea Guarneri was published in The Strad, June 1985. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs: This magnificent tenor viola, 482 mm, by Andrea Guarneri of Cremona was sold in the 1940s by the Counts Canal family ...
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From the Archive: the 'Harrison' Stradivarius violin, 1693
This illustration of a 1695 violin by Antonio Stradivari [the date has since been corrected to 1693] was published in The Strad, June 1985. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs The Shrine to Music Museum [now named the National Music Museum or ‘NMM’] ...
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From the Archive: a 1725 cello by Peter Guarneri of Venice
This illustration of a 1725 cello by Peter Guarneri of Venice was published in The Strad, April 1985. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs: London's springtime sales once again afford a useful opportunity to study works from schools not often accessible to most ...
