All john dilworth articles
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FocusSmall wonders: The tailgut
How gut, steel, nylon and now parachute cord have brought change to the luthier’s craft
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Small wonders: The linseed
For John Dilworth, the humble grain’s oil can enrobe a violin’s bare wood and flaunt its rippling curves
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Small Wonders: The top-block
For John Dilworth, a simple piece of willow or spruce can become a sanctum for covert messages
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Small Wonders: The corner-block
John Dilworth celebrates the more humble yet essential parts of a violin in the first of a series of articles from 2013
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The most important violin in the world? - The 1716 ‘Messiah’ Stradivari violin
Stradivari’s 1716 ‘Messiah’ violin has beguiled with its pristine condition for 300 years, despite having remained mute for most of that time. John Dilworth examines the mystique surrounding this enigmatic instrument that still refuses to give up its secrets
