All Lutherie Life articles
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Focus’A distinctive golden aura’: cellist Jamie Walton on the 1642 Nicolò Amati cello
Jamie Walton, the current custodian of the Amati cello, reflects on its sound and projection
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Focus‘Never will I part with it as long as I live’: Paganini’s quartet of Strads
Tully Potter takes a closer look at the four Stradivari instruments formerly owned by Paganini, and later played by the Paganini Quartet
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Premium ❘ FeatureMy Space: Jordan Lambert’s Tahiti workshop
The luthier presents his shop in ’Ātihā, Mo’orea
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Focus‘The closest thing to the human voice’: violinist Stella Chen on her Strads
Our January 2026 cover star discusses the Stradivari violins she has played throughout her career
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Blogs‘Create what you are called to create’: catching up with Anne Harris and Amanda Ewing on their commissioned collaboration
The Strad catches up with Anne Harris and Amanda Ewing on their player/luthier collaboration that resulted in the first instrument commission between two African American women
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NewsJapanese lutherie students to honour violin maker and mentor
Shinichi Izutsu, who enters his tenth decade next year, has run his own workshop since 1956
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NewsFate of pernambuco bows decided at CITES conference
Discussions on the proposal by the Brazilian government to move the wood up to CITES Appendix I have concluded at the global environment summit in Samarkand
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Premium ❘ FeatureMy Space: Glyn Jones’s Bala workshop
The luthier presents his shop, located in North Wales
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Premium ❘ FeatureMy Space: Vinay Murali’s Chendamangalam workshop
The maker gives us a tour of his workshop in India
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NewsBoston museum loaned 1714 ‘Kneisel, Grün’ Stradivari violin
The ‘golden period’ instrument was recently acquired by an anonymous buyer, who loaned it to the museum on condition that it be played in a concert series
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Premium ❘ FeatureMy Space: Wiebke Lüders’ Voss workshop
Take a look at the maker’s Norwegian workshop
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FocusWhat viola does Tabea Zimmermann play?
The Strad’s September 2025 cover artist shares details about her instrument and bow
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FocusMaking Matters: The consequences of a pernambuco ban
With a worldwide ban on the pernambuco trade again becoming a real possibility, Christian Lloyd looks at the potential consequences for musicians, makers, dealers and anyone who loves instrument bows
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Premium ❘ FocusPostcard from Prague: Metelka Violin Making Competition
John Dilworth was a very hands-on judge at the 2025 Metelka Violin Making Competition, where he was gratified to find the art of lutherie in a healthy state
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Premium ❘ FeatureMy Space: Zoltán Délczeg’s Budapest workshop
The luthier presents his shop in the Hungarian capital
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NewsObituary: luthier Carlo Vettori (1940-2025)
The Italian violin maker died on 20 July 2025, aged 85, following a long illness.
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Premium ❘ FeatureMy Space: Alan Beavitt’s Scoraig workshop
Take a tour of the maker’s Scottish shop
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Premium ❘ FocusOpinion: The future of lutherie after the Newark School’s course cancellations
News came in May that the Newark School of Violin Making is withdrawing its degree-level courses. Helen Michetschläger, who trained at the school, says what this might mean for the future of lutherie worldwide
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FocusIlya Finkelshteyn: Playing the Domenico Montagnana ‘Farina’ cello 1730
Cellist Ilya Finkelshteyn shares his experience of playing the ’Farina’, the cover instrument of The Strad’s July 2025 issue and poster. He is principal cellist in the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, a faculty member of the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music, and a frequent performer at the Mostly Mozart ...
