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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 ...
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NewsMetropolitan police release CCTV images of suspected £150k violin thief
David López Ibáñez’s 1740 Carcassi violin and bows were stolen from a pub in Canonbury, London on the evening of Tuesday 18 February 2025
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NewsCremona violin shop targeted in TikTok impersonation scam
Amorim Fine Violins has warned musicians to avoid engaging with and report a fake TikTok account offering instruments in exchange for social media promotion
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Premium ❘ FeatureMy Space: Bruno Stefanini’s Bologna workshop
The maker presents his workshop in Bologna, where he has worked as a luthier for over 40 years
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Premium ❘ ArticleAuction Report June 2025: Mysteries, masterpieces and memorabilia
Kevin MacDonald examines an eclectic array of lots at the London spring sales, where some fascinating curiosities found buyers
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Blogs‘This sacred art is under tremendous threat’: Guy Johnston on the Newark School of Violin Making
Cellist Guy Johnston recalls his experience interacting with Newark student Julius Hennicke in 2018, and why the school needs support in continuing its craft
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GalleryGallery: ‘Save Newark Violin Making School’ challenge goes viral
The petition in support of the Newark School of Musical Instrument Crafts has reached almost 10,000 signatures
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News‘Save the Newark School’: grassroots campaign launched
Notices are going up around the market town in protest at the decision not to open the 2025-26 degree programme to new students
