Lutherie Life
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NewsWomen in Lutherie announces fellowships for 2024
Nine luthiers have been paired with mentors for a three-month summer mentorship programme
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BlogsConnecting musicians and makers: the British Violin Making Association’s 2024 Makers’ Day
Tibor Szemmelveisz reports back from the 27th Makers’ Day in February 2024, which cultivated a meeting of minds between luthiers and players in central London
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BlogsTruly unique: Henrik Frendin on his custom-made electric viola and five-string bass viola
Violist Henrik Frendin shares how his search for the perfect sound palette led him to commission two bespoke instruments by Richard Rolf
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BlogsLike living beings: how instruments damaged by war and disaster found new life thanks to a luthier’s noblesse oblige
Barbara Khristi writes about the deeds of luthier Phillip Injeian, who helped restore instruments damaged in the Bosnian War, as well as the 2010 Haiti earthquake
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FocusA Gagliano and a Strad: the violins of Maria Dueñas
Our May 2024 cover star discusses the tools of her trade with Tom Stewart
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BlogsThe pernambuco wood dilemma: a call for global responsibility and unity
Connecting cultural heritage and environmental sustainability, Daniel Neves discusses a proposal to include pernambuco in Appendix I of CITES, a change that would significantly impact the global trade of this essential wood
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BlogsThe Maccaferri-style violin inspired by Django Reinhardt
Luthier Neil Campbell shares how he crafted a violin in the style of the iconic instrument played by the legendary guitarist
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Premium ❘ FeatureMy Space: Anthony Morton’s Greensboro workshop
Take a peek into the North Carolina atelier
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Premium ❘ FeatureMy Space: Elina Kaljunen’s Helsinki workshop
The maker takes us on a tour of her Finnish workshop
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BlogsThe Viola’s White Knight: Hermann Ritter and the quest for the perfect Alto instrument
Daniel Orsen delves into the history of the Viola Alta - an instrument championed by Hermann Ritter and Richard Wagner that aimed to optimise the acoustics and physicality of the viola
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NewsViolinist Alexandra Tirsu loaned 1717 ‘Reifenberg’ Stradivari
The violinist received the violin from the Stradivari Society of Chicago and will perform on the instrument in a host of upcoming engagements
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GalleryPhoto gallery: ‘The Painted Violin’ by Roger Hansell
The decorated violin is now in the hands of baroque violinist Lucy Russell
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NewsWinner of 2024 German Musical Instrument Prize announced
Heinrich Gill GmbH was named the recipient of the award in the opening ceremony of the akustika trade fair in Nuremberg on 8 March
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Blogs‘The violin is discovering incredible repertoire with me!’: Liya Petrova on the 1742 ’Rovelli’ Guarneri ‘del Gesù’ violin
For almost two hundred years, the 1742 ‘Rovelli’ Guarneri ’del Gesù’ violin has remained unplayed. Now in the hands of Liya Petrova, the violinist shares her journey of discovery with this instrument
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BlogsViolins of Hope In Pittsburgh: Timing is everything
In light of the recent passing of Amnon Weinstein, the founder of Violins of Hope, Barbara Khristi reminisces about the exhibition in Pittsburgh that was held in October 2023
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Premium ❘ FeatureMy Space: Marius Laufer & Christian Klein’s Landshut workshop
Take a tour of the makers’ workshop in southern Germany
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GalleryWhat does the inside of a Guarneri violin look like? Photographer captures hidden spaces inside fine Italian instruments
Take a look inside (literally) the New Zealand String Quartet’s instruments, captured by photographer Charles Brooks using specialist medical equipment
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FocusThe instruments and bows of Jacqueline du Pré
In this extract from February 1988, Charles Beare recounts the instruments and bows played by cellist Jacqueline du Pré, including the 1712 ‘Davidov’ Stradivari
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NewsViolin smashed in a horror bus-bicycle collision undergoes a miracle repair
Violinist Dan Hodd was hit by a bus while cycling with his violin on his back in December 2022, resulting in a leg amputation, and the instrument in over 100 pieces
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BlogsYour violin, your legacy: the story of my violin, ‘Mrs. Evans’
Having explored the Violins of Hope exhibition, where instruments bear the legacy and scars of the Holocaust and World War II, violinist Barbara Khristi delves into the history of her instrument, Mrs. Evans. Surprised by the results, she shares her journey in this article