Lutherie Life – Page 7
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News
Unique viola stolen and replaced with a cheaper instrument in New York
The viola, made by luthier Geoffrey Maingart in 1990, was switched after it was delivered to an apartment building in Manhattan
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Know Your Bow: New online resource for owners and users of pernambuco bows
The guide contains basic facts on pernambuco and information on its conservation and sustainability efforts to help demystify usage of the threatened species
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Auction Report June 2023: The Rosenberg Collection
The collection of London-based dealer Norman Rosenberg provided a boost in interest and activity at London’s spring sales, as Kevin MacDonald reports
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‘Violin playing is important in Cypriot culture’ - My Space: Michalis Pantelides
The Cypriot violin maker takes us round his well-appointed workshop in the capital, Nicosia
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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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Luthiers sans Frontières: Beyond the limits
Peter Somerford speaks to representatives of Luthiers sans Frontières
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Gallery
Photo gallery: the Harris Tweed violin
Neil Campbell outlines his pandemic creation of a violin overlaid with the distinctive Scottish fabric
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‘A constant exchange of knowledge’ - My Space: Julia Jostes & Simon Eberl
Take a peek into the couple’s Lübeck workshop
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Video
Listen to the Bog Oak violin - the world’s oldest violin?
Violinist Michael Barker performs on Philip Taylor’s violin made from 5,000-year-old Bog Oak wood
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See and hear a violin created… in ten minutes!
The making of a violin from start to finish, with no shortage of satisfyingly crisp wood shavings
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Blogs
The world’s first and only Bog Oak violin (as far as we know)
Made from 5,000-year-old wood, the instrument can lay a claim to being ‘the oldest violin’ – despite being made two years ago.
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News
Collection of violin expert Norman Rosenberg fetches £4.7 million at auction
Ingles & Hayday held the first of two online auctions for Rosenberg’s collection, comprising 96 lots including a c.1685 Stradivari violin
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Analysis April 2023: Brexit troubles faced by publishers and auction houses
Brexit continues to blight the UK music industry and businesses such as auction houses and music publishers are among the affected parties
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‘Everything from metal to punk’ - My Space: Lerice Nager & Savannah Childers
The Bern-based luthiers present their ex-industrial workshop
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Analysis March 2023: Keeping ledger information in public domain
A lot at a 2022 auction caused a stir among bow researchers and enthusiasts – particularly when it was donated to a public institution to save it from private hands
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‘I’m happy to show them around’ - My Space: David Ayache
Visit a 13th-century workshop in the heart of Montpellier, France
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Auction Report February 2023: Rarities and English gems
A unique Stradivari viola and a record-breaking Daniel Parker viola were among the highlights of the London sales in October 2022. Kevin MacDonald reports
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Analysis February 2023: Problems with pernambuco
The CITES CoP19 conference brought the pernambuco situation into sharp focus. How can the music community take the issue forward into the future?
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‘Cut the Stradivari cord’ - Opinion
Luthier Paris Andrew argues that, rather than copying Antonio Stradivari models, makers should study other beautiful instruments that exist
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The Strad Podcast #69: Heather Noonan on the future of pernambuco
Heather explains the recent decision made to keep pernambuco wood under CITES Appendix II with modified wording, and what it means for musicians and bow makers