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All Lutherie articles – Page 22
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Premium ❘ FeatureIn Focus: c.1845-50 violin by Georges Chanot
Roland Baumgartner examines an instrument by one of the most important 19th-century French makers
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Premium ❘ FeatureFrom the archive: a 1618 Henry Jaye viol
The work of British violin maker Henry Jaye is testament to the unsung tradition of viol making in 17th-century London. John Dilworth examines a strikingly varnished Jaye instrument from 1618
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Premium ❘ FeatureMarino Capicchioni: A one-of-a-kind luthier
Self-taught and living far away from any centres of lutherie, Marino Capicchioni became famous in his time for the superb quality of his instruments.
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Premium ❘ FeatureIn Focus: a seven-string bass viol by Michel Colichon
Shem Mackey explores this quirky instrument by the French maker
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Video‘The Scroll’: new series on violin making
Polish luthier Piotr Pielaszek demonstrates steps in the violin making process, in the company of Yu Jie
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GalleryPhoto Gallery: Newark School of Violin Making x Byrd 400 Festival
Newark students, alumni and friends gathered at Lincoln Cathedral in an event celebrating instrument making and William Byrd
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Premium ❘ FeatureIn Focus: an 1844 violin by Thomas Hardie
David Rattray examines an instrument by the Scottish maker
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Premium ❘ FeatureMaking Matters: Creating f-hole templates
Luthier Aubrey K. Alexander gives her method for creating f-hole templates using a CNC machine and Fusion 360 design software
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Premium ❘ Feature‘It gets excellent sunlight’ - My Space: Svend Christensen
A luthier in Kensington, Johannesburg, South Africa
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NewsAmati five-string cello bought by New York museum
The c.1610 instrument is thought to be the only surviving five-string cello made in Cremona from that era
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Premium ❘ FeaturePurfling experiments: Secrets of the strips
Mike Dunham describes a purfling process proposed at the Oberlin workshop in 2022
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NewsHong Kong-based violin maker Anton Sie has died
The pioneering luthier was a keen researcher into violin acoustics and the subject of a 2017 biography
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FocusIn Focus: The ‘Wieniawski’ Stradivari violin of 1719
In this article from the May 2009 issue, Florian Leonhard takes a close look at a violin which ’encapsulates everything that made Antonio Stradivari such a legendary figure’. Photographs by Richard Valencia
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Premium ❘ FeatureIn Focus: A c.1840 violin by Georges Chanot I
Ric W. Heinl on the French maker’s mid-century instrument
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NewsFormer home of Antonio Stradivari reopens to the public
The house in Cremona’s Corso Garibaldi has been renovated to turn it into a cultural centre
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Premium ❘ FeatureIn Focus: 1737 G.F. Celoniato cello
Simon Morris takes a look at a cello by the Italian maker
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Premium ❘ FeatureTrade Secrets: Making a fingerboard template with aluminium
An easy, effective and useful method to make your own version instead of using ready-made templates
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Premium ❘ FeatureCarlo Bisiach’s workshop - From the archive: July 1933
A visit to Carlo Bisiach’s workshop provides one reader with an insight into his violin making process, including his methods of seasoning wood
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NewsPlans unveiled for postponed Mirecourt lutherie competition
The inaugural event in the French violin making capital has been delayed since 2020
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Premium ❘ FeatureIn Focus: an 1893 Gustave Bernardel violin
Roland Baumgartner takes a look at a violin by the French maker
