All Lutherie articles – Page 6
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Premium ❘ FeatureTrade Secrets: Making an ebony crown
An intricate method for a sometimes vital part of the repair process
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Premium ❘ FeatureIn Focus: A 1925 violin by Ferdinando Garimberti
Rainer Michael Cocron looks at a violin by one of the modern Milanese school’s most prominent makers
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FocusViolinist Randall Goosby on getting to know a Strad
Our September 2023 cover star speaks about the 1708 ‘Strauss’ Stradivari violin, on loan from the Samsung Foundation of Culture, Korea
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NewsAmerican bow maker and double bassist Steve Reiley dies
The veteran of the Grand Rapids Symphony was 74 years old
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Premium ❘ ArticleAnalysis September 2023: Technology and access to fine instruments
Having survived the pandemic, the city of Cremona is embracing new technology in its efforts to bring its violin making heritage to the world
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Premium ❘ FeatureIn Focus: an 1812 viola by Giuseppe Marconcini
Jonathan Marolle takes a look at a viola from one of the ‘Ferrera school’ makers
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NewsReykjavík to host festival dedicated to contemporary luthier
Icelandic violin maker Hans Jóhannsson has made more than 300 instruments over his 46-year career
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Premium ❘ Feature‘Players have knocked on my door in a panic’ - My Space: David Segal
The luthier gives an overview of his busy Manhattan workshop
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Premium ❘ FeatureMaking Matters: Adding primer before varnish
Before varnishing their instruments, most luthiers add a layer of primer. Vlado Tilev looks at the types available, and their effect on sound quality
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Premium ❘ FeatureIn Focus: a 1759 viola by Petter Hellstedt
Stefan Lindholm examines an instrument by the Swedish maker
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Premium ❘ FeatureTrade Secrets: A platform for gluing a broken button
A method that takes the guesswork and uncertainty out of this challenging repair job
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Premium ❘ FeatureDown to the ground: Stradivari’s preparation layers
Giacomo Fiocco presents the results of a study using innovative spectroscopic techniques to examine two of the master’s finest instruments
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Premium ❘ FeatureIn Focus: A 1947 violin by Frantisek Zivec
Matthieu Besseling on the Bohemian maker’s mid-century instrument
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GalleryPremio Paganini presents a 3D-printed copy of ‘Il Cannone’ violin
The copy of the Guarneri del Gesù violin celebrates the competition’s 70th anniversary and aims to continue Paganini’s legacy
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GalleryThe Sound of Islay: the violin made from a whisky barrel
Neil Campbell’s ‘Caol Ila’ violin combines his love of instrument making and elements of the whisky-making nation
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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