All Lutherie articles – Page 70
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NewsNorwegian Air issues apology for refusing to carry violin in the cabin
The company has stated it is ‘currently in the process of modifying our guidelines for the transportation of musical instruments’
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BlogsThe British bow: a rough guide to dating and development
Luthier Jacob Saunders tracks the evolution of 18th- and early 19th-century bows, creating a downloadable guide as a resource for other makers and researchers
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NewsViolinist Marta Kowalczyk receives J&A Beare bow prize
The Royal Academy of Music graduate has been awarded a specially made bow by Derek Wilson
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NewsNorwegian Air twice refuses to carry musical instruments in the cabin in the space of a week
Airline staff insisted violins and violas be checked into the hold - despite both musicians stowing their instruments in the cabin safely on previous occasions
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NewsFrank Peter Zimmermann receives ‘General Dupont’, ‘Grumiaux’ Stradivarius on long-term loan
The violinist was forced to give up the 1711 ‘Lady Inchiquin’ Stradivarius in 2015
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ArticleMaking a cello - from start to finish
Luthier Eduard Bosque makes a cello - from start to finish - in the studio of Xavier Vidal i Roca in Barcelona, Spain.The completed instrument is performed by Manolo Martínez del Fresno.Watch: Making a violin - from start to finish
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GalleryFrom the Archive: Antonio Stradivari 'Corbett' violin, Cremona, 1706
This illustration of a 1706 violin by Antonio Stradivari was published in The Strad, December 1970. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:There are very few instruments by Antonio Stradivari of which the history is known almost back to the day they left the maker's hand. ...
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ArticlePaganini performed on Guarneri del Gesù 'Prince Doria' violin, 1734
Dan Zhu performs Paganini's Cantabile on the Guarneri del Gesù 'Prince Doria' violin, 1734 in November 2015. The instrument is on display at the Museo del Violino in Cremona, Italy. Watch: Rolf Lislevand performs the Stradivarius ‘Sabionari’ guitar, 1679 Watch: Vadim Repin plays seven Stradivarius and Guarneri ...
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ArticleRolf Lislevand performs the Stradivarius 'Sabionari' guitar, 1679
Rolf Lislevand performs Santiago de Murcia's Tarantela on the 1679 'Sabionari' guitar by Antonio Stradivari - one of only five surviving guitars by the maker, and the only playable example in the world.Watch: Vadim Repin performs seven Stradivarius and Guarneri violins
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GalleryFrom the Archive: a violin by Alexander Despine, Turin 1828
This illustration of a violin by Alexander Despine was published in The Strad, July, 1970. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:Several writers mention that Despine was a pupil of Pressenda, but this is most unlikely, as they were approximately the same age. It seems more ...
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NewsChinese owner of ‘General Dupont’, 'Grumiaux’ Strad denies his violin was left on German train
The collector has issued a statement through his New York dealer
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ArticleChurch in the shape of a giant violin opens in China
Images have emerged of a new Christian church in China, built in the shape of a giant violin. The seven-story structure, known as the Yanbu Church, is 120 feet high and includes a reception, library, prayer room, Sunday school, living accommodation for preachers and guest rooms for worshippers.Reverend ...
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NewsViolinist accidentally leaves $2.6m Stradivarius on German train
The 1727 ‘General Dupont’, ’Grumiaux’ Stradivarius, formerly played by Jennifer Koh, was returned to the woman by police
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GalleryFrom the Archive: A violin by Giovanni Francesco Pressenda, Turin, 1837
This illustration of a violin by Giovanni Francesco Pressenda was published in The Strad, March, 1970. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:Giovanni Francesco Pressenda generally followed a Stradivari model, especially in his early violins; later he designed a pattern of his own where the sound-holes ...
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GalleryFrom the Archive: a violin by Carlo Guiseppe Testore, Milan, 1700
This illustration of a violin by Carlo Giuseppe Testore was published in The Strad, February 1970. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:The violin illustrated here is a fine example of Carlo Giuseppe Testore's best work. He was the founder of this family of Milanese makers ...
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GalleryFrom the Archive: A violin by Nicolas Lupot, Paris, 1800-1810
This illustration of a violin by Nicolas Lupot was published in The Strad, February, 1971. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:This month we are able to publish photographs of a very handsome violin which is the sole work of Nicolas Lupot and bears the original ...
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ArticleRepairing a violin crack
Jonathan Cooper of Acoustic Artisans in Portland repairs a violin owned by Mark O'Connor.Minutes before the folk fiddler was due to give a concert in South Dakota, his violin fell from a table, leaving a crack along the entire top of the body and another on its base.Watch: ...
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NewsViolinist charged £200 for transporting her instrument in airline cabin
Ryanair is standing by its policy of charging for an extra seat for musical instruments exceeding its hand baggage dimensions
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GalleryFrom the Archive: a violin by Michael Angelo Bergonzi, Cremona, 1757
This illustration of a violin by Michael Angelo Bergonzi was published in The Strad, January 1970. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:Five Bergonzis are known to have worked as violin makers in Cremona. Carlo, the founder of the family was active from the closing years ...
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