All Lutherie articles – Page 77
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NewsStradivarius violin tops The Strad’s ‘blind test’ of old and modern instruments
The pre-concert event at London’s Barbican compared six instruments, played by LSO concertmaster Roman Simovic
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FocusThe pros and cons of using a shoulder rest
Filling the area between the jaw and the left shoulder is a perpetual problem for violin and viola players, writes Tim Homfray
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GalleryFrom the Archive: a double bass by Francesco Ruggeri, 1679
This illustration of a double bass by Francesco Ruggeri was published in The Strad, February 1939. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:A fine double bass by one of the great Cremonese makers is indeed a rarity, as the few old Italian double basses that still ...
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NewsUS violin dealer Charles Magby repays $379,000 to avoid 8-year jail sentence
The luthier has been charged with three counts of first-degree larceny
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NewsCarbon fibre violin wins German Musical Instrument Award
The violin, by mezzo-forte Streichinstrumente, shared the top prize in its category with a wooden instrument by Andeas Haensel
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Premium ❘ FeatureAsk the Experts: how often should you have your bow rehaired?
A reader asks if there are long-term consequences for a bow if a player fails to have it rehaired in a timely fashion. Two bow makers and one supplier give their views
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DebateNew research into the development of violin f-holes is simplistic at best
The theory that the shape of Italian violin f-holes came about by 'accidental fluctuations' ignores a number of well-known facts, argues Stewart Pollens
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GalleryMoscow Camerata Chamber Orchestra presents 'Five Great Violins'
The Moscow Camerata Chamber Orchestra, led by violinist and artistic director Dmitri Kogan, presented 'Five Great Violins', a programme of popular classics at London’s Barbican Centre on 30 March 2015. The solos are played on five instruments by the great masters: Nicolò Amati, Antonio Stradivarius, Giuseppe Guarnieri del Gesù, J.B. ...
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ArticleBruno Giuranna plays a 1715 Stradivarius viola
Bruno Giuranna, who writes about tone production in The Strad's March 2015 issue Technique section, performs Marin Marais on a 1717 Stradivarius viola with pianist Clara Dutto at the Museo del Violino in Cremona, Italy. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of ...
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FocusFinding the perfect cello endpin † and how to stop it slipping
Most cellists can tell an embarrassing tale about a spike calamity, says Alice McVeigh
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News2-string 3D printed violin to be revealed in New York
The instrument is one of five pieces created using the cutting edge technology
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NewsEaling Strings director Alan Mann dies aged 71
Alan Mann, co-founder of Ealing Strings music shop in London, has died aged 71. For more than four decades he attended to the instruments of string players from around the globe; regular customers based in the British capital included Gyorgy Pauk, Robert Smissen, Paul Silverthorne and Thomas Gould.Born ...
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BlogsFinding your perfect stringed instrument
Jean-Jacques Rampal of Vatelot–Rampal Luthiers, Paris, tells Pauline Harding about the challenges of matching musicians with their ideal musical partners
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ArticleRo-Bow † a self-playing 'kinetic sculpture' violin
Following our look at the Mills Violano Virtuoso† a self-playing violin invented in the early 1900s † engineer Seth Goldstein has invented the Ro-Bow, which moves bow, violin and mechanical fingers via electromagnetic technology. Read about the Campanula† featuring four playing and twelve sympathetic ...
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NewsFrank Peter Zimmermann forced to hand back ‘Lady Inchiquin’ Stradivarius
The violinist, who turns 50 this Friday, is attempting to buy the instrument, which was previously on loan from failed bank WestLB AG
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ArticleThe Mills Violano Virtuoso † a self-playing violin
The self-playing Violano-Virtuoso was invented by the Mills Novelty Company † Chicago-based specialists in slot machines, vending machines and juke boxes † in the early 1900s when player pianos and mechanical coin-operated devices were extremely popular. Early models were called Automatic Virtuosa and later a piano mechanism was ...
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NewsCalling Canadian violinists and cellists: applications now open for Musical Instrument Bank
The Canadian organisation loans fine instruments and bows to musicians every three years
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Premium ❘ FocusFinding the right chin rest and shoulder rest
Your violin set-up needs to fit you, not the other way round, says late starter Lawrence Proulx, whose painful playing position sent him in search of a custom chin rest and shoulder rest
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BlogsThe Campanula: a new option for stringed instrument players
Helmut Bleffert’s instrument features four playing and 16 sympathetic strings, writes former Berlin Philharmonic principal cellist Georg Faust. Watch a video below.
