Lutherie – Page 21
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Premium ❘ FeatureLutherie Dynasties: a family affair
In this globalised era, there are still many families that keep up their strong lutherie traditions, with parents passing on their secrets and skills to the next generation. Peter Somerford asks how such formative influences can affect their craft, for better or for worse
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Premium ❘ FeatureTrade Secrets: Carving the neck on a viola da gamba
One of the last jobs to be tackled in the process of making the Baroque instrument
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Premium ❘ FeatureLutherie in China: the enterprise system
China has become a world leader in stringed instrument making, based on a system of bulk production combined with respect for craftsmanship. Sisi Ye speaks to the heads of manufacturing firms in Pinggu, Queshan and Huangqiao to learn more
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Premium ❘ FeatureDawn of Parisian splendour: Charles François Gand
A talented luthier and a shrewd businessman, Charles François Gand had a seismic effect on the Paris violin world despite his relatively small output. Florent Boyer presents an in-depth examination of several Gand instruments to show the development of his style
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Premium ❘ FeatureIn Focus: A 1675 violin by Antonio Casini
Jonathan Marolle describes an instrument by Modena’s first violin maker, born around 1630
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Premium ❘ FeatureTrade Secrets: Making a pigment grinder
A device that removes the effort from the tiresome business of grinding varnish pigments by hand
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Premium ❘ FeatureMy Space: Marcus Kimke
A peak into the workshop of the maker based in Angers, France
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Premium ❘ FeatureMaking Matters: Graduation studies
Is it possible to customise the sound and response of a newly built violin, in playing condition, for a specific musician? Ulf Kloo explains how it can be done, with the help of a small wooden pin in the back plate
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Premium ❘ ArticleSoundpost: Letters to the Editor January 2021
A selection of letters The Strad receives each month from its readers around the world: January 2021 issue
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Premium ❘ ArticleAuction Report: January 2021
Despite the problems of Covid-19, the October sales went ahead as planned in London. Kevin MacDonald reviews some of the highlights
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Premium ❘ FeatureTrade Secrets: Making a partial plaster cast
A useful restoration method that can be used when a full cast is unnecessary
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Premium ❘ FeatureMaking Matters: Making fingerboards green
With speculation rife that ebony might soon be added to the CITES index of forbidden woods, Alan Beavitt shares his method for creating a fingerboard using veneers rather than full blocks of the wood
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Premium ❘ ArticleSoundpost: Letters to the Editor December 2020
A selection of letters The Strad receives each month from its readers around the world: December 2020 issue
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Premium ❘ FeatureTrade Secrets: Preparing an instrument for varnishing
A guide to the steps needed for the final coat of varnish to show up to its best effect
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Premium ❘ FeatureMaking Matters: All laid out in black and white
Stradivari’s method for laying out f-holes has long been a mystery. Torbjörn Zethelius reveals the method he believes the Cremonese master may have used, and how it can still be useful today
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Premium ❘ FeatureThe viola d’amore: For a sympathetic ear
The viola d’amore is undergoing a resurgence in popularity among early music groups, with a wealth of repertoire still to be rediscovered. Rachael Durkin tracks the development of this unique instrument, examining its many precursors along the way
