Lutherie – Page 30
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Premium ❘ GalleryFrom the Archive: a violin labelled Duiffoprugcar believed to be the work of J.B.Vuillaume
This illustration of a violin labelled Duiffoprugcar was published in The Strad, February 1974
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Premium ❘ GalleryFrom the Archive: a violin by Richard Duke, London, c.1770-80
This illustration of a violin by Richard Duke was published in The Strad, August 1972
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Premium ❘ GalleryFrom the Archive: a violoncello by Dominicus Montagnana, Venice, 1735
This illustration of a cello by Dominicus Montagnana was published in The Strad, June 1972
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Premium ❘ GalleryFrom the Archive: a cello by J.F. Aldric, Paris, 1825
This llustration of a cello by J.F. Aldric was published in The Strad, February 1969.
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Premium ❘ GalleryFrom the Archive: the 'Ferdinand David' J.B. Vuillaume, Paris, 1840-5
This illustration of a violin by J.B. Vuillaume was published in The Strad, June 1968
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Premium ❘ GalleryFrom the Archive: a violin by Carlo Guadagnini, Turin, 1806
An illustration of a violin by Carlo Guadagnini published in The Strad, September 1961
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Premium ❘ FocusAnalysing a Mantegazza viola, 1796
The large proportions of this instrument give it a powerful sound that make it ideal for string quartets, says Sam Zygmuntowicz
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Premium ❘ DebateDendrochronology should be more widely used to authenticate violins
Tree-ring dating, is one of the few scientific testing methods available to help authenticate violins, says John Dilworth
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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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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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Premium ❘ GalleryFrom the Archive: a cello by Matteo Goffriller, Venice
This illustration of a cello by Matteo Goffriller was published in The Strad, January 1924. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs: This violincello in the Lutyens collection is a finer specimen than any instrument I have yet seen except those by the finest of all ...
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Premium ❘ GalleryFrom the Archive: a violin by John Hare, 1720
This illustration of a violin by John Hare was published in The Strad, October 1913. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs
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Premium ❘ GalleryFrom the Archive: a violin by Pietro Giacomo Rogeri
This illustration of a violin by Pietro Giacomo Rogeri was published in The Strad, September 1913. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs: For sheer beauty of form, workmanship, varnish, and – what is or should be of supreme importance – tone, the magnificent violin pictured ...
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Premium ❘ GalleryFrom the Archive: a cello by C.G. Testore
This illustration of a cello by Carlo Giuseppe Testore was published in The Strad, July 1913. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs: The very interesting violoncello featured this month belonged at one time to Piatti, who sometimes played upon it in public and thought very ...
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Premium ❘ GalleryFrom the Archive: the ‘Louis Spohr’ Guadagnini violin
This illustration of a violin by G.B. Guadagnini was published in The Strad, July 1930. The following text is extracted from an article accompanying the photographs: This instrument is one of the very finest specimens of the Turin work of Guadagnini in existence. It was privately possessed for many years, ...
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Premium ❘ FeatureHow to deal with a stringed instrument buzz
A buzz is one of the hardest things to identify. Jane Dorner gives advice on how to establish the cause
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Premium ❘ FeatureAsk the Experts: how to keep your violin, viola or cello clean
Three instrument makers and restorers respond to a reader's query about how to keep her instrument clean of rosin
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Premium ❘ GalleryFrom the Archive: a violin by Andrea Guarneri
This illustration of a violin by Andrea Guarneri was published in The Strad, January 1926
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Premium ❘ GalleryFrom the archive: a viola by Jacob Stainer, 1670
This illustration of a viola by Jacob Stainer was published in The Strad, May 1925. The following text is extracted from an article accompanying the photographs: Mr Posner’s Stainer viola is easily the finest, in every respect, known to me. It measures 16 11/16ths in body length, the upper bouts ...
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Premium ❘ GalleryFrom the archive: a violin by Joseph Guarneri del Gesu, 1738
This illustration of a violin by Giuseppe Guarneri 'del Gesu' was published in The Strad, January 1925. The following text is extracted from an article accompanying the photographs: This wonderful Joseph is indeed a fiddle which justifies the use of superlatives in any attempt to describe it, and one is ...
