Lutherie – Page 62
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ArticleFrom the Archive: a violin by Nathaniel Cross, 'Aldermanbury'
This illustration of a violin by Nathaniel Cross was published in The Strad, August 1987. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photograph: Born in 1689, when the only possible social mobility was downward, and humility and hard work were the only defence against the gutter and ...
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ArticleStudents forced to leave Newark School of Violin Making over revoked visas
Lincoln College, which manages the Newark School, has been stripped of its licence to issue international student visas following a poor Ofsted report in 2016
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ArticleRemembering Bernard Millant 1929–2017
The esteemed bow maker, dealer, author and expert died in April aged 87. Jean-François Raffin, who worked with Millant and co-authored the celebrated three-volume work L'Archet with him, remembers his friend and colleague
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ArticleFrom the Archive: the Antonio Stradivari, 'Lord Norton', violin 1737
This illustration of a violin by Antonio Stradivari was published in The Strad, July 1987. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photograph: The violin is named after Lord Norton, who purchased it from George Hart shortly after the sale of the Gillot collection at Christies in ...
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ArticleLeonidas Kavakos acquires 1734 ‘Willemotte’ Stradivarius violin
The violinist first encountered the instrument in 1994 and was reunited with it more than 20 years later through Florian Leonhard Fine Violins
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ArticleThe problem of substandard bow hair
Bow makers, suppliers and musicians are increasingly having to deal with thinning and brittle bow hair. How has this situation come about? Nancy Pellegrini reports
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ArticleFrom the Archive: a violin by Nicolo Gagliano of Naples, 1775
This illustration of a violin by Nicolo Gagliano of Naples was published in The Strad, June 1987. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photograph: Sotheby's mammoth sale on April 30 mustered 564 lots. The attendance strained the resources of the Conduit Street Gallery, with foreign visitors ...
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ArticleHow the sale of a rediscovered Guarneri 'del Gesù' violin is helping to promote female composers
Pianist Diana Ambache explains how she came to set up the Ambache Charitable Trust with proceeds from the sale of a 1735 Guarneri del Gesù violin, discovered in her late father's collection
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ArticleFrom the Archive: a violin by Carlo Bergonzi, 'ex Kreisler'
This illustration of a violin by Carlo Bergonzi was published in The Strad, January 1987. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs: Hill's record of this Carlo Bergonzi violin places it first in the collection of Count Cozio di Salabue, the first great violin collector and ...
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Premium ❘ GalleryFrom the Archive: a violin by J.B. Vuillaume, 'ex-Kreisler', 1845
This illustration of an 1845 violin by J.B. Vuillaume was published in The Strad, January 1987
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Article$300,000 double bass cracked during British Airways flight
Double bassist Barry Chan has claimed that his 150-year-old instrument and case were badly damaged during the flight from Vienna to Hong Kong
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ArticleViolinoDigitale's 3D-printed violin hybrid - made using wood filament
ViolinoDigitale's 3D-printed violin hybrid is based on the 'Sunrise' Stradivari violin of 1677.It was printed in more than 40 parts using wood filament with a Reprap FDM 3D printer. The parts were then assembled using traditional lutherie techniques by Harris Matzaridis. The printing and assembly of the instrument ...
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GalleryFrom the Archive: a cello by David Tecchler, Rome 1706
This illustration of a 1706 cello by David Tecchler (c.1666 – c.1747) was published on the front cover of The Strad, July 1986. The photograph was reproduced courtesy of dealer/restorer Bein and Fushi of Chicago.German-born Tecchler arrived in Rome in his late 20s and is considered the premier ...
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NewsLeading French bow maker Bernard Millant has died aged 87
Descended from a long line of French luthiers, Millant produced bows based on his own design and was the author of the definitive book on French bows
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FocusOne of the most valuable things I've learned - luthier Gregg Alf
The American maker talks about the importance of spending quality time with string players
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GalleryFrom the Archive: a violin by Matteo Goffriller, Venice, 1696
This illustration of a violin by Matteo Goffriller was published in The Strad, August 1986. The following text is extracted from the article accompanying the photographs:Hugh Bean once remarked that Albert Sammons 'got through one violin a week'. This statement is obviously an exaggeration but it does express ...
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ArticleAnne-Sophie Mutter on what makes Stradivarius violins so special
If you ask the right questions, the violin will be a mate for life...these Stradivari violins have the amazing capacity to keep the substance of their sound, even when playing at the quietest pianissimo' German violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter speaks about the very special quality of her own ...
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NewsCroall, McEwen' Stradivarius violin sells for almost £2 million
1684 instrument sold for just under its upper guide price at Ingles & Hayday on 28 March 2017
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NewsItalian luthier Luigi Lanaro has died aged 96
Based in Padua for most of his working life, Lanaro was notable for founding the first school of violin making in Mexico
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FocusLight stringed instrument cases for airline travel
Almost every month, string players report another travel nightmare caused by flying with their instruments. Femke Colborne investigates how case manufacturers are addressing the challenges they face
