Lutherie – Page 83
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NewsIngles & Hayday to auction Vuillaume ‘Messiah' violin copy
The instrument is expected to fetch up to £150,000
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NewsVideo: a violin thief caught on camera
Watch surveillance footage of the moment a man steals a violin from the University of Utah
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GalleryFrom the Archive: a cello by Joseph Guarnerius filius Andrea, 1707
This illustration of a 1707 cello by Joseph Guarnerius filius Andrea was published in The Strad, November 1928. The following text is extracted from an article accompanying the photographs: Authentic cellos by this maker are exceedingly rare, although a number of speculative old cellos have been attributed to him, doubtless ...
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NewsKreutzer Stradivarius violin fails to sell at auction
The instrument has been valued at between $7.5m and $10m
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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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GalleryFrom the Archive: a large pattern violin by Andrea Amati, Cremona, 1572
This illustration of a 1572 violin by Andrea Amati was published in The Strad, March 1928. The following text is extracted from an article accompanying the photographs: This instrument by Andrea Amati is perhaps unique, it being the only large violin by the maker that is known to me. It ...
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NewsTop lots from May London and New York stringed instrument auctions
Instruments by Santo Serafin, Pressenda and Bergonzi triumph in the sales
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NewsAustralian Chamber Orchestra adds rare Guarneri violin to its collection
The 1714 Joseph Guarneri 'filius Andreae' has been bought for US$1.35m
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GalleryFrom the Archive: a violin by Nicolaus Gagliano
This illustration of an inlaid violin by Nicolaus Gagliano was published in The Strad, July 1927. The following text is extracted from an article accompanying the photographs: Though our illustrated Nicolaus Gagliano violin is a very late-dated specimen, betraying decided modifications of style, it shows the clean-cut positive manner of ...
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NewsWest Dean College instrument making tutor Shem Mackey receives QEST Award
The Award for excellence in British craftsmanship recognises his contribution to instrument making through research and tuition
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NewsBudapest Festival Orchestra violin bows seized by New York airport officials over ivory concerns
The seven bows were each accompanied by photos and letters from bow makers vouching for their legality
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BlogsClassical musicians should think more like a rock band
Break of Reality, a band of three classically-trained cellists and a percussionist, have forged a successful career by adopting the mindset and values of rock musicians, says co-founder Ivan Trevino
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GalleryFrom the Archive: a violin by Antonio Stradivari, 1702
This illustration of a 1702 violin by Antonio Stradivari was published in The Strad, April 1926. The following text is extracted from an article accompanying the photographs: This is a Strad of the Golden Period, dated 1702. It was bought by Emile Sauret from Rudolph Gleichauff of Frankfurt a/Main, in ...
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NewsBozzini Quartet cellist told instrument not allowed in train carriage
The experimental ensemble had paid for an extra seat for the cello
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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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NewsPro Arte String Quartet detained by customs in Belgium over ivory concerns
Violist Sally Chisholm and cellist Parry Karp were denied entry for several hours when their instrument passports weren't recognised
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NewsTime For Three violinists denied access to US Airways flight with instruments
Two musicians left alone on the tarmac with no further direction
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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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BlogsViolinist Bin Huang on playing the 'Salabue', 'Berta' Guadagnini - listen to a clip
The violinist performed Bach's Chaconne on the instrument during a recent trip to Italy
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GalleryFrom the Archive: the ‘Charles Reade’ Guadagnini violin, Milan, 1750
This illustration of a violin by JB Guadagnini was published in The Strad, November 1925. The following text is extracted from an article accompanying the photographs: This noble instrument has Guadagnini tone to perfection. It has that special feature of heavily wooded violins, that the instrument requires some half-and-hour’s playing ...


























