Lutherie – Page 9
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Premium ❘ FeatureCopying the ‘Titian’: A study in scarlet
Jesús Alejandro Torres reports on a study by the Violin Making School of Mexico, in which three copies of Stradivari’s ‘Titian’ violin were made using wood of varying densities
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Premium ❘ Feature‘We’ve actually outgrown the space’ - My Space: James Hanson
Take a look inside the Beautiful Music Violin Shop in Lawrence, Kansas, US
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Premium ❘ FeatureIn Focus: A 1751 G.B. Guadagnini violin
Stewart Pollens examines a violin that was formerly owned by Adolph Brodsky
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Premium ❘ FeatureCuriouser and curiouser: the 1672 ‘Gustav Mahler’ Stradivari viola
Was the 1672 ‘Mahler’ the first viola ever made by Antonio Stradivari? As Jonathan Marolle explains, this is just one of the unanswerable questions that arise when studying this fascinating instrument
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Premium ❘ FeatureTrade Secrets: Making a soundpost jig
A useful device to help luthiers cut a soundpost to its correct length, and to make its top and bottom angles
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Premium ❘ FeatureIn Focus: an 1810 violin by Nicolas Lupot
John Dilworth examines an instrument by the French maker
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BlogsBest of 2022: The Strad’s 12 Days of Lutherie
Revisit our most popular lutherie articles from 2022
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Premium ❘ FeatureIn Focus: A c.1920 double bass by Cesare Candi
René Zaal examines the 20th-century instrument
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FocusDaniel Pioro on his Götting 1709 ‘Viotti’ Stradivari copy
Our January 2023 cover star talks about commissioning his modern instrument
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Premium ❘ FeatureEarly Russian bow: From Russia with love
Gennady Filimonov reveals the origins of a bow made entirely from ivory
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Premium ❘ FeatureMore than 18 arm-aching inches: Jacob Stainer’s tenor viola
The only remaining tenor viola made by the Tyrolean maker Jacob Stainer reveals the maker’s painstaking attention to detail and offers tantalising clues about Italian influence on his style, as Darren Freeman explains
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FocusThe Strad Calendar 2023: c.1709 ‘Scotta’ Stradivari violin
This violin has a handsome one-piece back with the flame ascending from left to right
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Feature‘Spectacularly colourful, loud and proud’ - The Strad Calendar 2023: The Australian Collection
The Strad Calendar 2023 showcases twelve fine instruments owned or played by Australians.
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NewsResults announced at 2022 Mittenwald violin making competition
The prestigious lutherie event in the south of Germany takes place every four years
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Premium ❘ FeatureThe makers’ instrument: the 1735 ‘Plowden’ violin by Guarneri ‘del Gesù’
The 1735 ‘Plowden’ violin by Guarneri ‘del Gesù’ has been talked about, pored over, and photographed time and time again, but there is still plenty more to discover about this celebrity of the violin world, as Sam Zygmuntowicz reveals in this article from 2011
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Premium ❘ FeatureMaking copies: Sounds like a match?
If someone makes an exact copy of a Stradivari, will it sound like a Stradivari? Sam Zygmuntowicz attempts to answer the question by making duplicates of the ‘Titian’ and ‘Willemotte’ Strads, as well as the ‘Plowden’ Guarneri ‘del Gesù’
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FocusThe Strad Calendar 2023: 1760 Nicolò Gagliano violin
‘It is incredible for me to draw out the richness in the lower strings, and the higher registers soar with remarkable clarity’ - Emily Sun
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FocusRobert Max on playing the 1726 ‘Saveuse’ Stradivari cello
British cellist Robert Max, who has owned and performed on the ‘Saveuse’ for more than 20 years, gives his thoughts on the instrument’s sound and quality
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Premium ❘ Feature1726 ‘Saveuse’ Stradivari cello: Small is beautiful
The 1726 ‘Saveuse’ is one of the smallest cellos Antonio Stradivari ever produced. John Dilworth discovers the unique characteristics of this rare model
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Premium ❘ Feature‘Timbre and brilliance are not static, but dynamic’ - Making Matters: Sound ideas
Violinists and brothers Arne and Jens Rossbach share their experiments in sound and timbre