Lutherie – Page 28
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Premium ❘ Feature‘The scent of fraud hangs about him’ - The Brothers Abell: Secrets and Lies
Follow the lives of two brothers embroiled scandals, lies and violins
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Premium ❘ Feature‘There are several spirits that occupy the hotel’ - My Space: Huthmaker Family
The violin-making family takes us on a tour of their Atlanta, GA, workshop
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VideoMy Space: Anna, Dixie and Roland Huthmaker
The trio of violin makers give a tour of their Atlanta workshop, as featured in the November 2022 issue
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FocusThe Strad Calendar 2023: 1743 ‘Carrodus’ Guarneri ‘del Gesù’ violin
’It is said, by the way, to have belonged to Paganini, and to have been gambled away by him’ - John Tiplady Carrodus
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GalleryWinners announced at 2022 International Violin Bridge Competition
This year, all gold medal winning designs for violin, viola and cello were won by women
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FocusPhoto gallery: 300 years young – Stradivari’s decorated ‘Rode’ violin
The 1722 instrument will be performed in concert at Oxford’s Ashmolean Museum on 20 October, to mark its 300th anniversary
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FocusThe Strad Calendar 2023: 1729 Guarneri ‘filius Andreae’ cello
One of only two cellos in the world that also bears the handiwork of Guarneri ‘del Gesù’
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #61: Amanda Ewing and Anne Harris on luthier/player collaboration
The violin maker and violinist speak about the first violin to be commissioned between two African American women
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Premium ❘ Feature‘This might be the smallest workshop ever featured in The Strad’ - My Space: Ilja Grawert
A look at the luthier’s travelling workshop near the Australian Whitsunday Islands
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FocusThe Strad Calendar 2023: 1714 Guarneri ‘filius Andreae’ violin
Formerly owned by Isolde Menges, this instrument might also bear the hand of Guarneri ‘del Gesù’
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BlogsMy whirlwind journey to owning a Guarneri ‘del Gesù’: David Garrett
When violinist David Garrett bought a Guarneri ‘del Gesù’, he fulfilled a lifelong dream, but the auction experience left much to be desired
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Premium ❘ FeatureThe Viennese double bass: The long pattern
In the 18th and 19th centuries, double basses made in Vienna had distinctive shapes and characteristics that gave them tremendous sound quality.
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Premium ❘ FeatureTrade Secrets: Using Baker-style mechanics on a double bass
How to fit these brass pegs, gears and tuners, as used by English bass makers in times gone by
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FocusThe Strad Calendar 2023: 1728/29 Antonio Stradivari violin
The first ever Stradivari instrument to be played within an Australian orchestra
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Premium ❘ FeatureIn Focus: A c.1815 double bass by Thomas Dodd
Stefan Krattenmacher details an instrument by the English maker
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Premium ❘ FeatureTrade Secrets: A ‘plug and plate’ repair for a double bass neck
A detailed alternative method for a difficult neck and pegbox repair
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News‘A rich, chocolatey, nutty tone’: Rick Stotijn’s basses
The double bassist outlines his range of instruments he uses to suit particular repertoire
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Premium ❘ FeatureIn Focus: A c.1900 violin by Raffo Cipriani
Ernst Fuchs looks at the Italian maker’s late-period instrument
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Premium ❘ FeatureMaking Matters: Artistic licence and the ‘true violin’
Is our understanding of violin history too heavily influenced by the old Italians?
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Premium ❘ FeatureTrade Secrets: Making a cello and bass mould
A lightweight design for an adaptable method of working
