Lutherie – Page 9
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Premium ❘ NewsAuction Report: January 2020
Old Italians and a modern bow proved popular at this autumn’s auctions, as Kevin MacDonald reports
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Buying the right instrument for you
Whatever your needs, whatever your budget, there's an instrument out there for you. Laurinel Owen suggests some ways to find it
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Trade Secrets: a peninsular bench extension
Ideas for a workplace addition that is completely accessible from all three of its sides
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Making Matters: the DNA of design
David Beard argues that the old Cremonese makers had a geometric system of design ‘recipes’ to create the vast number of different instrument patterns we see today
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Seeing red
Madder root has been used since ancient times to provide a deep red pigment – but the process of making it remains mysterious. For the past three years Hugh Withycombe and Guy Harrison have tested different methods to get the recipe just right – and can now reveal their findings ...
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On the borders of greatness
Giuseppe Sgarbi’s instruments have a unique vibrancy and individuality, while still respecting the traditional Cremonese forms. Lorenzo Frignani examines his career, as well as that of his son Antonio, to suggest why his work deserves more recognition than it has in the past
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News
New film tells the story of the bowmaker’s art
The Bowmakers journeys from the workshops of Port Townsend to the Brazilian Amazon rainforest
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The Bowmakers Trailer
‘The story of the most important instrument you’ve never heard of.’ A new feature film by documentary filmmaker Ward Serrill tells the story of the ‘silent servant’ of the music world: the bow. The Bowmakers takes viewers on a journey from the workshops of five master bowmakers ...
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Bowmaker Paul Martin Siefried has died
The eminent American bowmaker, master copyist and restorer has died, aged 69
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From the Archive: a viola of the Gofriller School, Venice c.1700-10
An illustration of a viola of the Gofriller School published in The Strad, February 1962
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Blogs
How a flight-damaged Edward Lewis viola da gamba rose from the ashes
After being seriously damaged in an Alitalia flight, a historical viola da gamba made by Edward Lewis was amazingly brought back to life by Shlomo Moyal. Here is the story of the instrument, to tie in with this month’s Making Matters
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My Space: Stephen Quinney
The Toronto luthier gives a demonstration of his craft in a 2017 episode of the series History in the Making
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Making Matters: a phoenix from the ashes
Luthier Shlomo Moyal explains how he restored a 1685 viola da gamba that had been almost destroyed, in a project that took a whole year of patient reconstruction
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Trade Secrets: Flattening planes
A sadly necessary task for all luthiers, which should have been taken care of by the manufacturer in the first place
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Violin Society of America: 2019 Convention
Dallas, Texas, was the setting for the VSA’a annual congress, where Sam Zygmuntowicz gave the keynote speech
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In focus: an 1819 violin by David Stirrat
David Rattray examines an instrument by the Edinburgh maker
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Debate
Bows of the 18th century have been ignored by string players for too long
Long neglected by the majority of string players, the bows of the 18th century make a huge difference to the way the music from that period is played, argues Jérôme Akoka
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Witnesses to the fall
First published in the March 2014 issue to mark 25 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall, nine string players and makers from the East and West sides here reveal the stark contrast between life on either side of the divide
