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In Focus: 1877 double bass by Gand & Bernardel

2025-02-07T09:30:00+00:00

René Zaal examines the Parisian violin making house’s 19th-century bass

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Trade Secrets: A new approach to bracing flat-back instruments

2025-01-10T06:15:00+00:00

This system of ‘responsive bracing’ allows for the natural movement of the wood

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Stars of Africa: South African tonewood

2025-01-03T07:30:00+00:00

Wood physicist Martina Meincken presents the results of a study investigating whether indigenous woods of southern Africa might be suitable for use as tonewood for instruments