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Whether you're a player, maker, teacher or enthusiast, you'll find ideas and inspiration from leading artists, teachers and luthiers in our archive which features every issue published since January 2010 - available exclusively to subscribers. View the archive.

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From the Archive: conducting tips for players

2015-03-12T00:00:00Z

In The Strad’s March 1930 issue, G.W. Johnstone gave tips for players thinking of taking up the conductor’s baton – drawn from years of witnessing less-than-exceptional conducting as an orchestral musician
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Finding your perfect stringed instrument

2015-02-26T00:00:00Z

Jean-Jacques Rampal of Vatelot–Rampal Luthiers, Paris, tells Pauline Harding about the challenges of matching musicians with their ideal musical partners

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From the Archive: conducting tips for players

Finding your perfect stringed instrument