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Premium ❘ ArticleSoundpost: Letters to the Editor July 2020
A selection of letters The Strad receives each month from its readers around the world: July 2020 issue
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Premium ❘ NewsAnalysis July 2020: The new normal
As Covid-19 lockdowns are gradually lifted, orchestras and concert venues in Europe and Asia are contemplating the task of reopening in a socially distanced world
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ArticleProducts July 2020: Instrument protector
Hand-stitched under what the maker calls ‘sustainable, socio-economically fair conditions’, these fabric ‘cocoons’ are designed to offer an additional protective layer inside the case and keep the instrument free from dust. They are available in various fabrics, from patterned kimono silks to vintage cotton brocade, and to ...
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ArticleProducts July 2020: Bridge clamp
A bass bridge’s large size and numerous edges and corners can make working on one an uncomfortable business. This tool is designed to hold the bridge in place, reducing pressure on the maker’s hands and freeing them up for tasks such as fitting the bridge feet. According ...
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ArticleProducts July 2020: BAM violin case
A range of matching bags and instrument cases that aims to offer a unified look to image-conscious players
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Premium ❘ FeatureTrade Secrets: Designing a bridge for a violin with distorted arching
A solution to a common problem in antique instruments
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Premium ❘ FeatureMaking Matters: In praise of cypress
The wood of the cypress tree can seem like an unusual alternative for spruce, but both its figure and relative density make it a desirable option. Alan Beavitt explains why he has used it for several instruments
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Premium ❘ FeatureTechnique: Swing bowing
How to inject new rhythmic fluency and flexibility into your playing by working on jazz
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Premium ❘ FeatureFrom the Archive: July 1920
In response to readers’ letters, violin pedagogue Alvin C. White tackles the difficult subject of when – if ever – someone might become too old to learn the violin
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DebateOpinion: Mind the gap
For classical music students, bridging the divide between training and employment is often a case of being entrepreneurial, writes Jacqueline Vanasse
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FocusNathan Meltzer: Life Lessons
The up-and-coming US violinist on his early years in Austria and summertime chamber music by the sea
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FeatureSentimental Work: Steven Isserlis
Beethoven’s Cello Sonata no.4 was the gateway the British cellist needed to understand the myriad delights and complexities of the composer’s work
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Premium ❘ ArticleJune 2020: Welcome
The Strad’s editor Charlotte Smith introduces the June 2020 issue
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Premium ❘ ArticleSoundpost: Letters to the Editor June 2020
A selection of letters The Strad receives each month from its readers around the world: June 2020 issue
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Premium ❘ NewsAnalysis June 2020: Secondary research
Musicians are becoming increasingly aware of the environmental cost of cutting down ebony and maple, even as stocks of top-quality wood are dwindling. What are the alternatives?
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Premium ❘ ArticleAuction report: June 2020
Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, sales continued at the London auction houses in March. Kevin MacDonald gives a tour of the highlights
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ArticleProducts June 2020: Violin case
By housing the bow in a separate case, German manufacturer Masuratini’s violin cases are designed to offer players a better chance of flying with their instrument as cabin baggage. The handmade ABS-shell cases (without bow) measure from 63 x 25 x 13cm and are available in a ...
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ArticleProducts June 2020: Student violin
Yamaha’s YVN Model 3 student violin outfit is now available in 1/2 and 3/4 sizes. With a ‘press-formed’ spruce top that uses less wood than some traditional factory-made violins, the instrument is designed to offer some of the tonal warmth of a carved instrument with additional durability ...
