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Premium ❘ FeatureMy Space: Vinay Mural’s Chendamangalam workshop
The maker gives us a tour of his workshop in India
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Premium ❘ FeatureSing the body electric: early amplified instruments
The 1920s saw a demand for louder, more resonant instruments, and resourceful violin makers rose to the challenge. Clifford Hall looks at some of the innovative solutions they came up with
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FocusThe Strad Calendar 2026: 1727 ‘Eugenio di Barbaro’ Stradivari violin
Made during the tail end of the master luthier’s life, this instrument also displays the hands of his sons Omobono and Francesco
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Premium ❘ FeatureMaking Matters: Infrared reflectography in restoration
Luiz Amorim demonstrates how infrared reflectography can be used in violin restoration, as a non-invasive method for diagnosing problems
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FocusThe Strad Calendar 2026: 1785 Guadagnini violin
Played by Émilie Auclair, this is one of the last instruments to be made by Guadagnini, who died a year later
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Premium ❘ FeatureTrade Secrets: Home-made tools for violin making
A range of innovative implements made by hand from carbon steels and high-speed steels
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Premium ❘ FeatureIn Focus: A 1705 violin by Antonio Maria Lavazza
Claudio Amighetti examines an instrument by the little-known maker
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FocusThe Strad Calendar 2026: 1710 ‘Meneses’ Matteo Gofriller cello
With a deep amber-brown varnish, this was for many years the principal performing instrument of cellist Antonio Meneses
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Premium ❘ FeatureHeroes of the Jazz Age: American bows in 1925
For many reasons, the 1920s saw the first great boom in American bow making. Raphael Gold tells the stories of some of the original US bow makers and examines examples of their work
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FocusThe Strad Calendar 2026: 1691 ‘Leopold Auer’ Antonio Stradivari violin
The instrument, with copious red-brown varnish, is named after one of the most important violin pedagogues who ever lived
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Premium ❘ FeatureMaking Matters: Differences in set-up between classical and jazz bass
It might be underappreciated how much the set-up of the double bass differs between classical and jazz playing. László Nemessányi presents a checklist of the major differences
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NewsBoston museum loaned 1714 ‘Kneisel, Grün’ Stradivari violin
The ‘golden period’ instrument was recently acquired by an anonymous buyer, who loaned it to the museum on condition that it be played in a concert series
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FocusThe Strad Calendar 2026: 1741 ‘Titan’ Guarneri ‘del Gesù’ violin
This fine example of Guarneri’s work has a back that may have been shaped by his father, Giuseppe Guarneri ‘filius Andreae’
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NewsPhoto gallery: Count Cozio di Salabue exhibition in Turin
The show dedicated to the Italian violin collector runs until 23 November at Turin’s Palazzo Madama
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Premium ❘ FeatureIn Focus: An 1895 double bass by Vincenzo Postiglione
Luigi Sisto examines the late 19th-century instrument
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Premium ❘ FeatureThe Strad Calendar 2026: Treasures of Canada
The Strad Calendar for 2026 shines the spotlight on twelve instruments owned by Canimex, one of Canada’s leading supporters of the arts. Christian Lloyd surveys the riches
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Premium ❘ FeatureTieffenbrucker family: secret history
Stefano Pio delves into 16th-century records to discover how the Tieffenbrucker family of makers contributed to the international success of Italian lutherie – including one of the best-known names of the era
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Premium ❘ FeatureTrade Secrets: Custom crack-levelling clamps made with 3D printing
A new way to glue cracks without the aid of a mould
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NewsUK government proposes charging for Musical Instrument Certificates
Under the proposals, instrument owners in Britain may need to pay up to £200 per application
