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Within the last few years a number of large-scale works on violin makers have been published, and so it may be with some surprise that a new study of the makers of the Scarampella family appears in a relatively “modest” 143-page publication. The ... [continue reading]
I am frequently contacted by string players needing help with tonal issues in their search for an instrument. Many string players have trouble sorting out what tonal criteria are important in the process of selecting an instrument. Problems arise ... [continue reading]
Chapter 37 of Aldous Huxley’s 1928 novel Point Counter Point contains an often quoted description of the slow movement of Beethoven’s String Quartet in A minor, op.132. Like Thomas Mann’s lyrical passage on the final movement and final measures of ... [continue reading]
Much has been written in Soundpost Online about the realities of shopping for fine string instruments. One of the main problems with buying a valuable string instrument is the difficulty one faces in reselling them. Obviously anyone in possession ... [continue reading]
Note: This summer [2002] the Jupiter Trio spent three days at Skywalker Ranch in order to make a recording using the state-of-the-art equipment available there. What follows is a personal account of this experience written by pianist Aglika Angelova ... [continue reading]