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‘Schneider’ Gofriller cello 1693 poster

£22.95
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G.P. Maggini violin c.1630 poster

£22.95
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‘Alard’ Guarneri ‘del Gesù’ violin 1742 poster

£22.95
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Antonio Stradivari by Horace Petherick

£19.95
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This book tells us much about the understanding of experts at the turn of the century.

‘Milanollo’ Stradivari violin 1728 poster

£22.95
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G.B. Rogeri violin 1704 poster

£22.95
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Nicolò Amati violin 1666 poster

£22.95
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Pietro Guarneri of Venice violin 1735 poster

£22.95
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‘Kochanski’ Guarneri ‘del Gesù’ violin 1741 poster

£22.95
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One of The Strad's most popular posters is now available with brand new artwork showing the 1741 'Kochanski' Guarneri ‘del Gesù’ in all its glory. Our posters are shipped separately from other products. One tube can hold up to 10 posters. Save on postage costs by purchasing up to 10 posters per tube today.

‘Sleeping Beauty’ Montagnana cello 1739 poster

£22.95
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‘Muir-Mackenzie’ Stradivari violin 1694 poster

£22.95
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Lachmann Schwechter Guadagnini violin 1776 poster

£22.95
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Jacob Stainer violin 1679 poster

£22.95
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Alessandro Gagliano ‘Rotondo’ violin 1710 poster

£22.95
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Giuseppe Guarneri ‘filius Andrea’ violin 1705 poster

£22.95
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‘Kreisler’ Guarneri ‘del Gesù’ violin 1733 poster

£22.95
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In Focus

£40.00
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For a limited time only, The Strad is issuing the first in the In Focus series with a beautiful, new limited edition cover. This collection of articles from The Strad’s long-running In Focus series brings together more than 80 fascinating stringed instruments, with commentaries by some of today’s top instrument experts. Makers include Antonio Stradivari, Guarneri ‘del Gesù’ and G.B. Guadagnini, but also lesser-known masters such as Paul Knorr, Dante Baldoni, Charles Nicolas Altermatt and many others. This makes it an essential resource for anyone seeking to extend their lutherie knowledge into areas and makers whose work is more rare, and a significant addition to the lutherie literature. In Focus features exceptional high-quality photographs for every featured instrument – front, back and scroll – this book will provide inspiration for today’s makers and anyone who enjoys the beauty and variety of stringed instruments.

The Best of Trade Secrets

£29.95
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Ever since its beginnings in 2006, Trade Secrets has been The Strad’s most popular section for instrument makers. Luthiers from

The Best of Trade Secrets 3

£29.95
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Written by luthiers for luthiers, this third compilation of articles from The Strad’s popular Trade Secrets section brings together over

The Best of Trade Secrets 2

£29.95
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Following the huge success of the first volume of The Best of Trade Secrets, the second appeared in 2012. Like

Guarneri Del Gusu Heifetz, 1742

£22.95
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Gibson viola, 1734

£22.95
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An Introduction to the Old Italian Violins (simplified mandarin)

£170.00
Sold by: BEARES PUBLISHING
The book offers an overview of 300 years of violin history. Exploring the historical circumstances in Northern Italy, namely the city of Cremona, where the violin originated, it takes the reader from Andrea Amati's workshop to those of the most famous Cremonese violin makers such as Antonio Stradivari, Guarneri del Gesù and Carlo Bergonzi. From there violin making spread across other Italian and European cities. Illustrated with more than 600 pictures of instruments, the book is a unique guide to the complex world of violin family instruments; it provides valuable advice on how to choose the best violin, and how to take care of it.

Antonius Stradivarius Volumes I-VIII (Edited by Jost Thöne)

£3,950.00
Sold by: Jost Thöne
“Taken together, these eight volumes are a massive achievement, a substantial reset of the standards and quality of documentation, and

Contemporary Violin Makers

£325.00
Sold by: Jost Thöne
This publication is designed to share rare insight into the world of contemporary violin-making. Two magnificent volumes offering a full

Italian and French Violin Makers, Volume I-IV

£1,275.00£2,245.00
Sold by: Jost Thöne
This unique volume brings together a collection of instruments crafted by the legendary lutherie masters of the last four centuries

Jean Baptiste Vuillaume

£230.00
Sold by: Jost Thöne
This splendid volume of different instruments built by the celebrated French master violin-maker Jean Baptiste Vuillaume, includes models by Stradivari,

Jean Pierre Marie Persoit: His Life and Work, by Paul Childs

£105.00
Sold by: Magic Bow Publications
“The great and intriguing bow maker, Jean Pierre Marie Persoit, has for many years been an inspiration to other bowmakers

JOANNES BAPTISTA GUADAGNINI FECIT PARMAE SERVIENS C.S.R.

£315.00
Sold by: Scrollavezza & Zanrè
Masterpieces from the 2011 Parma Galleria Nazionale Exhibition

Monograph of the Antonio Stradivari Cello c.1690 ‘Barjansky’

£790.00£1,490.00
Sold by: Jost Thöne

Probably the most extensive and detailed study of a stringed instrument that has ever been published

THE 1690 TUSCAN STRADIVARI VIOLIN IN THE ACCADEMIA DI SANTA CECILIA

£130.00
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TREASURES OF ITALIAN VIOLIN MAKING – II

The Bowmakers of the Peccatte Family, by Paul Childs

£199.00
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This rare book details the lives, histories, styles and influences of the Peccatte family with special chapters on Dominque, Francois

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