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Home Produced by The Strad Books BUNDLE – In Focus and In Focus 2
May 2023 £5.95
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BUNDLE – In Focus and In Focus 2

£75.00 £60.00

The In Focus anthologies brings together many of the world’s most fascinating stringed instruments, with commentaries by today’s top instrument experts.

Both books feature exceptional high-quality photographs for every featured instrument – front, back and scroll – and will provide inspiration for today’s makers and anyone who enjoys the beauty and variety of stringed instruments.

This bundle includes:

  • In Focus (with new limited edition cover)
  • In Focus 2

In Focus

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.

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In Focus 2

The Strad ’s second compilation of fascinating articles, written within the last 5 years, brings together fine instruments by some of the world’s greatest instrument experts. In this new anthology, every instrument has been given three pages to include more close-up photographs, archings, angles and tiny details.

    SKU: SL289-2 Categories: Books, Lutherie, Lutherie books, Produced by The Strad
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    This bundle includes:

    • In Focus (with new limited edition cover)
    • In Focus 2

    NEW COVER: IN FOCUS

    For a limited time only, The Strad is issuing the first in the In Focus series with a beautiful, new limited edition cover.

    In Focus is one of The Strad’s classic products and a bestseller. Published in hardback, it includes articles on makers including Antonio Stradivari, Guarneri ‘del Gesù’ and G.B. Guadagnini, as well as lesser-known masters such as Paul Knorr, Dante Baldoni and Charles Nicolas Altermatt.

    NEW BOOK: IN FOCUS 2

    In the new anthology, In Focus 2, every instrument has been given three pages to include more close-up photographs, archings, angles and tiny details. Makers such as Antonio Stradivari and Guarneri ‘del Gesù’ rub shoulders with lesser-known names such as Alfredo del Lungo, David Stirrat and Willem van der Sijde, with each article including biographical details as well as points of interest regarding the instrument’s form and construction.

    Published in a light softback version, In Focus 2 is a must for every luthier’s library.

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    In Focus

    Weight 1.1 kg
    Dimensions 30.5 × 22 cm

    In Focus 2

    Weight 0.71 kg
    Dimensions 29.5 × 21.5 cm

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