The Strad 2023 Bundle

The bundle consists of:

The Strad Calendar 2023 – worth £19.95

In the past few years, Australia has become a classical music heartland with a number of its orchestras and ensembles achieving world renown. Many of its string players now perform on world-class instruments made by some of the most respected luthiers ever to have lived.

Weight –  0.553 kg
Size – 44 x 30 cm

The Best of Trade Secrets 5 – worth £40

The latest collection of articles from The Strad’s popular Trade Secrets.  Guy Rabut, Nicolas Gilles, Antoine Nédélec, Andrea Schudtz – some of the best-known contemporary luthiers have lent their expertise to this latest collection of articles from The Strad’s legendary Trade Secrets section. This 120-page volume also includes groundbreaking research by Hugh Withycombe and Guy Harrison on making varnish pigments, and by Christian Schabbon on using glue. Necks, scrolls, f-holes, arching, edgework, inlay, tools, set-up – this new compilation covers more topics than ever before.

Weight – 0.614 kg
Size 29.5 x 21.5 cm

In Focus 2 – worth £35

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.

Weight – 0.710 kg
Size 29.5 x 21.5 cm