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Katinka Welz talks to some of its current members<\/li>\n<li><strong>BARON JOHANN KNOOP &#8211;<\/strong> During his lifetime, the German collector owned more than 40 fine instruments, including two Stradivari quartets. Clifford Hall discovers the man behind the name<\/li>\n<li><strong>LUTHERIE TIME AND LABOUR &#8211;<\/strong> Should the price of a new instrument be determined by how long it takes to make? Benjamin Schilbach gives tips on how to calculate an hourly rate<\/li>\n<li><strong>SESSION REPORT &#8211;<\/strong> Violinists Jeremy Isaac and John Mills of the Tippett Quartet tell Jessica Duchen about the group\u2019s latest project, a recording of all the Korngold string quartets<\/li>\n<li><strong>HUMIDITY &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Musicians and luthiers give their thoughts on how best to combat the problems associated with different climates, in conversation with Jacqueline Vanasse<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Regulars:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>IN FOCUS &#8211;<\/strong> An 1824 violin by Nicolas Lupot<\/li>\n<li><strong>TRADE SECRETS &#8211;<\/strong> A method for making and fitting purfling using fish glue<\/li>\n<li><strong>MY SPACE &#8211;<\/strong> Julia Jostes and Simon Eberl give a tour of their workshop in L\u00fcbeck, Germany<\/li>\n<li><strong>MAKING MATTERS &#8211;<\/strong> Milo Stamm gives tips on joining the wood for the top and back plates<\/li>\n<li><strong>MASTERCLASS &#8211;<\/strong> Amit Peled on the second movement of Beethoven\u2019s Cello Sonata no.4<\/li>\n<li><strong>TECHNIQUE &#8211;<\/strong> US bassist Rob Nairn discusses performing with gut strings on the double bass<\/li>\n<li><strong>LIFE LESSONS &#8211;<\/strong> With violinist Pierre Amoyal<\/li>\n<li><strong>OPINION &#8211;<\/strong> Rodrigo Moro Martin argues for flexibility in the double bass bow hold<\/li>\n<li><strong>POSTCARD FROM BOCA RATON &#8211;<\/strong> The Elmar Oliveira International Violin Competition<\/li>\n<li><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVE &#8211;<\/strong> A portrait of cellist Guilhermina Suggia, from April 1923<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carolin Widmann is the cover star of a German-themed issue, with a profile of the 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic and the story of collector Baron Johann Knoop. 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