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Michel Samson tells his story<\/li>\n<li><strong>SESSION REPORT<\/strong> Hilary Hahn talks to Charlotte Gardner about her latest recording featuring Ysa\u00ffe\u2019s Six Sonatas for Solo Violin, a hundred years since their composition<\/li>\n<li><strong>DEALING WITH A BUZZ<\/strong> Why does an instrument start buzzing? Dmitry Tarakanov presents a checklist for luthiers detailing more than 20 things to watch out for, and how to rectify them<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Regulars:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>IN FOCUS<\/strong> Examining a 1925 violin by the Milanese luthier Ferdinando Garimberti<\/li>\n<li><strong>TRADE SECRETS<\/strong> Making an ebony crown<\/li>\n<li><strong>MY SPACE<\/strong> Essen luthier Florian Bartsch<\/li>\n<li><strong>MAKING MATTERS<\/strong> David Folland discusses his experience of making a five-string cello<\/li>\n<li><strong>MASTERCLASS<\/strong> Signum Quartet violist Xandi van Dijk on playing the first movement of Schubert\u2019s String Quartet no.15 D887<\/li>\n<li><strong>TECHNIQUE<\/strong> Teaching bow landings<\/li>\n<li><strong>LIFE LESSONS<\/strong> With Ronald Copes, long-standing violinist of the Juilliard Quartet<\/li>\n<li><strong>OPINION<\/strong> The art of playing softly<\/li>\n<li><strong>POSTCARD FROM JAPAN<\/strong> The 2023 Osaka International Chamber Music Competition<\/li>\n<li><strong>POSTCARD FROM THAILAND<\/strong> Report from the International Viola Congress in Salaya<\/li>\n<li><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVE<\/strong> From September 1903<\/li>\n<li><strong>SENTIMENTAL WORK<\/strong> Eldbj\u00f8rg Hemsing talks about her love for Bruch\u2019s Violin Concerto no.1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an education special, we talk to violinist Randall Goosby and explore strategies to help adult learners on the cello. 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Plus interviews with Hilary Hahn, Ronald Copes and Eldbj\u00f8rg Hemsing.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestrad.com\/magazine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a> in The Strad<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1874 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thestradshop.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2_Banner-1500x300-Subscribe.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thestradshop.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2_Banner-1500x300-Subscribe.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.thestradshop.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2_Banner-1500x300-Subscribe-300x60.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thestradshop.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2_Banner-1500x300-Subscribe-1024x205.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thestradshop.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2_Banner-1500x300-Subscribe-768x154.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thestradshop.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2_Banner-1500x300-Subscribe-600x120.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1873,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[108,113],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1872","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-the-strad-merchandise","7":"product_cat-the-strad-merchandise-single-issue","8":"product_shipping_class-the-strad-standard","10":"first","11":"instock","12":"purchasable","13":"product-type-simple"},"bundled_by":[],"bundle_stock_status":"instock","bundle_stock_quantity":239,"bundle_virtual":false,"bundle_layout":"","bundle_add_to_cart_form_location":"","bundle_editable_in_cart":false,"bundle_sold_individually_context":"","bundle_item_grouping":"","bundle_min_size":"","bundle_max_size":"","bundle_price":[],"bundled_items":[],"bundle_sell_ids":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>September 2023 - The Strad Shop<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In an education special, we talk to violinist Randall Goosby and explore strategies to help adult learners on the cello. 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