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Bruce Hodges reports<\/li>\n<li><strong>COPYING A MONTAGNANA CELLO<\/strong> &#8211; Robin Aitchison reports from the annual Oberlin Violin Makers Workshop, where more than 30 luthiers collaborated to build a copy of the c.1730 \u2018Farina\u2019<\/li>\n<li><strong>SESSION REPORT<\/strong> &#8211; Stephen Upshaw, violist with the Solem Quartet, talks to Harry White about Painted Light, its latest recording of music from the 20th and 21st centuries<\/li>\n<li><strong>KRONOS QUARTET AT 50<\/strong> &#8211; The contemporary music group is celebrating half a century of music making. The current members tell Thomas May about their raft of anniversary projects<\/li>\n<li><strong>GERMAN BOW MAKERS IN AMERICA<\/strong> &#8211; The 19th and early 20th centuries saw an influx of bow making talent into the US. Raphael Gold discovers how they helped archeterie find a foothold stateside<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Regulars:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>IN FOCUS<\/strong> &#8211; A violin by US luthier Charles Albert<\/li>\n<li><strong>TRADE SECRETS<\/strong> &#8211; Double bass maker Nick Lloyd on how to establish a consistent neck heel<\/li>\n<li><strong>MY SPACE<\/strong> &#8211; Chicago luthier Michael Darnton<\/li>\n<li><strong>MAKING MATTERS<\/strong> &#8211; Chris Sandvoss talks about the process of finding the right size for a viola<\/li>\n<li><strong>MASTERCLASS<\/strong> &#8211; Johannes Fleischmann gives his thoughts on the Brahms Scherzo in C minor<\/li>\n<li><strong>TECHNIQUE<\/strong> &#8211; Cellist Alexander Baillie on exploring sound options with the bow<\/li>\n<li><strong>LIFE LESSONS<\/strong> &#8211; With Matthew McDonald, principal bass of the Berlin Philharmonic<\/li>\n<li><strong>OPINION<\/strong> &#8211; Supporting string students through breaks in the teaching year<\/li>\n<li><strong>POSTCARD FROM COLORADO<\/strong> &#8211; A report from the state\u2019s summer classical music festival<\/li>\n<li><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVE<\/strong> &#8211; From November 1923<\/li>\n<li><strong>SENTIMENTAL WORK<\/strong> &#8211; Aleksey Igudesman on his love for Schumann\u2019s Piano Quartet op.47<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a North American special, we talk to double bassist Joseph Conyers and look at the work of the Sphinx Organization. There\u2019s a look at the immigration of German bow makers to the US and we find out how over 30 luthiers collaborated on a single cello at Oberlin. Plus Aleksey Igudesman\u2019s Sentimental Work.<\/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><a href=\"https:\/\/account.thestrad.com\/subscribe?Sourcecode=TSPO2019&amp;campaigncode=TSSHOP\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2198\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thestradshop.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2_Banner-1500x300-Subscribe-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thestradshop.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2_Banner-1500x300-Subscribe-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.thestradshop.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2_Banner-1500x300-Subscribe-300x60.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thestradshop.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2_Banner-1500x300-Subscribe-1024x205.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thestradshop.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2_Banner-1500x300-Subscribe-768x154.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thestradshop.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2_Banner-1500x300-Subscribe-1536x307.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thestradshop.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2_Banner-1500x300-Subscribe-2048x410.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thestradshop.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2_Banner-1500x300-Subscribe-600x120.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2197,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[108,113],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2196","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":195,"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>November 2023 - The Strad Shop<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In a North American special, we talk to double bassist Joseph Conyers and look at the work of the Sphinx Organization. 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