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Jessica Duchen finds out how it came to light<\/li>\n<li><strong>SCARAMPELLA AND GADDA &#8211; <\/strong>Philip Kass examines a hundred-year-old document that reveals how one of Mantua\u2019s finest luthiers took over the workshop of his former mentor<\/li>\n<li><strong>ALL-FEMALE QUARTETS<\/strong> &#8211; In the second of two articles, Tully Potter examines the huge growth in the number of quartets exclusively made up of women following World War I<\/li>\n<li><strong>SESSION REPORT<\/strong> &#8211; Max Ruisi and Eloise-Fleur Thom of the 12 Ensemble tell David Kettle about its latest recording, Metamorphosis, combining Strauss with Finnis, Vivier and Leith<\/li>\n<li><strong>ELIAS PLACHT<\/strong> &#8211; Christian Hoyer examines the evidence surrounding the life of the luthier who is credited with founding the violin making tradition of Sch\u00f6nbach<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Regulars:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>IN FOCUS<\/strong> &#8211; John Dilworth examines possibly the last violin ever made by G.B. Guadagnini<\/li>\n<li><strong>TRADE SECRETS<\/strong> &#8211; Katharina Neum\u00fcller on preparing the violin neck before scroll carving<\/li>\n<li><strong>MY SPACE<\/strong> &#8211; Tallinn maker Victor Hugo V\u00e9lez<\/li>\n<li><strong>MAKING MATTERS<\/strong> &#8211; Christian Bayon experiments to improve the stability of his violin plates<\/li>\n<li><strong>MASTERCLASS<\/strong> &#8211; Daniel Kurganov on the first movement of Brahms\u2019s Violin Sonata no.2 op.100<\/li>\n<li><strong>TECHNIQUE<\/strong> &#8211; Tips on creating a \u2018free\u2019 sound<\/li>\n<li><strong>LIFE LESSONS<\/strong> &#8211; The memories and opinions of German violinist Johannes Pramsohler<\/li>\n<li><strong>OPINION<\/strong> &#8211; At what point does reminding a student about technique turn into nagging?<\/li>\n<li><strong>POSTCARD FROM GENEVA<\/strong> &#8211; Report from the Geneva International Music Competition<\/li>\n<li><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVE<\/strong> &#8211; From February 1934<\/li>\n<li><strong>SENTIMENTAL WORK<\/strong> &#8211; Edward Dusinberre of the Tak\u00e1cs Quartet selects Beethoven\u2019s String Quartet no.8 in E minor op.59 no.2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We talk to British violist Timothy Ridout and learn about the history of violin making in Sch\u00f6nbach. Philippe Graffin talks about the discovery of a \u2018lost\u2019 work by Ysa\u00ffe and we examine what might be the last violin ever made by Guadagnini. Plus a Brahms Masterclass with Daniel Kurganov.<\/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><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thestradshop.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2_Banner-1500x300-Subscribe-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thestradshop.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2_Banner-1500x300-Subscribe-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.thestradshop.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2_Banner-1500x300-Subscribe-300x60.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thestradshop.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2_Banner-1500x300-Subscribe-1024x205.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thestradshop.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2_Banner-1500x300-Subscribe-768x154.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thestradshop.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2_Banner-1500x300-Subscribe-1536x307.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thestradshop.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2_Banner-1500x300-Subscribe-2048x410.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thestradshop.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2_Banner-1500x300-Subscribe-600x120.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3199,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[108,113],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-3198","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":205,"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>February 2024 - The Strad Shop<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"We talk to British violist Timothy Ridout and learn about the history of violin making in Sch\u00f6nbach. 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