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Raphael Gold tells their stories and examines some of their bows<\/li>\n<li>LIFE LESSONS: British cellist Guy Johnston on his journey into teacihng<\/li>\n<li>OPINION: Charlotte Gardner queries the benefit of playing composers\u2019 unrevised scores<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Regulars:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>IN FOCUS: Bruce Babbitt examines a violin by the American luthier Arthur James Maskrey<\/li>\n<li>TRADE SECRETS: Davide Sora\u2019s method of removing the mould after gluing in the linings<\/li>\n<li>MY SPACE: Argentinian luthier Dami\u00e1n Stoppani and his travelling violin workshop in a bus<\/li>\n<li>MAKING MATTERS David Burgess explains his experiments to alter the downforce on the bridge<\/li>\n<li>MASTERCLASS: Hagai Shaham\u2019s views on playing the Brahms Violin Sonata no.3 op.108<\/li>\n<li>TECHNIQUE: Methods of bowing expressively, courtesy of cellist Daniel Levitov<\/li>\n<li>FROM THE ARCHIVE: A lament for the lack of musical opportunities, from November 1940<\/li>\n<li>SENTIMENTAL WORK: Cellist Amanda Forsyth selects Richard Strauss\u2019s tone poem Don Quixote<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We talk to the Dover Quartet about recording Beethoven, and investigate the bow makers of Hollywood&#8217;s golden age. 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