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Thomas May speaks to members of Brooklyn Rider and the Mir\u00f3 and Jack quartets<\/li>\n<li><strong>SESSION REPORT US<\/strong> violinist Nancy Zhou tells Charlotte Gardner about the inspiration behind her debut album Stories Re[traced] and how it represents \u2018a tribute to human nature\u2019<\/li>\n<li><strong>SOFIA GUBAIDULINA<\/strong> Gavin Dixon gives an detailed assessment of the string works written by\u202fthe\u202facclaimed\u202fRussian\u2013Tatar composer, who died on 13 March<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Regulars:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>IN FOCUS<\/strong> Leonardo Cella examines a\u202f1942\u202fviolin\u202fby Arturo Fracassi<\/li>\n<li><strong>TRADE SECRETS<\/strong> The first of a two-part article on creating neck graft sockets<\/li>\n<li><strong>MY SPACE<\/strong> Alan Beavitt of Scoraig, Scotland<\/li>\n<li><strong>MAKING MATTERS<\/strong> Creating a full string quartet with wood from the same tree<\/li>\n<li><strong>MASTERCLASS<\/strong> Camden Shaw, cellist of the Dover Quartet, on the second movement of Dvo\u0159\u00e1k\u2019s String Quartet no.12 \u2018American\u2019<\/li>\n<li><strong>TECHNIQUE <\/strong>US cellist Benjamin Whitcomb gives hints on\u202fusing chords to aid fluency<\/li>\n<li><strong>LIFE LESSONS<\/strong> With US violist Stephen Upshaw<\/li>\n<li><strong>OPINION<\/strong> The implications of the Newark School of Violin Making potentially closing<\/li>\n<li><strong>POSTCARD FROM NEWARK<\/strong> A report from the\u202ftown\u2019s annual Lutherie Day<\/li>\n<li><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVE<\/strong> From July 1895<\/li>\n<li><strong>SENTIMENTAL WORK<\/strong> Ayanna Witter-Johnson discusses her love for Debussy\u2019s Cello Sonata<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We examine the 1730 \u2018Farina\u2019 cello by Montagnana, and pay tribute to instrument expert Charles Beare, who died in April. There\u2019s a look at adventurous US string quartets and an interview with British violinist\u2013composer Adam Summerhayes. Plus a Dvo\u0159\u00e1k Masterclass with Camden Shaw of the Dover Quartet.<\/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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestradshop.com\/store\/subscriptions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7186 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thestradshop.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2_Banner-1500x300-Subscribe-1024x205.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thestradshop.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2_Banner-1500x300-Subscribe-1024x205.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thestradshop.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2_Banner-1500x300-Subscribe-300x60.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thestradshop.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2_Banner-1500x300-Subscribe-768x154.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thestradshop.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2_Banner-1500x300-Subscribe-1536x307.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thestradshop.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2_Banner-1500x300-Subscribe-2048x410.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thestradshop.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2_Banner-1500x300-Subscribe-600x120.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":7185,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[108,113],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-7176","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":212,"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>July 2025 - The Strad Shop<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"We examine the 1730 \u2018Farina\u2019 cello by Montagnana, and pay tribute to instrument expert Charles Beare, who died in April. 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