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Tully Potter looks back at his life and career<\/li>\n<li><strong>FRAN\u00c7OIS RABBATH<\/strong> To mark the celebrated double bassist\u2019s 95th birthday, former students speak to Naomi Yandell about his legendary tone production and teaching methods<\/li>\n<li><strong>MINDFULNESS FOR MUSICIANS<\/strong> Berenice Beverley Zammit explores how awareness of the present moment can have a transformative effect on players\u2019 performance and wellbeing<\/li>\n<li><strong>SESSION REPORT<\/strong> Viola da gamba player Caroline Nicolas talks to Charlotte Gardner about her new album of French repertoire from the late 17th and early 18th centuries<\/li>\n<li><strong>FRANK KOVANDA<\/strong> Gennady Filimonov looks at one of the best-known 20th-century US bow makers, who counted Heifetz, Menuhin, Kreisler and Primrose among his clientele<\/li>\n<li><strong>CHARLES WOOD STRING QUARTETS<\/strong> Best known for his church music, the Irish-born composer also wrote highly regarded chamber works. Jeremy Dibble marks the 100th anniversary of his death<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Regulars:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>IN FOCUS<\/strong> A 1757 violin by Joan Guillam\u00ed I<\/li>\n<li><strong>TRADE SECRETS<\/strong> Luthier Johannes Jacobs gives his varnish recipe and method of application<\/li>\n<li><strong>MY SPACE<\/strong> Maltese-based luthier Charlo Xuereb<\/li>\n<li><strong>MAKING MATTERS<\/strong> A new analysis of Stradivari\u2019s wood, to determine evidence of treatment<\/li>\n<li><strong>MASTERCLASS<\/strong> Arnaud Sussmann gives his thoughts on playing the first movement of Mozart\u2019s Violin Sonata in B flat major K454<\/li>\n<li><strong>TECHNIQUE<\/strong> Petr Holman gives tips on helping students switch from the violin to the viola<\/li>\n<li><strong>LIFE LESSONS<\/strong> The memories and opinions of US\u2013Canadian cellist Gary Hoffman<\/li>\n<li><strong>OPINION<\/strong> Why playing from memory can deepen a musician\u2019s understanding of a piece<\/li>\n<li><strong>POSTCARD FROM SAN FRANCISCO<\/strong> The 2026 American String Teachers Association conference<\/li>\n<li><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVE<\/strong> From July 1906<\/li>\n<li><strong>SENTIMENTAL WORK<\/strong> Liya Petrova on the Walton Violin Concerto<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We examine the 1742 \u2018Rovelli\u2019 Guarneri \u2018del Ges\u00f9\u2019 violin and look back at the life of the late quartet leader and pedagogue G\u00fcnter Pichler. There\u2019s a 95th birthday tribute to bassist Fran\u00e7ois Rabbath and a Mozart Masterclass. Plus Life Lessons with Gary Hoffman and Liya Petrova\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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestradshop.com\/store\/subscriptions\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"promo promo--subscribe_to_the_strad promo-slot--product_page promo-creative--july_2026_cover alignnone wp-image-9408 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thestradshop.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2_Banner-1500x300-Subscribe-1-1024x205.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thestradshop.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2_Banner-1500x300-Subscribe-1-1024x205.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thestradshop.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2_Banner-1500x300-Subscribe-1-300x60.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thestradshop.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2_Banner-1500x300-Subscribe-1-768x154.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thestradshop.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2_Banner-1500x300-Subscribe-1-600x120.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.thestradshop.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2_Banner-1500x300-Subscribe-1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":9407,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[108,113],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-9406","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":295,"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 v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>July 2026 - The Strad Shop<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"We examine the 1742 \u2018Rovelli\u2019 Guarneri \u2018del Ges\u00f9\u2019 violin and look back at the life of the late quartet leader and pedagogue G\u00fcnter Pichler. 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