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17/03/2026
Enrico Marchetti, Strad Magazine Article
Discover the craftsmanship of one of Italy’s most intriguing violin makers in this feature on…
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Instrument & Bow of the Month – March 2026
Violin by Vincenzo Sannino, C1910/20 Vincenzo Sannino, born in Naples in 1879, initially trained as…
Read More08/05/2025
Carlo Antonio Testore, Strad Magazine Article
Italian violas of the 17th and 18th centuries are rare. For reasons unknown, composers neglected…
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A fine violin by Carlo Giuseppe Oddone, Turin, 1927 and 2 Sartory viola bows!
CG Oddone (1866-1935) is today regarded as one of the finest makers from Turin in…
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20 years in London……..
Arriving in London in 1992 to start post graduate viola studies at the Royal Academy…
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Instrument & Bow of the Month – February 2024
Piero Parravicini was born in Bovisio, just outside Milan, in 1889. He then moved to…
Read More08/08/2023
Instrument & Bow of the Month – August 2023
William Prior ( Born 1690 Gateshead, died 1759 Newcastle, County Durham UK) is an extremely…
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