The Cozio Carteggio
The Cozio Carteggio takes its name from Count Cozio’s notebooks, which form the first historical record of fine instruments and their makers. Each week, the Carteggio publishes features about the string world. They include expert commentary on historic instruments and bows, interviews with leading musicians and analysis of the string market. Contributors include Jason Price, Carlo Chiesa, John Dilworth, Philip J. Kass, Dmitry Gindin, Pierre Guillaume, Paul Childs, Alessandra Barabaschi and many other experts.
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Lupot and his successors, part 3: Gand Frères
The death of Charles François Gand saw his elder son scrambling to keep the prestigious titles that his father had been awarded during his career
By Gael FrancaisCharles Adolphe Gand was born in Paris in 1812 and was 33 when his father, Charles François Gand, died in 1845. He had trained with his father from an early age and was quite competent to take over the Gand shop...
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