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ballade.no
The article discusses the visual instrument exhibition “Ole Bull og mesterinstrumentene” held at Permanenten in Bergen, opened 26 May during Festspillene. It centers on violin maker Guarneri del Gesú and the Gesú instrument, with Jacob von der Lippe and colleagues building a related instrument inspired by Gesú, completed in six weeks.
gramophone.co.uk
Domenico Montagnana's violin was bought by violinist and conductor Jaime Laredo for a world record price at Brompton's auction. The hammer price was £510,000, with buyer's premium bringing the total to £630,000. The article notes the instrument's preservation, original label, and its comparison to instruments by Guarneri del Gesú.
tarisio.com
Philip J. Kass reports on a viola bow by François Nicolas Voirin, a rare Vuillaume workshop bow decorated with a small lens inserted in the frog eye. The article covers the Stanhope lens, the Dagron photographic process, and the historical context of miniature images embedded in Vuillaume and Voirin bows from around 1860 until 1871.