No. 259, November 2016

The Emersons Turn Forty This season marks a milestone for one of the world’s most celebrated string quartets By Thomas May   A Neighborhood Stroll On the wealth of stringed-instrument resources within walking distance of my Marylebone home’s front door By Inge Kjemtrup   All in the Family The O’Connor Band brings killer vocals into a triple-fiddle mix By Bob Doerschuk   SPECIAL FOCUS Vintage Instruments & Bows   Market Watch The state of the antique violin market since the record-setting sale of the ‘Lady Blunt’ By Philip J. Kass   History in the Making World War II and the rise, fall, and resurgence of violin making in a tiny corner of Germany By Richard Ward   How Original 4 things to think about before purchasing a fine antique bow By Elizabeth Marshall   French Revolution In the case of Parisian violin makers’ approach to varnish, evolution meant a return to the past By Andrew Dipper   Editor’s Note   News & Notes The Chiara Quartet performs Bartok’s complete cycle from me