THE STRAD

A Monthly Journal for Professionals and Amateurs of all
Stringed Instruments played with the Bow.

Published on the First of every Month. Price 2d.,
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THE STRAD is the only recognised organ of the string family and has subscribers in every country of the civilised world. Our circulation has increased to so great an extent that we are enabled to engage as contributors

THE LEADING WRITERS in the VIOLIN WORLD.

THE STRAD contains technical articles by the leading artists.

THE STRAD, in the answers to Correspondents column, gives minute information by Experts on every detail connected with the Violin.

THE STRAD gives all the important doings of Violinists at home and abroad all the year round.

THE STRAD gives early critical notices of all important New Music for Stringed Instruments, with numbers to show the grade of difficulty of every piece.

The following serial articles now appearing:

Joseph Guarnerius. By HORACE PETHERICK.

This series of articles contains a minute critical analysis of this great maker's work, and the author claims to have discovered in Andreas Gisalberti (a maker almost unknown at the present day), the teacher of Joseph Guarnerius, a conclusion arrived at after the most convincing evidence, which he puts forward in a very able and readable manner. Full page illustrations of violins by Joseph Guarnerius and Andreas Gisalberti are given.

Selected Violin Solos and How to Play them. By BASIL ALTHAUS, F.C.V. Illustrated with music examples.

Specimen Copy, 2½d., Post Free.

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