Conzertgebow strings in the 60s
If you were to play in the Conzertgebow Orchestra in the 60s, which strings were you using? Some news on the strings used in Amsterdam in the 70s… (and we are not speaking of early music…)
Read More1978, Salle, Italy:
There was still one company selling pure gut strings sets following the old Italian tradition.
Enrico D’Orazio produced music gut strings until his premature death in 1985.
Let’s find out what type of strings are offered in his 1978 catalogue:
History is sometimes filled with lucky and wonderful coincidences, but sometimes what could be an “easy” connection was just missed for a little time, a very unfortunate coincidence... it’s the case of Italian revival of early music and old Italian string making tradition.
Another example of how easy it is to lose knowhow...
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baroque music, double-bass strings, early music, gut strings, gut strings history, gut strings maintenance, gut strings manufacture, viol strings, viola da gamba strings, viola strings, violin strings, violoncello strings
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