Newspaper and magazine articles about the Master Studio for Violinmaking:
Reports on the work of master luthier Martin Schleske have appeared in the New York Times, The Strad (London), the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung, the Süddeutsche Zeitung, Welt am Sonntag and more.
Media reports (selection) in chronological order:
DIE ZEIT
„Die Mission: Stradivari übertreffen“ von Irene Berres
17. Dezember 2009
“Der Geigenbauer Martin Schleske versucht, mithilfe modener Physik die Geige zu verstehen.”
The Strad (London):
Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung:
“Measuring sound” by Helga Rietz
July 29, 2007, no. 30, p. 53
“High-tech for the workbench: By analyzing the vibrations of violins by baroque masters, it is possible to build instruments that sound like a Stradivarius or Guarneri. In blind tests, even violin professionals have proven incapable of detecting a Stradivarius. A good violinmaker needs to sense the vibrations of the wood from the moment he begins to plane it…”
The New York Times:
„String Theory“ from Andy Revkin
28th November 2006
“Acousticians are breaking the rules of instrument design”
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Violin Schleske (PDF)
Violine Stradivari (PDF)
Starnberger Merkur
“Hand, heart and head – All in service of the violin.” By Victoria Strachwitz
August 20, 2007, no. 190.
Starnberger Merkur
August 19, 2007 3:41 PM | Updated: August 19, 2007 3:48 PM
Stockdorf/Würmtal – One of the best living violinmakers has his workshop in Stockdorf: Martin Schleske.
Welt am Sonntag
"Tracking down an acoustic fingerprint" by Stephanie Geiger; (issue 1/05 Munich, p. 79), January 2, 2005.
Online article:“… Now Schleske has moved beyond merely making tonal copies. After 22 years as a violinmaker, he is seeking more and more after his own tonal colors. ‘Tonal copies have almost lost my interest at this point. I am seeking the perfect synthesis of different sound types’, says Schleske.”
Merkur (Munich)
“The Stradivarius instruments from Grubmühl…” by Christine Cless-Wesle,
November 11, 2005.
Süddeutsche Zeitung
"Master violinmaker Martin Schleske - Searching for the perfect sound" by Blanche Mamer; Süddeutsche Zeitung (Starnberger SZ edition). January 5-6, 2004.
Punktum (Münchener Bank eG)
“On the beauty of the sound and the soul of a violin”, issue 03/04.
DB Mobil
“Science and old wood” by Sibylla Machens; September 2003.
dwm. Dresdner Bank's business magazine.
“Student of the masters”, vol. III/2002, p. 6.
The STRAD
“Sounding out the establishment” by Joseph Curtin in: The STRAD, May 2001.
Münchner Merkur
“The soul of the maker can be heard in every violin” by Julia Wacker; March 22-23, 1997. Complete text
Süddeutsche Zeitung
"Making violins from the gut while using the head – How a Munich artist and physicist uses scientific insights in his workshop" by Jeanne Rubner; April 4-5, 1996.
Landshuter Zeitung
“Violinmaker Martin Schleske researches the acoustic fingerprint of instruments” by Katharina Friedrichs; July 27, 1996.
Applaus
(Munich-based culture magazine):
“The human voice as a model” by Jutta Mlnarschik; October 1996.
Partenkirchner Tagblatt
“International association seeks to track down clues about violin acoustics.” August 22, 1989. Complete text
