by Guy Harrison | Dec 1, 2011 | Violin making
Two of my customers were very kind and brought their ‘Harrison’ violins to my shop for me to play and compare. They were based on the same violin- the Guarneri Del Gesu, 1742, ‘Lord Wilton’ , once owned by Yehudi Menuhin. One of the violins...
by Guy Harrison | Sep 18, 2011 | Violin making
In the workshop I use UV lights to tan my instruments before varnishing and we also use UV light to dry the varnish on the instruments. Last week I was replacing some old bulbs in my UV light box. At the light supply shop the owner was interested why I needed these...
by Guy Harrison | Aug 30, 2011 | Violin making
Last week I was invited to the National Arts Centre (NAC) in Ottawa to an event welcoming a new cello to the ‘Zukerman Musical Instrument Foundation’. The foundation works to acquire instruments for strings players of the NAC orchestra. The atmosphere in...
by Guy Harrison | Jul 30, 2011 | Violin making
> . . My good colleague Kim Tipper in British Columbia and I were interviewed for this article on violin making. The writer nicely outlines some of the issues of making a fine violin today and comparing contemporary violins with older instruments. Though there are...
by Guy Harrison | Jun 30, 2011 | Violin making
In the workshop, I’ve been busy varnishing a Stradivari model cello and another Guarneri violin on order. My assistant in the next room is making a copy of a viola made by G.P. Maggini in Brescia from the early 1600’s. The work of Stradivari and Guarneri...
