by Guy Harrison | Sep 15, 2014 | Violin making
This summer violinist Donnie Deacon purchased a violin I finished in 2012. Donnie Deacon has been principle of second violins with the National Arts Centre Orchestra of Canada since 2001. As he played this violin for the first time, it was almost instantly a good fit...
by Guy Harrison | Jul 16, 2014 | Violin making
This year I entered a violin in the International Violin Making Competition in Mittenwald, Germany. It is held every four years and this time the majority of violinmakers taking part came from Europe and some from Asia. I was the only violin maker from North America...
by Guy Harrison | May 15, 2014 | Buying and selling
We have a ‘Bam’ Cello Flight Case now available for rent. We’ve successfully used this case to fly with cellos in North America. It increases protection for the cello during flights when the cello is placed with the hand loaded cargo. We thought...
by Guy Harrison | Apr 30, 2014 | Restoration
Some of the instruments from the Armed Forces Instrument Collection were brought into our workshop for restoration and a general check up. Included in the collection was a viola labeled Charles and Samuel Thompson, London, 1776. The condition of this instrument was so...
by Guy Harrison | Apr 14, 2014 | Violin making
The recently publicized “Soloist evaluations of six Old Italian and six new violins” has kept my email inbox busy for a few days now. With media headlines such as “Stradivarius Strung Out” or “Stradivari surprise…” the old...
