My assistant is making a copy of a 7/8 size violin by Cremonese maker, Andrea Amati. Almost 20 years ago I was inspired to copy the same violin so...
7/8 violin- Andrea Amati
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Book- ‘Trade Secrets’
My copy of the book 'The best of trade secrets' arrived recently. It's a collection of articles from the 'Trade Secret' section of the British...
A 1693 Stradivari violin.
On a recent trip I visited the National Music Museum in South Dakota to study and measure the 1693 Stradivari. Over the winter I'll be making a...
Australian Violin Makers.
I've been reading a new book on Australian violin making that came out recently. It covers the violin and bow makers in Australia from the 19th...
Violin- 18th Century Milan
This interesting smaller size violin was brought to the shop for cleaning and a check over. It was made in Milan in about 1740 and is...
Exhibition in Montreal with the Canadian Viola Society
The Canadian Viola Society celebrate their 30 year anniversary at the Université de Montréal on October 10th and 11th. As part of the event we shall...
Cello repair –
The cello side shown below is from an 18th Century German cello made in Mittenwald by a member of the Klotz family. The ribs over the years had been...
Workshop in Ottawa
This is one of the rooms in the new workshop. These workbenches are used for making instruments. I have another room for restoration work further...
Cellos in Ottawa
On my centre bench is a new cello with a poplar back that's almost complete. I am now giving the varnish a final polish and setting up the...
Violin donated to Uni. of Ottawa.
. . . . . . . . . The violin above was recently donated to the University of Ottawa, Music Facutly. It is labeled Elophen Poirson, Lyon and dated...
New Cello – in our Ottawa workshop.
Pictured on the bench is the Stradivari model cello my assistant and I are making. Inside the sides have been reinforced with cloth. Stradivari...
Landolfi (Milan 18th C.) violin repair
Below is a violin by Carlo Fernando Landolfi from 18th Century Milan. It was brought into the shop for restoration. c c c c c The peg box had been...