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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...
Today the Ottawa Citizen newspaper published an article on a violin made in Milan during the 18th Century by Carlo Fernando Landolfi. It was generously left to the University of Ottawa by the late Sally Benson (violinist with the NACO). The violin is now being used by...
For inquires regarding adjustments, repairs and restoration, please call 613 569 4803. With the start of the new academic year and concert season, it's been a busy time in the workshop. On the restoration front, we've had some interesting instruments come in for...
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 perhaps the work of Paolo Antonio Testore. Often on a violin of this age we find minor cracks. These can be glued from...
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 cracked in various places and had some wood worm damage as well. It was brought into the workshop for restoration. We...
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 fitted with plastic peg bushings by another violin shop. Traditionally when the peg holes are badly worn, the holes are...
While making a copy of Yehudi Menuhin's Guarneri Del Gesu violin, my assistant and I have also been making a cello. It's inspired by the 'Castlebarco' 1699 Stradivari cello at the Library of Congress and the 'Servais' 1701 Stradivari cello at the Smithsonian. Both are...
This fine French violin made in 1856 by Claude A. Miremont came into the shop a while ago after a terrible accident. I show this as a warning to players who rest their fiddles on chairs! As you can see the back and ribs were badly broken and to a lesser extent the...