Ilja Grawert of Queensland, Australia, is crafting a 7/8 studio cello, customizable during early construction. Prepared with seasoned European woods, it offers options for personalization in measurements, varnishing with natural products, and potential Fleur De Liz decorations. Completion time varies based on client specifications and urgency. Grawert’s 42-year experience guarantees a unique, masterly sound.
Over the past week, I’ve reshaped the exterior and interior of a studio cello’s top plate, preparing for fine-tuning to enhance its sound; update to follow.
The lining on a bowed stringed instrument is a bent piece of wood, usually willow or spruce, which is glued to the top and bottom of the ribs to reinforce the ribs and create a larger glueing surface for the plates. Here is a short video clip of the process.
Recently I received a bow for rehair where it was said that the bow has mites. Mites are definitely a bad cause for loosing bow hair as you have to clear the case and all other cloth items including the cloth around the rosin of those little animals. However it turned out that the cause […]
Now we are further along with the varnishing process on the left hand studio violin. the first picture is the ground coated violin and then you see with the colour varnish applied.
I have been building a left hand violin for an order and it is finally ready to be varnished. Hand made left hand studio violin built in the workshop of Ilja Grawert & son master violin maker and luthier in Brisbane Australia The Gap and North Queensland near Whitsundays in our beautiful workshop surrounded by […]
Currently as a little side hobby I learning to stamps on wood. So far I am getting closer to acceptable quality with every new attempt. When I am happy there will be new, traditional stamped labels in my violins. beautiful look and no printing involved…very traditional old craft, old time. Stamp No1 was the first […]
This morning at my workbench on the verandah of my workshop…retouching a violin restoration in the daylight. The fully loaded mandarin trees add a lovely feel to my work day.
I was just cutting a bridge for one of my own older, fully handmade by me, violins. Using the best bridge timber, which is now a minimum of 40-50 years old. The finished bridge is promising to be of the highest sound quality. I am very much looking forward to hearing this violin again after […]
You cannot imagine my joy when I walked into the local post office today, where I am well known and was greeted by: “Guess what is in your Po Box…” After month and month of waiting for the October issue of The Strad magazine, I think maybe 15 emails to the publisher, as well as […]
Obligato Set 4/4 Violin Strings (gold E, ball end) freight free 
