All bowed stringed instruments ideally should have all of the following five characteristics… In my opinion the sound quality of good violins should be the same in old and new violins. A well made violin should have five main features which are an absolute necessity. 1. the violin has to be structurally well made […]
Many professional musicians develop shoulder problems, tight muscles in back, arms and neck, as a result of a poor setup; as well as any kind of intonation issues and buzzes, noises etc can be set-up related. I have been specially trained overseas for 4 years at Geigenbau Machold or what they are now called´Machold Rare […]
“It is at the workbench where all the beautiful violins are made”
This is another successful restoration by Ilja Grawert Master Violin Maker I hope that the beautiful leather case will be restored in the future. The bow was not worth restoring.
This afternoon, I was sitting in my shop drinking coffee and not doing any work, looking around thinking what a beautiful shop this is. I spend the last 9 Years nearly every day here creating violins with fantastic sound, doing restorations to give old violins a new live and having a lot of fun doing […]
Here is a Photo of the last two Studio Violins I finished. I antiqued the varnish so they do not only sound beautiful but look it as well. The Ilja Grawert Studio Violins are a special line of instrument handmade in the Violin Makers workshop. They are priced between AUS $ 4,995 to AUS $ […]
I cut this beautiful Violin bridge recently and was inspired to take a few photos. This one was the best. If you want to read more about bridge cutting follow this link
I was just sorting through some of my work Photos and discovered photos I took restoring an old German Violin
Beautiful hand made Violins waiting in my workshop to get varnished. I will use varnish made from old Italian recipes. In the background of the first photo you already see three violins in different stages of the varnish process.
I just cleaned a Violin over the past few days. Here are the before and after photos. That was a hard job, rewarding though. I is worthwhile to get the instrument serviced ones a year if you are a professional player or a bit less often if you don’t play as much. Wiping your Violin […]
