It was recently brought to my attention that it is not easy to change strings on a violin with a wooden tailpiece with INBUILT FINE_TUNERS. I decided to make a little clip which hopefully clarifies how to change strings on those kinds of tailpiece. Italian Tradition … German Precision only @ Ilja Grawert – Violinmaker. […]
beautiful new small studio violin
Have a look at the video clip painting of my latest Studio violin. It is so much fun painting and varnishing
I have a little clip on YouTube on how to keep your bridge straight. There are many reasons why bridges can warp. Humidity is a very big factor. Very high humidity it does not matter how well made, how seasoned & high quality the timber it will warp fast Badly filed grooves or winding of […]
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A sound post is a small piece of dowel made of well-aged European Spruce. Despite its rather insignificant appearance, a sound post is the soul of a bowed stringed instrument like the violin. Its exact location is critical to ensure perfect sound transmission. Location: The sound post stands inside the violin connecting the top-plate […]
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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 […]
Here you can see a snapshot of a newly varnished handmade violin being sanded first with wet sand paper, then with felt and ground pumice stone and the French polished…This process can take up to a full working week to complete. Enjoy
A few weeks ago I was invited to participate in a fund raising campaign for the Queensland Symphony Orchestra. After a few hours of filming in my shop and I believe many more days at the other locations around the city with many more talented Brisbane creatives, this is the beautiful campaign video for QSO’s […]