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15
Mar
Mar
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.
Tag Archives: cello
22
Nov
Nov
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 […]
26
Jul
Jul
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 […]
22
Mar
Mar
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 […]
Beautiful violin bridge I recently cut…I’ll be in my Brisbane Workshop from February 11th for a brief period.Would like to make an appointment for a repair, service or a beautiful new instrument. Best contact me on 0437 88 2468Enjoy the music#onlyattheviolinmaker #violin #viola #cello #doublebass #brisbane #brisbanemusic #brisbaneclassic #queensland #queenslandmusic #violinmaker #violinmakersworkshop
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Full size studio cello sounds perfect now
06
Nov
Nov
After the full size studio cello was varnished and set-up it still needed some fine adjustments, a lot of playing and figuring out which are the best strings to support its beautiful sound. Now after two extra month of fine tuning the cello it is a very vibrant, ringing but warm and deep sounding cello. […]
26
Sep
Sep
After spending the last few month building the two studio cellos and the studio 15 1/2″ viola, and restoring two more old German ~1920s viola and old Hungarian/German ~ 1950s viola, all are now set-up and ready to be played. I am extremely happy with the sound of all 5 instruments. The cellos are very […]
09
Sep
Sep
To get a little inside of what I have been working on in my North Queensland workshop in the last few month, visit my current projects page and see some of the steps in the building of two of my studio cellos, 7/8 & 4/4 size and a 15 ½” viola. They will be finished […]
01
Sep
Sep
After the top plate was finished, glued to the sides…the back finished and fine-tuned …the body closed… the varnishing started. The varnishing process is now nearly finished. I wanted to create a dark brown, classic old looking colour this time…with the ‘Fleur De Lis’ shining through the many layers of varnish. What do you think […]