Category Archives: Current Projects

All current projects finished

7/8 & 4/4 studio studio viola cello with fleur de lis and two old German/Hungarian violasat Ilja Grawert violin shop workshop Brisbane Australia

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 […]

The Apprentice on carving an 1/8 size scroll for practice

Carving a scroll so much smaller than I typically would was a really interesting experience, one that I really enjoyed, and learned a lot from. I ended up having to use a lot of the smaller gouges that I would usually have only needed for the finest work on a full-size for a lot more […]