Archives for January 2023

A little while ago I had an interesting call from Stella, a viola player and teacher from Switzerland. Alongside her teaching practice she's working on a dissertation, which has set her thinking more and more about the quality of her pupils' instruments.   She wondered if I had ever made a viola the same size as a half size violin, and if I would be up for making one for her, that her pupils could use, so that they had the experience of a good quality instrument. I'm always up for a … [Read more...]