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Archives for July 2023

341: 15 3/4 inch (40cm) viola based on Paolo Maggini

7th July 2023

I've had an exciting invitation; to take part in Klanggestalten, an exhibition of violin and bow makers that takes place over a weekend in Berlin each autumn. It's an honour to be asked to participate, so I am busy making the instruments I will show. I wanted to highlight the specialities of my work, which are all about making instruments that feel really inviting to play, both musically and physically, and of course this often involves violas. I decided to return to a model that has been … [Read more...]

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Violas: sizes and proportions

Talk given at Viola Day for Teachers at Chetham's School of Music, Manchester in January 2004. It … Read More...

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