This violin is a commission from a young player whose family have been renting a 3/4 size violin from me. We chatted about what sort of model would suit her - she has quite small hands so we were thinking a slender instrument with a slim neck. One of her musical interests is baroque music, so mulling it over I thought it might be appropriate and fun to pick a Peter Guarneri of Venice model, which would tick all the relevant boxes. Peter of Venice was the brother of the more famous Giuseppe … [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...