Work In Progress

September 2017 I’ve made these violas regularly over the years. I came up with the design as a way of making a manageable instrument with an excellent sound that would be slightly less expensive to make than a standard viola design, so ideal for younger players. Several institutions have asked me to make these violas …read more

July 2017 This cello is a commission from a player in Suffolk who often works with the owner of another of my cellos. She tried his and also one of my more recent cellos before deciding to commission a cello from me. After some discussion, we decided that this model, quite similar to the cello …read more

This cello is a commission from a player who heard one of my cellos that belongs to a former pupil, and decided to approach me with a view to commissioning an instrument. She was interested in a slightly smaller cello. I was able to show her a couple of models, and we settled on this …read more

This viola is a commission from the Barratt Due conservatoire in Oslo. The staff of Barratt Due have strong links with Chetham’s School of Music in Manchester and have come across several of my small violas there, so decided that they would like one too. These small violas have been a regular feature of my work …read more