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304: 15 1/2 inch (39.3cm) viola based on Gasparo da Salo, October 2017

8th January 2018

  This viola is a commission from a player in London, a member of the London Lawyers’ Symphony Orchestra who has some arthritis in his hand and therefore needs a really manageable instrument. We met a couple of times and I was able to show him violas of different sizes. This was the one that …read more

303: 14 1/4 inch (36.2cm) mini viola 2017

2nd December 2017

I’m making this viola for my rental scheme, and there is already a young player lined up for it, who is currently hiring a smaller viola from me. I have made these violas regularly over the years, and refined the design to make an instrument that is easy to play, light and which sounds really …read more

302: 15 inch 2-cornered viola 2017

2nd December 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 for loan …read more

301: Cello based on Andrea Guarneri 1691

17th October 2017

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

300: 7/8 size cello based on Andrea Guarneri 1691

14th July 2017

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

299: 14 1/4 inch (36.2cm) mini viola

21st June 2017

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

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344: 14 1/4 inch (36.2 cm) cornerless viola 2023

This viola is a commission from an adult violinist who also plays the viola and wanted an instrument … Read More...

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