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January
2012 The New Year has begun and I am looking
forward to varnishing my newest viola after Guarneri and baroque
violin after Amati - update and pictures soon.
My 2010
Viola after Da Salo has
just been sold to a promising young student.
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In the workshop 2011
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November/ December Time is flying - still working
on the last 2 instruments, but travels, workshop and wood store
reorganisation keep me busy and away from the bench.
Wishing all my clients, friends and web site visitors a good
holiday and all the best for 2012.
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September/October A new book on the
history of 'The Pump Room
Orchestra, Bath' by Robert Hyman (a member of the Bath Pump Room
Trio and owner of one of my violins for many years) and Nicola Hyman will be
launched in November.
Order details with free UK postage on my
link page.
My 2006
Stainer Baroque violin will soon
be heard in the London early music circuit as it has found a new
owner, a young professional baroque violinist, recently graduated
from the RAM.
I am just back from my annual pilgrimage to Cremona where the
town hosted an exhibition of 5 early decorated Stradivari violins.
This small but exquisite exhibition together with the many other
events and the uncommonly warm temperatures made it a very
pleasurable study trip.
Closer to home my Amati Baroque violin and Guarneri Viola are
nearing completion and 2 young London based students have recently
acquired my
2010 del Gesu violin and the
2009 Grancino Viola model.
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August Recently sold to a professional player one of
my
Guarneri del Gesu violin models.
Photos of the 2 new Violas after
da Salo and
A.Guarneri are now uploaded.
Enquiries are welcome.
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Gasparo da Salo Guarneri 400m
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June/ July New on the bench: A baroque violin after
Nicolo Amati (grand pattern model) and a modern Viola after Andrea
Guarneri (413mm).
Both recent violas are now completed - photos will come soon.
The
Mantegazza 16''Viola has also
been recently sold.
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April/May 2 new Violas are progressing on
the bench. An Andrea
Guarneri model (400mm back
length) which I have made before for a commission last year,
though this will have a slightly longer string length of 360mm.
The other inspired by Gasparo da Salo with a back length of
424mm.
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The Cello commission of a 740mm adapted Strad model is completed
and now with a delighted new owner, a professional Cellist in
Scotland. Link to photos and the 'making blog'
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March
I decided to take some new photos of the previous
Strad Cello made in 2007/2008,
the previous set not quite doing it justice. They can be seen
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February
The Cello is nearing its completion and reaching
the varnishing stage.
Meanwhile the 2008
Andrea Guarneri
Viola is sold. I hope to be able to make another model
during this year.
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December 2010 / January 2011
My work on the cello commission is going well.
Photos of the making stages
here.
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