My name is Graham Welsh. Born in Edinburgh in 1958, I moved to Ayrshire in 1972 to continue my education at Belmont Academy. A few years later I started work as a wood machinist in Prestwick. While I
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Martin has been making and violins, violas and cellos since 1993. In the last few years however he has concentrated mainly on producing concert quality instruments which are aimed at replicating the t
Richard Wilson was trained in the Hill tradition of bow making, serving a full apprenticeship with Garner Wilson and has developed his own style to include a wide range of influences.
He produces baro
In my experience, those who take up lutherie are generally either players or woodworkers willing to embrace intransigent, even belligerent, materials. I fall into both categories, because I began lear
As an instrument maker, I know that musicians are looking for particular qualities in an instrument. Beyond the fundamental attributes which show that an instrument works properly and is comfortable t
JOHN W STAGG MASTER BOW MAKER
John Stagg Master Bowmaker has been handcrafting bows for stringed instruments for over 25 years.
Through attention to detail, consistent high quality and a refusal to co
Poole Violins was started by violin maker and repairer Mark O’Brien in 2010.
Mark grew up in the Poole and Bournemouth area around the violin, both his parents being professional violinists. He
BAILEY VIOLINS
I have been ‘setting-up’ instruments since I was thirteen years old when I bought an antique double bass to in order to learn to play it and noticed the bridge was far too high. I c
The Violin Workshop, based in Cambridge UK and run by The Cambridge Violin Makers, offers one week summer courses in violin making and bow making. We have students of all ages and professions coming f
For fourteen years I was in the violin department at Sotheby’s. My last seven years there were as a departmental director. This meant travelling around the world advising clients about their ins
