MEET THE MAKERS of 2022
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Table 7: Fany Bourel
Fany Bourel has always been sensitive to music, and more particularly to the sound of the instruments of the string quartet.
As a child, she learned to play the violin, but what interests her above all is the origin of the sound, the way of bringing it to life, of modulating it ... she naturally turns to violin making.
Under the advice of a luthier friend, she came into contact with wood in a sculpture workshop.
At 18, she was admitted to the International School of Violin Making in Newark, England. She is passionate about this job.
Graduated in 2002, she became assistant to François Denis in Angers.
This one, in full research and writing of the "Traité de Lutherie", teaches him the tracing methods of the great Italian luthiers of the 17th and 18th century.
In 2007 she was a finalist and French premiere at the international cello competition in Manchester.
In 2008 she moved to Angers.
In 2011 she won a sonority prize, during the viola sound jousting at the "Fête des Luthiers" festival in Montpellier.
In April 2012 she won two "favourite" prizes in sound and violin making at the international "Viola's" competition.
In May 2012 at Musicora, during the sound games organised by Bam, she obtained the distinction of Gérard Caussé, international violist and soloist who gave her his prize for: "The beautiful volumes, the varnish, the direct and warm sound of her viola" .
Today her instruments are played by soloists and musicians from national and international orchestras, such as the Strasbourg orchestra, the National Orchestra of Ile de France, the Monnaie orchestra, the ballet royal Orchestra and the London Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as professors and pupils of conservatories and chamber musicians.
https://luthierfanybourel.com/
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Table 9: Malcolm Healey
Malcolm’s love of classical music was kindled at school, where he took up the piano, trumpet and double bass.
Malcolm’s early career was spent as a professional musician, after training at Kneller Hall, then serving with the Grenadier Guards Band. It was during this time that Malcolm developed a keen interest in making and repairing from a fellow musician who was taking part time tuition. This led to his studying for 4 years at the London College of Furniture in London under Patricia Naismith (making and Harold Hearne (restoration) formally workshop foreman of W.E.Hill and sons.
At the end of his training he won the Hill’s prize in 1981, and 2 years after graduating he was appointed visiting lecturer in restoration at the college. He was also later appointed as visiting tutor for violin making to the college evening classes. He subsequently became a visiting lecturer tutoring the developing violin making and repairing course at Merton Technical College.
Malcolm has enjoyed a long career in violin making and restoration. His work is highly regarded both as a restorer and maker with a number of instruments currently played by professional and amateur players.
Malcolm is still in demand as a freelance Double Bass player which he mixes with regular games of Badminton and Cycling.
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TABLE 36: Rod Ward Violins
Rod Ward has been making Violins, Violas and Cellos for many years. His instruments have gained an enviable reputation for quality of work and especially for sound. His instruments have had many recommendations over a long period, from well known players, both professional and amateur.
rodwardviolins@gmail.com
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TABLE 44: Rudolf Pilsel
2022 marks the 50th year since I made my first violin as a 19 year old student. Since then, working in a number of places in England I have made, and continue to make, violins violas of all sizes, cellos and bows for professional musicians, teachers, students and gifted amateur players. Over the years I have assembled a stock of first class tonewood which with a following wind, will keep me going for another 50 years!
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Table 46: Ornella Ceci
Ornella Ceci is a violin and viola maker. She repairs and restores stringed instruments and also does repairs and restorations on bows for the violin family.
She was born in Bari, south Italy, in 1980. She started her training in stringed instrument making and repair in 2005, after a Degree in Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bari. Her first teacher was her father Arturo Ceci, a very well known luthier, piano tuner, and restorer in Bari. After a few years of work in her hometown she decided to improve her knowledge in 2014 in North Italy following specialisation internship in Turin and Milan.
In 2015 she had the opportunity of an internship in Amsterdam. Here she made her first "dutch" instrument, a viola. In April 2017 she took the restoration of String Instruments at WEST DEAN COLLEGE in Chichester (UK).
In 2017/2018 she began further training to refine her set-up and new making techniques, working many years with mentors who helped improve her knowledge.
In 2018 she also started further training in bow making and restoration.
She currently runs her own workshop in Amsterdam and Bari doing new making, repair, set up, retails of bows and stringed instruments.
https://www.ornellaceci.com
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TABLE 48: Resonant Strings
Alan Williams and Dota Williams ( nee Theodoridis) run Resonant Strings together in the heart of stunning scenic rural Norfolk . We are each independent makers in our own right but occasionally make instruments together . We make on commission / on spec and offer repairs / rehairs / sales and restoration services .
We also offer a trade up scheme for younger players on our handmade instruments.
info@resonantstrings.co.uk
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Table 10: William Castle
As an established violin maker of over thirty-five years, my main interest is in the individual qualities of an instrument. It is not just that they should be comfortable and easy to play, but the sound should have character that makes an instrument interesting to listen to, enjoyable to play, and which carries to the back of the room.
My awareness of the need to match instruments with the right musician has, over the last twenty years, led me to make many small violas [under 16 inches] and smaller full-sized cellos.
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Table 11: Harry Strong Cellos
I was a musician before I was a maker. I began playing the cello at the age of 5, and went on to study music performance at the University of Leeds and the Conservatorio E.F di Musica Dall’Abaco in Verona, Italy. I then completed a three-year course at Newark School of Violin Making. During this time, I decided to focus purely on the cello. My classical training has given me a critical ear, but also an understanding of how a modern cello player’s needs differ from those of other musicians.
I now work independently, producing 3 - 4 cellos a year.
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Table 16: Kai-Thomas Roth
Kai-Thomas trained at Newark School of Violin Making and has exclusively been making bowed stringed instruments of all periods and specifications since 1986. With well over 100 cellos to date, as well as violins violas, viole d’amore and double basses of modern transitional and baroque set up, and even a few viols being played worldwide, he has established a reputation that ensures his instruments are in high demand.
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Table 18: Steffen Nowak
Steffen Nowak (WSVM 1986), Maker of modern and baroque Violins, Violas and Cellos. Professional musicians and advanced students from many countries perform on his instruments. Special emphasis is placed on set up, sound and projection. Recent projects: a baroque viola after Grancino for a London player, a Stradivari cello, violins & violas after Guarneri, Mantegatia, Stradivari, Lorenzini.
Steffen welcomes enquiries and a few violins, various violas and 2 cello models are ready to purchase.
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Table 24: Jan Bartos
Violin maker professor of Academie of Music in Poznan, and violin maker from Paris
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Table 25: Tim Baker
Tim Baker graduated from the Newark School of Violin Making in 1981 and worked for W.E. Hill & Sons and J & A Beare as a bow maker and restorer. He has been a jury member for several international bow making competitions, as well as being a major contributor to ‘The British Violin’ and the new catalogue of the musical instrument collection at the Ashmolean Museum. Tim now works independently as a bow maker in Oxford.
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Table 26: Tulloch Violins
At Tulloch Violins we are a father and son business making fine violins, violas and cellos in the Italian Cremonese tradition. We specialize in making a range of fine violin fittings based on English designs.
Colin has been making violins since 1992 and studied violin making with Kelvin Scott. Colin has also attended Oberlin for several years spending time with some of the world’s finest contemporary violin makers.
Findlay studied computer aided design in Glasgow, Joining the business in 2019 and has been developing a range of fine fittings. Findlay has been working alongside his father learning the instrument making process.
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Table 27: Lorraine Bitaud
Lorraine graduated from the Newark School of Violin Making in 2010. Since then, she has been perfecting her skills as a restorer, working for major workshops in the finest instruments. She now has her own workshop in Acton, London, specialising in large scale restorations but also undertaking smaller repairs, maintenance work and tonal adjustments.
Alongside restoration, Lorraine also continued to make instruments, mostly cellos which she has always felt drawn to, but also the occasional violins or violas...
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Table 27: Antoine Gourdon
Antoine is specialized in the making of fine violins, violas and cellos. His workshop is based in Newark-on- Trent in the UK. Antoine’s instruments are inspired by the work of great Italian masters from the 17th and 18th centuries. Originally trained as a fine cabinet maker in France, Antoine graduates from the International Violin Making School of Newark in 2009. (Article TheStrad magazine October 2009, students take the pro test) In April 2016, Antoine wins the International Viola Making Prize “Coup de coeur Renaud Stahl” in Paris. Last April, he has been leading a team of 4 violin makers at the Conservatoire National de Paris where they made a 14” viola “live on stage”. (Article TheStrad.com, a 3-day collaborative instrument project, 21/06/2019). Antoine also teaches at the International Violin Making School of Newark.
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Table 30: Hilsden Violins
Martin trained in the world renowned firm of W.E.Hill and Sons in the late 60’s and early 70’s producing fine Instruments of the Violin family from his workshop in the beautiful hills of Mid Wales and over the past 35 years since becoming an independent maker and repairer, he has become recognised as a Maker of distinction, whilst also continuing the repair and restoration of quality Instruments for musicians throughout the U.K and abroad.
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Table 37: Adamson Violins
Colin Charles Adamson is a violin maker, born in Edinburgh, Scotland. As a young man he was interested in woodwork, art and architecture. However it wasn’t until Colin spoke to a local violin maker, who suggested he go to a violin making school, that his career path was set. Colin applied, and was accepted, to the prestigious Newark School of Violin Making, where he graduated after three years with a merit in 1998.
After Newark he worked in Canada, Finland and Germany as a violin maker and restorer. During his time abroad Colin worked on and handled many Italian, French and British instruments, which helped him develop into one of the Uk’s finest violin makers. Colin work is influenced by the classical period of violin making, and he uses his experience to make copies and new instruments from this distinctive 17th century Italian period.
Many of his instruments can be found in the hands of professionals and players from around the world including; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Scottish Ballet, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, and are also played by many fine freelance musicians around the UK and Europe.
Colin regularly exhibits throughout Scotland, in London with the BVMA and in Manchester at The Royal Northern College of Music. Colin now lives in the beautiful coastal town of North Berwick in East Lothian where he concentrates on making new bespoke instruments in his workshop with a view to the sea.
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Table 37: Mark Jennings
Mark has been a professional maker for 22 years. He studied at Merton College and the Newark School of Violin Making, graduating from both with Distinctions. Throughout his working life Mark has followed his philosophy of continuous improvement by studying at Liuteria Parmense in Italy at their annual masterclass. In the Autumn of 2017 Mark took part in the IMS Prussia Cove violin Project making an instrument for the prestigious International Musicians Seminar at Prussia Cove.
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Table 39: Gareth Ballard
'My love of violin making is very much a marriage of the arts and sciences. I developed a keen interest in acoustics, in my early teens, as I became very active making music. For the first 14 years of my working life I was a professional performing musician and composer. In 2000 I gained a BA Honours Degree in Music specialising in composition which took me as far as Vologda in Russia, where I had a piece performed by the Vologda University Choir and the Hildesheim University Orchestra and Choir. During this time my passion for the violin grew to the point where I felt I had to become an actual violinmaker.
In 2002 I went to Italy to search for a maker, to get me started, and was lucky enough to find one in Jesi; Giuseppe Quagliano. Returning to England in 2004 I started a 3 year Diploma at the celebrated Newark School of Violin Making.
Since my graduation I have divided my time equally between repair/restoration and making new instruments, gaining experience in Austria and France before returning to England. After 3 years working in the workshop of Bridgewood and Neitzert in Stoke Newington (North London) I decided to set up my own workshop in Central London where I am today.
In 2015 I was commissioned to oversee a project to build a violin using a 3D printer which has been released in 27 languages.
What distinguishes my violinmaking from other makers is how I use the computer to perfect the arching and remain more faithful to the instrument I might be copying.
http://violinslondon.co.uk
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Table 40: Florian Leonhard Fine Violins
The New Making team at Florian Leonhard Fine Violins in London have the privilege of studying original old Italian masterpieces while creating ‘True Copies’ of them for our clients.
True Copies offer musicians a superb alternative to priceless antique instruments. Our work is built on decades of experience in new making and high-level restoration. We use precise casts, moulds and measurements, the finest materials, and highest levels of craftmanship, under Florian's expert direction and intuition for material selection and thicknessing.
We will be exhibiting a selection of violins and bows from our team’s latest work. Come along and say hi!
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Table 41: William Szott
I have been based in Manchester for the past 7 years, after working at Guiviers, London and previously studying at Merton college.
Providing a personal high quality repair services to all the musicians in the north west.
theviolinmaker.co.uk
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Table 42: Andreas Hudelmayer
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Table 21: Angelo Müller
Earlier this year I finished the three year course at the Newark School of Violin Making. Now I continue to build and improve my skills, mainly by making new violins, as well as violas and eventually celli. At this event I will present two examples of my work, both of which are violins I made during my time at the Violin Making School in Newark. One was made to resemble a particular old instrument, while the other was made as a new violin.
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Table 28: Nigel Crinson
For over 30 years Nigel's inspired work is exclusively as a maker, by maintaining a balance of visual beauty with strong character and sophisticated sound, encapsulating the dynamics needed by today's players.
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Table 31: Philip Brown Violins
Philip primarily makes period bows, in particular Classical bows inspired by Tourte and Dodd and early fixed frog bows working from extant examples.
About IJmkje:
While studying musicology and playing the violin I became interested in the making of violins.
I made my first violin with my local violin maker, Göran Tidström, in 2004. After completing musicology (MA, Utrecht University, The Netherlands, 2005) and the Newark Violin Making School in the UK (upper merit 2008), I worked for seven years with cello specialists Robin Aitchison and Sarah Mnatzaganian in Ely in the UK. I also did work experiences with several other violin experts: Anette Fajardo in London, Guust François in Amsterdam, Helen Michetschläger in Manchester and Matthew Wing in London.
Now I make and restore violins, violas and cellos from home in Ely, and feel privileged to also work part of my time at the Royal Academy of Music in London, as part of the team that looks after their world class collection of instruments.
I also like to work with other violin makers on a regular basis, most recently with Philip Brown in Newbury, Andreas Post in Amsterdam, Kogge and Gateau in Berlin and Mark Wilhelm in Switzerland. I also regularly attend courses and workshops, such as the BVMA (British Violin making Association) Restoration course and the Oberlin Violin Making Workshop and Restoration Workshop in the US, and other seminars and study days.
On paper my first name can look a bit confusing, but here is some help: try 'eemkya', with the 'a' on the end sounding as 'e' in 'the'. And don't worry, I also accept all other variations!
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Table 45: Stefano Gibertoni & Chris Halstead
gibertoniviolin.co.uk
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Table 53: Ihle Violins Ltd
I grew up in Stuttgart, trained in Cremona and worked for 12 years as an employee for Wilhelm Geigenbau in Switzerland and Florian Leonhard in London. In 2013 I set up my workshop in London specialising in replicas of classical Cremonese violins and making replacement parts for them. Since 2015, supported by the growing demand in my violins, I have employed an assistant or two at times. Together we can lift the overall quality of my violins beyond what I could achieve alone.
In the photos you see: the back of a "Cannone" del Gesu replica we finished in 2021.
Specialty: violin maker and scholar of the classical Cremonese school of violin making
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Table 53: Kaspar Pankow
Kaspar Pankow learned bow making on the West Dean courses, under the guidance of Tim Baker and Derek Wilson. He has also attended all the Oberlin bow making workshops since 2011. For ten years Kaspar worked in London in the workshop of Florian Leonhard. There he had the opportunity to study and document many fine examples, mainly of the French and English schools, which has greatly informed his work. Kaspar takes great care in selecting high quality pernambuco. This, in combination with the taper and camber of the stick, is the key to making a bow with excellent playing and sound qualities. His bows are handcrafted according to traditional working methods. He takes inspiration from the great Parisian bow makers of the first half of the 19th century in particular F. X. Tourte and D. Peccatte. In 2015, Kaspar moved to Switzerland, where he now has his own workshop. In 2016, Kaspar won the 1st prize at the Concours International Dominique Peccatte 1ere Edition
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Table 3: David Munro
David Munro makes violins and violas for professional orchestral musicians, chamber music players and soloists.
His instruments have recorded chamber music for Hyperion and Melodiya, and are played regularly in major concert halls.
David was inspired to see his first Cremonese violins at an early age. After training at the RNCM, he worked for some years as a freelance violinist in the north west of the UK. From 1986-89 he trained at NSVM. Having worked for some years in the business he was invited in 1997 to work in Hampshire with his mentor Christoph Götting. Working independently from his home in Hampshire since 2001, he makes to commission a regular output of violins and violas. He is also in demand for sound adjustments and setting up of fine instruments. He has given talks for MusicWorks and the Swaledale Festival and will be in residence at the 2022 West Cork international chamber music festival.
contact info: david@concertviolins.co.uk
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TABLE 3: Stefan Johann Krattenmacher
Born in Tegernsee, a small alpine village south of Munich, Germany, Stefan comes from a family of woodworkers and musicians. Growing up in his father's furniture workshop, he started learning the double bass at fourteen and became the first violin maker in the Krattenmacher family. After completing his initial training at the Mittenwald Violin Making School and working for three years in Germany, he spent a number of years working for various established makers in countries as diverse as Hong Kong, Australia and England. In this context he also spent eight years working in London where he gained much experience and built up various contacts to orchestras and musicians.
This time abroad enabled him to gain invaluable experience of other violin making schools and allowed him to develop himself mentally, technically and stylistically from the German tradition.
It is the combination of his German training and his eclectic work experience that makes him the maker he is am today.
Gold medal at makers competition in Lucca, Italy 2018
Since 2012 he has been conducting the Ettenheim Chamber Orchestra, and regularly plays in other regional orchestras and chamber groups.
krattenmacher.com
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TABLE 20: Kilbride Violins
Gerard KilBride is a violin maker, restorer, researcher and musician.
He is a graduate of Newark School of Violin Making , he created and maintains the longstanding violinbridges.co.uk research project, author of the book "Violinbridges" and Organises the International Violin Bridge Competition.
His workshop is in Mid Wales where he lives with his growing young family.
www.gerardkilbride.com
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TAble 22: Stamford Strings
Libby Summers founded Stamford Strings in 2019 with a vision to create a space for new makers to showcase their work. After completing a four year degree at the Newark School of Violin Making, she opened her first shop and workshop in September 2020 and is already employing several other luthiers. She believes that by working together, pooling their resources and their expertise, skilled craftsmen can thrive and flourish together, as well as provide a comprehensive and excellent service for the customer.
Stamford Strings' luthiers also undertake day to day repairs and extensive restorations in their new extended workshop space, and the shop has recently added The Studio, which customers can book for private instrument trials. Stamford Strings is thriving as a showroom for new making and attracts visitors from all over the country looking for upcoming talent.
As a player and teacher by background, Libby puts the needs of the player at centre stage at Stamford Strings. There is a focus on playability and sound, rather than looks or investment value - although they have their place. Fine violins are tools for players, and that is what Stamford Strings is all about - enabling players to reach their potential with the very best instruments, set up expertly to work for them.
stamfordstrings.co.uk
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Table 2: James Stephenson
I am a luthier based in Wellington, Somerset, specialising in making and setting up cellos.
From a young age music and art have been a lasting passion for me. I took a BA Hons degree in Fine Art at Newcastle University where I became enthralled with the historic techniques and practices of Renaissance Italy.
Some time after this I enrolled at the Newark School of Violin Making, where I spent 4 years learning the fascinating ancient and modern techniques. At the end of the course I applied to the world renowned workshop of Roger Hansell for the position of assistant maker. I spent 2 very busy years with Roger learning that there was at least another lifetime’s worth of study and experimentation involved in my chosen path.
For the past 5 years I have been developing and enhancing my new making with repair, restoration and set up at Devon Strings Workshop in Exeter, Devon.
www.jamesstephensonviolins.co.uk
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Table 19: Fabro Violins
At a very young age Lucas started to show interest in woodwork and started taking violin lessons with the maestro Roberto Cuccurullo . Combining these two passions he decided to pursue his studies in violin making at the I.P.I.A.L.L. “Antonio Stradivari”. He also collaborated with Liuteria Tonewood, one of the leading suppliers of maple wood for instruments. He applied the knowledge and techniques gleaned to select the best wood to use for his instruments.
Lucas takes pride in understanding all the technical processes which go into creating a great instrument and he has a keen interest in the physics of the instruments and the importance this has on the acoustics.
Varnishing is an integral part of his process and he uses his own recipe.
He’s as well a member of the MICHELANGELO FOUNDATION for creativity and craftmanship.
His workshop is in the city centre of Cremona, just a stone’s throw from the home of Stradivari…
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Table 23: Edward Gaut
I am a maker of fine Violins, Violas and Cellos. My new instruments are handmade from attractive seasoned timber in my Bristol based workshop. I make them for professional musicians and students wanting to progress further into a musical career.
My influences are taken from the great historic Italian violin making families and individuals such as Stradivari, Amati, Guarneri and Rogeri.
www.edwardgautviolins.co.uk
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TABLE 32: Theo Parmakis & A. R. Woods
Theo Parmakis and Andrew Woods both graduated from Newark in 2020.
Theo has a long standing interest in various types of instrument, having recently begun to specialise in cellos (building three over the course of his final year at Newark.) He now runs Parmakis Instruments in Sheffield, doing repairs, setups and new making.
Andrew Woods spent his formative years learning in his family's business as an artisan gun maker, which developed his interest in precision crafts. As time went on, he diversified into making guitars and basses and he constructed his first violin in 2013.
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Table 33: Ruth Panel
My violin making workshop is located in Konstanz, a small city at the very south of Germany, next to lake Constance and close to the Alps.
I mainly do repairs and restoration, but I also regularly take the time to make a new violin or viola. I do this basing on historical models, but with plenty of room for modification and own creative ideas. All of my instruments are made by hand with much attention to detail, sometimes using traditional techniques for decoration. I strive to create instruments with a warm and broad, open sound, beautiful in tone and appearance.
geigenbau-pabel.de
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TABLE 34: Christian Müller
I am based in Glasgow and studied violin making at Glasgow Clyde College with tuition from Sheena Laurie. Formerly a mechanical engineer in marine renewables, the career change to lutherie allows me to combine a love for delicate wood work and music with my knowledge of engineering sciences. I am excited to present my violins at Maker’s Day for the first time.
christianmuellerviolins.com
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TABLE 52: Helen Michetschläger
I’ve been a violin maker for over 40 years and made more than 330 instruments. These are loved by musicians as far afield as the USA and Hong Kong, from children who benefit from my personal design of small-sized violins and violas to front desk professional orchestral players. I specialise in personalised commissions to meet your ideals for sound and playing comfort.
I have published a book of the varnish expertise of the late Koen Padding, write regularly for the Strad Magazine and have presented lectures at the Newark Lutherie Seminars and BVMA conferences. I am the chair of the RAB Trust which supports student violin makers, and also make and sell blankets for violin, viola and cello to support the Trust.
helen@helenviolinmaker.com
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TABLE 54: Prokop violin
Ladislav Prokop is the seventh generation of violinmakers of the Prokop family.
He has been making and restoring stringed instruments for over 20 years, in the great instrument-making tradition of his family, which dates back to 1777. Established in London, he provides instruments of quality, enjoyable to play and a pleasure to hear. In continuing the acoustical craft of the great luthiers, he aim to create affordable instruments for the most discerning of customers.
He has also great reputation as a restorer, closely work with Ingles and Hayday company.
prokopviolin.com
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TABLE 14: J F Wright Luthier
John Francis Wright started out his professional life as a violinist and has since merged this passion with his love for understanding how and why string instruments work. John graduated from the Newark school of Violin Making with 1st class Hons and his instruments are already in demand from some of the uk's top orchestral and chamber musicians. He has recently completed 3 consecutive instruments for members of the London Philharmonic Orchestra's cello section and has a waiting list of customers ranging from international soloists to award winning folk musicians. "Moving from musician to maker has been an incredible journey and I feel incredibly fortunate to be enjoying early success with where it has taken me." John has recently joined forces in a new workshop with luthier Carlos Libreros where they enjoy the benefit of a collaborative atmosphere that complements and develops their work as individuals.
Carlos Libreros joined the International Violin Making School in Newark in 2013 which he graduated from in 2017 with an upper level distinction. During his studies he gained further practical experience working for numerous experienced Luthiers, before undertaking full time employment at the workshop of Roger Hansell. During his time there, he developed a passion and flair for the art of copying old Italian instruments.
He has now taken all of his previous education, skills and experience and channelled this into his own business.
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Table 1: Tibor Szemmelveisz
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Table 15: Colin Cross Violins
Newark-trained luthier with 30 years' experience, recently relocated to the beautiful Dumfries and Galloway. Maker and restorer.
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TABLE 29: Draskoczy Violins and Paul Sadka
Violinmaker based in north London, specialised in copy making.
draskoczyviolin.com
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Table 47: Ramkumar Sathiakumar
I have been a violin maker for more than 11 years.
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Table 6: The Bow Business
Stephen trained in violin repair at Merton College in 1994-6 and then at J P Guivier & Co, where he changed from instrument repair to bow repair. He has been self employed since 2006 and combines bow repair, restoration and making.
He is based in Deptford in south-east London. Clients are welcome to visit by appointment.
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Table 43: William John Violins