John's Violins are becoming
increasingly respected and desired. From the circles that are
frequented by the classical professional, to the weekend
performer, Sullivan violins are known as creations to be held,
played, and heard.
Baroque Instruments hand-crafted by Terry Michael Borman, Violin Maker.
French Guitar
My formal training began when I apprenticed to a French violin maker in the 1970’s and was followed by seven years of apprenticeship with various makers in France. Aside from the instruments of the violin family, I have built many instruments of its historical family to better understand the evolution in the production of sound to its culmination in the instruments of Stradivari and Guarneri del Gesu. After this intensive period, and after having graduated from the Violin Making School of America I set up shop in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1986. My shop remained in Salt Lake City for the following 19 years after which I relocated to the Ozark Mountains just outside of Fayetteville, Arkansas. At this point I have been making instruments for 30 years and I am proud of the reputation I have built over this time. I am especially proud of the fact that many of today's most well known musicians have acquired multiple instruments of mine over the years; affirming the fact that not only do my instruments retain their sound quality but that they improve with time. I also feel that any of my clients would be happy to attest to the quality of follow through and long term care that I provide my clients and instruments.
A craft shop located in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, specialising in handmade musical instruments of the violin family.
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Gustavo Bellido, Luthier:
violin, cello and viola builder, restaurations. also intruments from luthier Sara Karanicolas.
Gustavo Bellido:
Mis instrumentos desde el año 1988 se basan en modelos Stradivarius, Guarneri y modelos personales; desde 1998 hasta el año 2000 los violines que construyo son modelos "G.B. Gagleano" y Alfredo Del Lungo y en la actualidad desde el año 2003 están basados en modelo Stradivarius sobre todo en el año 2004 siguiendo las formas del Stradivarius "Medici" de 1716 Las violas son modelos personales y Alfredo Del Lungo, de diferentes medidas entre 40 y 42 cm. Los violoncello son modelo Stradivarius; utilizo barnices al alcohol y al aceite de colores amarillo-naranja, naranja -rojizo y en algunas copias Gagleano son de color rojo-marrón anticado ...
Cuerdas tensas sobre una caja de madera ... con estos elementos de simplicidad primordial, el genio del hombre creó uno de los mas eficaces intermediarios entre él y su mundo espiritual ...
La construcción de instrumentos de cuerda, o Luthería, es analizada desde épocas remotas por científicos, sabios y eruditos para desentrañar sus misterios, habiéndose llegado a establecer una verdadera metodología del trabajo del Luthier. Quedándose solo en el misterio, ese íntimo proceso psíquico , que representa en el artífice el conseguir que las maderas emitan un sonido de belleza ideal y que trasciende toda posibilidad mecánica elevándose a regiones subconscientes, lugar donde se elaboran todas las grandes creaciones del espíritu ...
Luthier Gabriel:
...There is an endless search for perfection which is aimed only through extensive study, search for information and experience exchange. All this efforts may result in the construction of an instrument which aggregates better quality and beauty as well as great sound.