It is January 1, 2023, which marks my intention to initiate a daily post concerning the events in my life and that of Gamut Music.
I first walked into the London College of Furniture on September 17, 1972, which means I am in my fiftieth year as a luthier. Because of the string making, many people forget, and some don't even know that I started life as a violin maker. Although most of my recent time has been spent making lutes, I still work on violins in my home workshop on weekends and other time away from the Gamut workshop. My current violin project is a series of three instruments modeled on Stainer. One will have an early 17th-century setup, another will have a late 17th-century setup, and the third will have a mid-18th-century form. The first of this series is on the bench now.