O'Brien Violins Workshop
"There are always different projects on the go in the workshop!"
O'Brien Violins Workshop
Repair
- From simple cleaning jobs to full scale restorations.
- Tonal adjustments
- Setups and maintenance
- Crack repairs
- Varnish retouching projects
- Accidental damage
- Grafts, patches, reforming and support
- Worm damage
Making
- I am currently concentrating on two models of violin and one viola that have proved reliable in tone and are well balanced aesthestically.
- Golden period Stradivari based model
- A model loosely based on a beautiful Niccolo Gagliano violin
- A Guarneri based viola model made in two sizes
- Enquiries for violoncellos and other specialist requirements are always welcome
