About me
My workshop is based in North Argyll in the village of Connel on the West Coast of Scotland (near Oban), where I focus on making four to five instruments of the violin-family per year as well as restoration and repair.
Since 2021:
Scholarship awarded by Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST) to fund studying with Scottish master luthier Sheena Laurie.
2019 - 2021:
Violin making workshop established in Glasgow (moved to Connel 2023).
Stringed Instrument Making and Repair Course at Glasgow Clyde College (former Anniesland College).
2005 - 2019:
Work as Mechanical Development Engineer and Structural Systems Engineer on Paper Production Systems and on Marine Renewables
1997 - 2004:
Dipl.-Ing. (equiv. M.Sc) in Mechanical Engineering (Product Development) at Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH)
If you are interested in my work, I would be delighted to show you my workshop and the exciting process of making instruments. On the contact page you find my details to arrange an appointment.
