Workbench

Fall 2020: A view of Laura's workbench    

Summer 2020 Brigitte Ouellet has joined me in the shop at Wallace Violins. She's a talented fiddle player who plays a custom 5 string violin that I built for her a few years ago. She'll be managing my rental violins and

I am resuming work in the shop in mid-August. I won't have quite as much time as I usually do, but I will be able to support your music with repairs, rehairs, restorations, violin rentals, and sales.  I continue to

I completed a "King Joseph" Guarneri del Gesu inspired violin. I decided on a full arch for the top and back and I got the sound I was after- full and rich and very sweet. The bass is strong and

Violinmaking and rehairing bows Winter 2020 I've been working on a King Jospeh Guarneri inspired violin that will be complete in the spring. Lots of rehairs and set-ups as well, keeping those players playing. I'm doing a quick update so no photos.

Neck re-set and various projects Summer 2019 On the bench right now- a neck re-set and many many rehairs. It's the time of year to gear up for the start of the school year. I have several violins in various stages of

Summer 2019 I had the pleasure of working at the 20th annual Fiddleworks Fiddle camp on Salt Spring Island. It was a lovely week on Saltspring with at whole bunch of great musicians. I repaired bows, fixed fiddles and rescued players

PRISMA double bass set-up Spring 2019 PRISMA purchased 4 double basses, two of which required the installation of the C extension. It was quite a shift from my usual work on violins and cellos. I did have 3 basses in the shop

Custom 5-string violin Winter 2019 I completed a custom build for a violin player who wanted a slightly smaller 5-string violin. I used Big Leaf Maple, one piece, for the back and Sitka Spruce for the top. The style is a combination

"Guarneri Plowden" varnishing Fall 2018 After looking at lots of posters of old instruments, my client chose to have her Guarneri Plowden-inspired violin also have varnish inspired by the original. The original has a lot of wear and damage, as you could