Day: December 16, 2009

  • GASPARO DA SALO ARCHITETTO DEL SUONO

    GASPARO DA SALO ARCHITETTO DEL SUONO

    The year 2009 marked the 400th anniversary of the death of Gasparo da Salo, one of the greatest makers of the sixteenth century, whose instruments influenced the future of the violin. I was delighted to be asked to speak at the Architetto del Suono conference which took place at Salo, on the shores of Lake…

  • TREASURE IN A STUDENT BAR

    TREASURE IN A STUDENT BAR

    In 2009 I was asked to travel to Toronto to inspect a small collection of musical instruments owned by the university and displayed in a glass case over a fireplace in a bar. For years I had heard rumours about these instruments and suggestions that there might be more to them than meets the eye.…