Some life experiences are unforgettable, especially those that your colleagues and clients will never let you forget. One of these was a lecture I gave at the British Violin Maker’s Conference at Dartington the morning after the workshop staff from Guivier’s had made sure I had far, far too much to drink. The other (at…

The violin market is always looking to new world record prices as the inevitable progress of inflation mixes with the phenomenon of finite supply in a growing marketplace. However with the finest and most coveted instruments selling periodically for yet greater and unimaginable sums of money, it is easy for the market to become excitable…