Bridgewood & Neitzert

Violin dealers, makers and repairers based in London, UK. Founded1985 - 020 7249 9398

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Jacob is setting up a student violin. We make sure all our student violins are set up really well to make playing as comfortable and enjoyable as possible! #student #violin

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In September we showed Keisuke making a new scroll for a customer cello. The cello is c1800 from the school of Thomas Smith but the scroll was not original. Having crafted a new scroll to match Keisuke is now putting the final touches to the new varnish #craft #cello #luthier

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Jacob is busy tying new frets onto this viol from the Viola da Gamba society. We look after their hire scheme, where you can hire a range of viols. This gives players a change to try out the instrument before taking the plunge and buying their own. #viol #violadagamba #lutherie

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Massimiliano is shaping a new bridge for a customer violin #lutherie #carving #violin

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Ilana is doing a stocktake of strings – we hold a large range of strings to any style, level of playing, type and size of stringed instrument! Pop in to see us on Stoke Newington Church Street and stock up! #strings #musician

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Steve has been sharpening the blades on this nifty tool to help shape violin pegs. It works much like a pencil sharpener, and is part of the process involved in fitting a new set of pegs so that they work smoothly to tune up #violin #pegs #luthier #toolsofthetrade

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Steve is doing some major repairs on this strangely shaped customer cello from Palma #craft #cello #luthier

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Massimiliano is making a new nut and shooting a fingerboard on a viola. It has an amazing new ‘peek-a-boo’ button on which the top can be removed without removing the whole button. It enables the luthier to peek inside and check that the soundpost is straight #viola #luthier

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Keisuke is making a new scroll for a customer cello which got badly damaged in an accident. The cello is an English cello c1800 from the school of Thomas Smith but the scroll was not original. Keisuke is carefully crafting a new scroll to match as closely as possible #luthier

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Steve is making and fitting a new top block as part of a restoration of a customer violin #precision #craft #violin #luthier

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Steve is working on some delicate retouching on a customer cello. It’s a fine art getting an exact colour match to the existing varnish #craft #lutherie #cello

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Here's luthier Keisuke Yokoo holding a copy of a Barak Norman bass viol that he made while at West Dean College. Meet the man behind the marquetry in our latest blog. https://t.co/wdzHxmoIJF

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It’s a cello day in the workshop! Keisuke is doing a soundpost patch and fixing damage to the edges of a customer cello while Jacob is mending a crack on another #craft #lutherie #cello

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Keisuke has been doing detailed repairs to this Viol by John R Catch from 1985. It’s a copy of a Barak Norman instrument from 1692 #viol #lutherie #craft

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Massimiliano is fitting a set of geared pegs to this student cello. This will make it easier for the lucky student who hires it to get in tune (and much better for their whole household too)! #cello #student #gearedpegs

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Steve has been working on this Viol, assessing it and readying it for sale. I’m pretty taken by the snazzy marquetry on the fingerboard! #viol #marquetry #luthierie

[Bridgewood & Neitzert @BandNviolins]

Steve has been working on this Viol, assessing it and readying it for sale. I’m pretty taken by the snazzy marquetry on the fingerboard! #viol #marquetry #luthierie

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Steve is working on a soundpost patch on a customer’s violin. This is done when there is a crack that has been repaired over the soundpost area. The patch will stop the pressure of the soundpost re-open the crack. #violin #luthier #restoration

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Keisuke has opened the top of a customer’s Lute in order to adjust the string height by gently planing the body. Another day, another expert, precision job here in the workshop! #luthier #craft #lute

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A big welcome to Jacob who has just joined the team of luthiers here in the workshop. Jacob graduated from West Dean College two years ago and has been working as a luthier since. We’re so pleased to have his skills here at Bridgewood and Neitzert #luthier #dreamteam