Tasmanian timber for classic violins
Traditionally, violins are made from spruce or maple.
View ArticleMusic from the edge of Tullah
Peter Winkskill likes the open spaces of the West Coast of Tasmania. He is a furniture maker who has turned his hand to instrument making, particularly guitars from Tasmanian timbers.
View ArticleBlackwood, King Billy and Abalone
It is a labour of love for North West Tasmanian craftsman John Turnbull; using King Billy Pine and Blackwood, inlayed with abalone shell 'mother of pearl', to create handmade guitars in his own Stanley...
View ArticleThe Devil, the blues, and cigar box guitars
Tasmania has its fair share of guitar makers, and Bruce Trappes has added Devil Guitars to the list. The difference is you may not have heard of, or seen, a cigar box guitar before!
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