Cello by William Piper 1995

Price £4600.00 from Down Your High Street

  William Piper (Bill)is a master violinmaker who has been making instruments all his working life. Over50 years he has made and sold 600 Violins, Violas and Cellos. His workshop is a hive of activity building bespoke violins, violas and cellos, and producing instruments bound for the concert platform. William's violins are typically bought for promising music students, those going from Grade V to Grade VIII, with the opportunity to follow the making progress of an instrument being made for them. One young owner Johanna Lucas won the young musician of the year 2006 in Worcestershire. William's work is influenced by the great violin makers of the past - Stradivari and Guarneri, he is well known as a 'copyist', making instruments which look antique. The door of William's workshop is always open. Far from the reclusive craftsman one might expect, he is always ready to chat knowledgeably and amusingly to his visitors. So if you know a budding young Nigel Kennedy - who incidentally owns one of William's cellos - come and have a chat with William. Cello by William Piper 1995 The one piece back of poplar, the ribs similar. The neck, pegbox and scroll of plain maple. The front in two pieces of pine of broad grain in the centre becoming finer towards the flanks. The varnish of a rich dark orange-brown colour on a yellow ground. Labelled completely hand made in England especially for CREMONA HOUSE VIOLIN SHOP 1995 Bristol Tel. 0272 264617 Length of back 740mm Width upper bout 362mm Width middle bout 252mm Width lower bout 452mm

---

delete me