My good friend, recording engineer and cellist George Shilling was recently involved with Tony Iommi’s latest creative work with the Birmingham Gospel Choir called “How good it is” where George and Anna provided the cello accompaniment.
Birmingham post article complete with video is here
I finally completed my second effort at cello making and delivered the finished instrument to George (who christened her “Beryl”) just in time to play the Stratford Symphony’s summer concert.
Here are a few recordings made at George’s Bank Cottage studio:
And a set of pictures of the finished instrument kindly taken by George .
A complete pictorial record of Beryl’s 6 month build process can also be found here.
I just got back from an exciting afternoon with my good friend George Shilling at his Bank Cottage recording studio in the Cotswolds. George kindly spent some time recording my new cello “Anna” (after a visit to the pub).
You can find the resulting pictures and recordings here.
My latest guitar was a bit of an experiment but has turned out rather well.
Slightly smaller body volume than earlier guitars and with a side port and dropped table on the treble side to make it easier to reach upper fingerboard. Also used the more traditional 650mm scale length.
Sound is very liquid and sweet with good sustain and the side port makes it easier for the player to hear.
You can see the dropped table here:
And the side port here:
