Luthier resources

Web sites

• Site all about handmade classical guitars
• Luthier wood supplier David Dyke
• Comprehensive website of resources on plate tuning
• Good set of pages on the cello making process by John Osnes
• Excellent guide on string choice by Ifshin violins
• 3D Parametric drawing package (open source) from solvespace

Other useful articles

• Free Plate tuning, Part Two: Violins by Alan Carruth with an excellent cello example
• On Graduating the thickness of violin Plates to achieve tonal repeatability by Nigel Harris
• Article on how to fit a bridge by Lars Kismer
• Fascinating article analysing the violin family design by Sergei Muratov

Personal Favourite Websites

• My brother’s web site (he is a sculptor) www.brian-alabaster.com.
• My sister in law’s “vintage tea parties” web site www.nipsandcrumpets.co.uk
• Stratford symphony orchestra website (where I play the cello).
• My son James’s art site.
• My son Peter’s music site
• My own Music Composition site