David Burgess Violin
Of course it is always a treat to get a fine old Italian fiddle in the shop to gawk at and obsess over, but it is a real treat when I get a modern masters violin in the workshop to do some repair work to. My latest project was a gorgeous 1989 David Burgess violin.
Burgess has not only won more competitions than any living violin maker, but any violin maker in history! His instruments are absolutely beautiful and it was my honor to repair the damaged varnish on this Burgess violin!
One of my close clients called me and asked about a ‘damaged’ Burgess violin, he had my attention to say the very least! He continued to tell me that while he was ‘cleaning’ his violin some of his varnish was stripped away on one of the violins upper ribs.
I thought no big deal, until I saw that the varnish had been completely wiped away down to bare wood! Needless to say I had my work cut out for me, but I was pleased with the results and enjoyed getting to spend time with a modern masterpiece.
