Uploaded September 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The sunshine of Italy has produced the finest of violins down the centuries. The sea air of Orkney is doing the same today. Hear and see at first hand what is involved, from the tools and the skills, to the unique personality of the finished instrument.
Orkney violin maker Colin Tulloch, with his son Findlay, describes the process, and violinist Charlotte Rowan explores the sound with examples from her musical repertoire.
You can read more about Colin’s work in a feature on the Orkney.com website:
orkney.com/news/tulloch-violins
There is more information about the workshop on the Orkney International Science Festival website:
oisf.org/fest-event/workshop-understanding-violin-making
The workshop, which was organised by Orkney Arts Society, is introduced by Robin Barr.
The sunshine of Italy has produced the finest of violins down the centuries. The sea air of Orkney is doing the same today. Hear and see at first hand what is involved, from the tools and the skills, to the unique personality of the finished instrument.
Orkney violin maker Colin Tulloch, with his son Findlay, describes the process, and violinist Charlotte Rowan explores the sound with examples from her musical repertoire.
You can read more about Colin’s work in a feature on the Orkney.com website:
orkney.com/news/tulloch-violins
There is more information about the workshop on the Orkney International Science Festival website:
oisf.org/fest-event/workshop-understanding-violin-making
The workshop, which was organised by Orkney Arts Society, is introduced by Robin Barr.
