Dipper Restorations

The Dipper workshop prepared this violin by Peter Young , Philadelphia ca. 1780 for playing and exhibit in the National Music Museum's new exhibit "Of Thee I Sing", celebrating the USA's 250th anniversary. Andrew and Claire visited the exhibit this last weekend in conjunction with board meetings and highly recommend it.

A***n Sheets playing the rebab which is part of the National Music Museum's collection. It was strung and set up by Andrew Dipper for playing.

New Corrette and Tartini model violin bows recently made by Andrew Dipper are now available!

https://www.givensviolins.com/dipper-restorations/

Andrew Dipper’s latest Baroque bows in progress – what models will these be? Can anyone guess from their lengths or shape of the tips?

The Dipper workshop in full throttle-Andrew and Douglas

Great to see our old friend and colleague, Carlo Chiesa, at the AFVBM meeting in Boston. He and his son Tommaso presented their research on the early Milanese makers in preparation for their book on this subject.

Dipper Restorations will be closed today, Tuesday, March 31st for Inventory. We will resume normal business hours on Wednesday, April 1st.

Andrew’s first guest at his AFVBM exhibit March 21 in Boston was Nate Kim who owns a Klingenthal violin restored by Andrew and his Roda model bow. We thoroughly enjoyed hearing him play and test a few bows. If you have a chance to hear Nate perform, don’t hesitate. He is amazing.

Dipper Restorations will be closed Tuesday, March 31st for Inventory. We will resume normal business hours on Wednesday, April 1st.

It was wonderful to see Montreal-based bowmaker Andre Lavoye while at the AFVBM Boston meeting last week. Here he is pictured with Claire, and Andrew – two bowmakers together!

Andrew Dipper’s Dodd model viola bow is an homage to the Dodd family, who produced some of the finest English bows of the 18th and 19th centuries. The robust quality of these bows followed the requirement for more volume and dynamic power in the English orchestral style.

https://www.givensviolins.com/product/viola-bow-baroque-a-dipper-dodd-model/