Tung has been doing restoration work on this Paul Bailly (1844 – 1907) violin, mending a crack, refitting the pegs and top nut, shooting the fingerboard and carving a new bridge. Bailly was a pupil of J.B. Vuillaume. #fineviolin #luthier #restoration

Keisuke is putting a new fingerboard onto a customer’s Oud, a Middle Eastern short-neck lute-type, pear-shaped, fretless stringed instrument. #oud #strings #lutherie

Steve is repairing damage to the back of a violin which received a bad bash. He has repaired from the inside gluing and securing the damaged areas. He will be retouching the front next to leave no trace of the repair. It is by French maker Paul Bailly 1844–1907 #fineviolin

Ed is re-working the neck of this viola. It was already made with a very thin neck and fingerboard and then repaired badly in the past. Ed is making a new fingerboard and creating a wedge to add strength and enable a reset. #lutherie #restoration #repair #viola

Keisuke is making a new bridge and soundpost for a beautiful Rowland Ross baroque viola today #baroque #viola #luthier

Tung is cleaning and putting new bridges onto these two customer violins. One has slightly unusual measurements and construction. It’s longer than a standard size and has no top block. Instead, the neck is fixed with glue to the back and ribs. #lutherie #violins #workshop

A couple of weeks ago we posted Keisuke doing some repairs to this lute which have now been completed – it’s looking and sounding great! #lutherie #repair #lute #craft

Keisuke is working on repairs to a Vihuela; a 15th-century fretted plucked Spanish string instrument, shaped like a guitar but tuned like a lute. It was used in 15th- and 16th-century Spain as the equivalent of the lute in Italy. #vihuela #craft #lutherie

Keisuke has been painstakingly repairing cracks from series damage to a customer’s lute. One the top is back on, no one will see the delicate web of repairs underneath and the lute will be restored to full health! #luthier #lute #craft

Here’s Ed holding a copy of a Barak Norman viol that he made whilst at West Dean College which he’s readying for sale #viol #luthier #woodcarving

Today I'm the other side of the camera, learning how to clean my violin properly under the watchful eye of Massimiliano! #violin #lutherie #busmansholiday

Looking at this lute that has come in to the workshop for some repairs and a re-string makes me thankful to be a violin player! #howmanystrings ?!

It’s a hive of industry in the workspace at the moment. Steve is trying to find a rattle on a cello he is setting up, Keisuke is fixing a crack on a peg box, Ed is fixing the bridge on a customer’s violin and Gary has just taken off the top of a student bass #lutherie #craft

Massimiliano has been working to reassemble this violin which a customer found in pieces. Before starting the jigsaw puzzle he relaxed the wood by sealing the pieces in a moisture rich bag. The reassembly is going well and almost looks like a violin again! #restoration #violin

Here’s Massimiliano working on a neck graft to a cello that had its neck broken in an accident. #repair #accident #lutherie

We’re so pleased that Keisuke has joined us in the workshop. This week he has been working on repairs to a baroque violin, mending cracks in the front and adding new corner blocks and a fingerboard #repair #lutherie #baroque

This beautiful violin has just been set up for the use of a lucky Guildhall student. It’s a fine and rare violin C1800 by Nicolo Gagliano 11. We’ve recently had a test done and the latest ring in the wood dates from 1788, putting it firmly within Gagliano 11’s range #fineviolin

Happy New Year! Five years ago, we met with luthier Ed Klose who had recently joined the team. Read our latest blog to find out what he has been up to since and delve into the mysterious world of sound adjustments. #luthier #craft #strings bridgewoodandneitzert.london/blog/a-day-in-…

Wishing everyone very happy holidays from us here at Bridgewood and Neitzert and a big thank you to all our customers over the year. Tomorrow is our last day before we close for Christmas and the New Year, reopening on 2nd Jan so please pop by if you need anything! #strings

Steve is carefully shaping the ankles on this new bridge for a customer instrument. Every new bridge that we cut is uniquely prepared by hand to achieve the best possible sound #craft #strings #bridge