Helen Michetschläger violin maker

05/02/2025

05/02/2025

A few instruments fixed up and off to Olympias for their young pupils

15/01/2025

If anyone has instruments to donate, please get in touch. I have been involved in putting together a team of luthiers to fix any donated violins, violas and cellos.

Do you have a second-hand musical instrument you could donate to a child at 🎻? With the help of Oglesby Charitable Trust Green Grants ♻️ we will repair up to 100 second-hand instruments for use by our young musicians 🛠️ Every year, thousands of musical instruments go to landfill due to the prohibitive cost of repair 🗑️ Many are made of rare woods and metals, which are impossible to recycle. We are partnering with the Oglesby Charitable Trust, and a team of community luthiers to breathe new-life into second-hand instruments and put them into the hands of young people to inspire the next generation of musical talent in Manchester 🌱 If you have an instrument you'd like to donate, get in touch! Link to instrument donation form in bio 🔗 Please note we unfortunately cannot accept guitars, pianos or drum kits.

15/01/2025

Do you have a second-hand musical instrument you could donate to a child at 🎻? With the help of Oglesby Charitable Trust Green Grants ♻️ we will repair up to 100 second-hand instruments for use by our young musicians 🛠️ Every year, thousands of musical instruments go to landfill due to the prohibitive cost of repair 🗑️ Many are made of rare woods and metals, which are impossible to recycle. We are partnering with the Oglesby Charitable Trust, and a team of community luthiers to breathe new-life into second-hand instruments and put them into the hands of young people to inspire the next generation of musical talent in Manchester 🌱 If you have an instrument you'd like to donate, get in touch! Link to instrument donation form in bio 🔗 Please note we unfortunately cannot accept guitars, pianos or drum kits.

15/01/2025

Can you help here? I am involved with this and will be helping to fix up donated violins, violas and cellos.

Do you have a second-hand musical instrument you could donate to a child at 🎻? With the help of Oglesby Charitable Trust Green Grants ♻️ we will repair up to 100 second-hand instruments for use by our young musicians 🛠️ Every year, thousands of musical instruments go to landfill due to the prohibitive cost of repair 🗑️ Many are made of rare woods and metals, which are impossible to recycle. We are partnering with the Oglesby Charitable Trust, and a team of community luthiers to breathe new-life into second-hand instruments and put them into the hands of young people to inspire the next generation of musical talent in Manchester 🌱 If you have an instrument you'd like to donate, get in touch! Link to instrument donation form in bio 🔗 Please note we unfortunately cannot accept guitars, pianos or drum kits.

06/05/2024

Thanks to everyone who made Lutherie 2024 such a great event. Four wonderful speakers and a special Student Forum where the violin makers of the future got tailor-made help and advice. See you in Newark next year, save the date, Saturday 4 May 2025.

24/04/2024

Lutherie 2024 has now sold out! We have reached capacity for the venue, and will not be able to accommodate anyone who arrives on the day without a ticket.
So save the date for next year, Saturday 3 May 2025!

14/04/2024

Less than three weeks till Lutherie Day! Don't forget to book your ticket.

Photo credit: Daniel Lane Saturday 4 May Lutherie 2024Newark Town Hall, Market Place Newark-on-Trent NG24 1DUThis year’s conference is a must for violin makers, focusing on varnish topics, edgework and strings. Full details and booking information are below.Friday 3 MayLutherie student forum The s...

02/03/2024

Booking is now open for Lutherie 2024 at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/.../lutherie-2024-tickets...
The date is Saturday 4 May, venue Newark Town Hall.
Our four speakers are:
Pierre Flavetta talking about grounds; Keith Edwards on madder lakes; Andrea Frandsen on edgework and Markus Lawrenson on strings.
We also have a great day especially for students and recent graduates on Friday 3 May.
For full information, visit our website https://www.lutherieuk.org
See you there!

05/12/2023

Please think of helping Alexander, a Ukranian violin maker who has lost everything in the war.

Hi, my name is Aruna Talapatra from Long Island, New York and I am fundraising … Aruna Talapatra needs your support for Fundraising for Ukrainian violin maker

23/10/2023

I am giving away some amateur made instruments, these are free but I would ask you pay for postage (typically around £15 for UK delivery). The first is a violin, it could do with attention to the setup and the varnish needs polishing in places.
The second instrument is probably an Eastern European factory made 39cm viola, that the maker revarnished. It needs a fingerboard and setup.
The third instrument is a large 42cm viola which definitely needs revarnishing, so would be great for a varnish trial. It's a heavy instrument so if anyone wanted it as a working instrument, rethicknessing and neck reshaping would be necessary.
Please contact me via Facebook or via [email protected] if you're interested or would like more info.

22/10/2023

As well as the Klanggestalten concert, there were sound trials where one instrument from each maker was put through its paces by top professional players. The instruments were identified by number and then the names revealed once they had all been played. Thanks to Professor Tomoko Asaka from the Münster Hochschule für Musik for fearlessly putting all these violas through their paces!