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The
Violin Studio
2-29 Lamington Tce
Dutton Park
Qld 4102
Australia
Ph:61-7-38446090
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The Violin
Studio
For All Your
String Instrument Needs
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I am an Expert
Violin Maker Dealer and Restorer based in Brisbane, Australia.
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My name is Olaf Grawert.
I set up
The Violin Studio website as a place for enthusiastic musicians. Here I
try to provide information and instruments to really suit your needs. I specialize
in the tone improvement of violins, violas, cellos
and double basses. I also specialize in creating optimal acoustics
and playability in old and new instruments. For buying
parts, accessories, bows and instruments, there is the online violin shop. I set
up all cellos, violas and violins for sale on the website like professional
instruments. They are ready to be played and if you buy a
$895
violin or a $20 000 violin the parts might be of different quality, but I
take the same care to make the Instrument as easy to play and with the optimal
sound possible.
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In the Studio I
produce violins, violas and cellos that have tonal qualities required for performance
at the highest level as well as quality student violins. This is archived by combining the age-old tradition
of Lutherie with new studies into the acoustics of the string family (using
research by the Grawert Family and some famous German makers). This
enables me to use some of the same techniques that were used by the famous
17th and 18th Century Italian Masters.
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Since a very young age, I spent a lot of time in my fathers violin shop
first in Hamburg, and later in Rotenburg (Wümme), Germany. When I was 8, I
began learning the violin under Toscho Matov, a second generation |
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Leopold Auer Student. It
was a rigorous and disciplined training and it taught me a lot about the
importance of a good posture. In 1980 my whole family migrated to
Australia, settling in Brisbane. After finishing high school in 1985, I
started learning Violinmaking from my father Helge Grawert (German Master Degree
in Violinmaking). I completed my training and later went into partnership
with Helge.
In 1990 I received
a Queen Elizabeth II Scholarship to further my training and went to Geigenbau
Machold in Germany to study the latest restoration techniques of fine
instruments. It was a wonderful experience which I still treasure.
I worked with some of the worlds finest restorers and got to see and
work on many fine antique Instruments. In Australia, I am well known
for restorations I performed on valuable old Instruments. I love
the challenge of restoring instruments in any condition so that you cannot
see a single repair. I also love to spend time perfecting the sound
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We hope we can be of assistance to you. We will always endeavour to
find out your needs and set up your instrument to
the best possible standard for ease of playing and the a rich carrying sound.
I look forward
to providing you with the highest standard of quality and service.
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Our shop is located at:
The
Violin Studio
29
Lamington Tce, Dutton Park Qld 4102
Tel:
61 (0)7 38446090
© Copyright Olaf Grawert 2002
Last updated
04-Aug-2008
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