“My work is to me a personal commitment to instruments, players and audiences alike. I hope in our own way we are all performers.” Paul Harrild
Paul Harrild has always been interested in the arts, and it is no wonder that his initial education at an art school led him to become a very celebrated violin maker and teacher at the world famous school of violin making in Newark (Nottinghamshire) from which he recently retired. He generously imparted his knowledge and craft to his students for 21 years.
His instruments are loved by professional musicians for their sound qualities, responsiveness and fine craftsmanship. Paul’s making evolved from his background in fine arts , and his exploration of graphics, painting and sculpture, endowed him with an array of skills to produce instruments of exceptional quality.
Paul emulates the makers of Cremona and Brescia, whilst retaining the freedom to acknowledge a variety of influences and show his own creative style. His understanding of colours, pigments and varnish show in the superb fake-aging that ornate his copies of master works by the most celebrated Italian makers. Paul is also well known for his work on the Glen Collins’s ‘Prince of Wales’ cello, on which he painted the feathered motive on the back. Paul has now returned to his first love and is producing very nice artwork from his holiday home in Norfolk.
Please call us on 029 20 22 77 61 to view Paul’s work!