A priest in the age of enlightenment, suspended between sobriety and gallantry

It's a declaration of intent: my personal philosophy on the reconstruction of ancient bows

Having seen so many different "copies" of Tartini's bows, I felt the urgency to verify how they actually are.

Falling in love with a bow...

Walking around in the Pinacoteca Comunale in Cremona...

A tool for lute and viol players

Published in the 2006 Autumn issue of "The Viol" (edited by the Viola da Gamba Society of Great Britain).