Paul Belin & Swantje Hirschmann Luthiers

17/01/2023

First violin of 23, should have been the last of 22 🤷🏻‍♂️
Loosely based on the 1740 Ysaye Guarneri

18/10/2022

10/10/2022

It's this Friday already!

27/09/2022

Detail.

23/09/2022

Work in progress.

09/09/2022

Trying to capture what I like so much about old instruments.

Visit me and my colleagues at the exhibition, 14th-16th October in Berlin!

28/06/2022

New violin 🙂

15/06/2022

Montagnana model

30/03/2022

Some small detail

18/03/2022

Some TLC for this violin I made a couple of years ago. I like how the natural wear flawlessly blends with the artificial antiquing. Gives me some confidence about being on the right track.

03/03/2022

Recently someone was talking about imitating my shots, well this is me trying to go after :-)

16/02/2022

Looking for the right surface finish. I want it dry looking, shiny but not too much, with lots going on. Not so easy...