My name is Christy Johnston, I’m a joiner and model engineer.

I’ve been making violins for a few years in my small workshop in Stanley.

I use local wood which i season myself for the main body of the instrument, ash and maple for the backs and ribs, Scots pine and cedar for the fronts.

It takes me about 3-4 months to make a violin, I use shellac for finishing the instruments and use traditional glues.

I offer them for sale so that they can be enjoyed by others, from chain sawing on a Dunkeld hill to making a sweet tune, it amazes me what can be done.

Christy.