Meike Aupperle

04/05/2016

On my way to Amsterdam to Andy Lims exhibition. Unfortunately I'm now traveling with all my stuff for NYC until I fly there.
What was I thinking? Who needs so much stuff???
Anyway, after a few intense days of packing and moving I'm so much looking forward to meeting some friends and having a great time :-)

26/04/2016

This is my centre joint after the second attempt to glue it.
Luckily I am aiming for an antique look, and a visible centre joint will give it character ;-)

02/02/2016

https://www.facebook.com/marcin.sieniawski.7/posts/1279891805360895

14/12/2015

Thank you so much Ruth Schulten, that you have written such an amazing feedback for the testimonials on my website:

I am incredibly lucky to have found and bought a violin from the talented maker Meike Aupperle. A Guarneri copy, every detail has been intricately and beautifully crafted, and to my delight the process of making it has been documented in photos presented as a fascinating keep-sake.
Meike is a true artisan, taking immense care and pride in her work. She is willing to work very closely with the player to tweak the set-up and gain the best possible sound from the instrument. And what a sound that is! This violin has none of the raw edginess you find frequently with a new instrument. It is deep and mellow, and plays very evenly across the strings. To this end it blends beautifully within a section. But there is far more to the instrument than that. A huge range of colour is possible, accompanied by a volume of sound that will certainly stand to playing solos. I was taken aback at the added reverberance gained when we tried the Senza system, and will now try that on my antique violin.
I will enjoy being able to get more and more from this violin over the years, something which is only possible on an interesting and outstanding violin.
- Ruth Schulten - Freelance violinist, London, and ex-BBCSO first violin

24/07/2015

I was privileged to be able to help out a colleague this week

I had a request for help from a friend of mine, Robert Brewer Young, to have a look over one of his cellos which is going on a concert tour to Asia. His client was in London, but he was in the United...

11/07/2015

I just spent the last couple of days with the amazing cellist, Valentino Worlitzsch. Come have a look at the pictures

I had the pleasure to host Valentino Worlitzsch and his father while he was competing at the Pierre Fournier award at the Wigmore Hall. My workshop was transformed into a guest bedroom, and my living...

07/07/2015

My video is finally ready. Please come check it out, comment and share with everyone!

I made a video to help people understand the senza system a little better. I’d like to take the opportunity to thank Elliot Corner from Promote Classical without whom this project would have been...

21/06/2015

So enjoyable! Working for two week with such amazing people. Very happy to be here :-)

11/06/2015

Getting my tools ready for Oberlin :-) I am really excited!

10/06/2015

I'm very excited to be going to the Violin Makers' Workshop at the Oberlin College in Cleveland next week!

I’m very excited to be going to the violin makers’ workshop at the very prestigious Oberlin College in Cleveland, USA. It is organised by the Violin Society of America, who only accept the top violin...

06/06/2015

What is luxury?

I went the the V&A Musem, and they had a great exhibition on luxury. There were some amazing items on display, but what really struck a chord were the quotes on the wall. They reminded me of how I approach...

24/05/2015

Working on a Sunday and Monday Bank holiday doesn't feel wrong if you have a Sanctus Seraphin from 1735 on your bench! This is just a beautiful instrument.

22/05/2015

There was a camera crew in my workshop today! Thanks to Sean Riley and Violeta Barrena for taking part in the project. But a huge thank you goes to Elliot Corner (ElliotViola) and Martin Kendrick for all of the behind-the-scenes work you put in to this project!

Enjoy the pictures:

I’m happy to announce my latest project in conjunction with Elliot Corner from Promote Classical. We have been hard at work over the last month putting together ideas for a promo video of the Senza...

16/04/2015

I have just managed to get some new pictures of last month's event! Please come check them out:

What a day! We met so many great people. I would like to thank everyone who decided to drop by and say hello.

10/04/2015

The results are finally in! I know you're all dying to know how amazing senza strings are.

It’s been a long time coming, but I’m finally ready to release the results of my study. I’m sure you’re all dying to see them, so without further ado, let’s begin…

19/03/2015

I had a great time at the makers' day. For those of you who couldn't make it, here are some picures:

What a day! We met so many great people. I would like to thank everyone who decided to drop by and say hello.

14/03/2015

FREE trial of the senza system tomorrow only at the makers' fair in London. Details here:

Volker Worlitzsch himself has come to London to share an exhibitor’s stand with me. As you can see, we are hard at work preparing for the big event.

11/03/2015

I recorded dominant strings and senza strings to see which sounded better. Let me know which you prefer

As you may recall, I wrote a post about the senza system last year (click here to go read it). In this article, I mentioned that I would do a spectral analysis of recordings comparing like-for-like the...

08/02/2015

Will you be there for the makers' day?

I am proud to announce that I will be exhibiting at the BVMA Violin Makers’ Day in London on the 15th March

30/01/2015

I have just written about my varnishing techniques. Let me know what you think

I have recently been finishing off a violin and spent a lot of time on the varnishing and antiquing process. This is the first thing people see when they look at your work, so it need to look as good...

21/12/2014

Merry Christmas everyone! It's been a great year, and I hope you have an even better 2015!

With the end of my first year as an independent maker approaching, I would like to take the opportunity to look back on my acheivements so far and give thanks to all the kind people who have supported...

28/11/2014

Happy Thanksgiving to all of our American friends. In the spirit of collaboration, here is the beautiful scroll of the Amati copy that was made in our workshop as a joint project between Stephan von Baehr, Philip Ihle, Gabor Draskoczy, Meike Aupperle and Florian.

21/10/2014

I have recently finished a violin. Currently with Ben Hebberts at the Somerset House. Click here for photos http://buff.ly/1x46GvB

I recently finished a violin. Have a look at the pictures below.

13/10/2014

I spent my afternoon at Ben Hebberts place the Somerset House, introducing the new senza string system, while I met the grate violinist Tim Wright.
If you are interested in finding out more, read my blog I wrote a few month ago:
http://buff.ly/ZomVbJ

07/10/2014

Enjoying my new workbench

23/09/2014

I built myself a new work bench. Come have a look! http://buff.ly/1uiBHhU

12/09/2014

I've moved and built a new workshop. Come have a look at the pictures http://buff.ly/1wmZyNU

I recently changed address to get more space. For those of you who had not seen my workshop, please take a look at the pictures below.

16/07/2014

I solved a big problem this week, which I'm happy to share. Let me know if you've ever had problems with wood warping http://buff.ly/1oHuAYh

With the last violin I built, I came across an interesting problem when I took it out of the UV box. At this stage, I had glued the back to the rib structure and the top was ready, but not glued on the...

07/07/2014

The long awaited new blog post is here! This is how I locate the channel for the purfling. http://buff.ly/1ouf4A8

Before going into the techniques I use, I’d like to discuss a little bit about the purpose of purfling. Like every single part of the violin, the purfling is not only there to be beautiful, it has purpose.