Bring Out the Full Potential of Your Violin
Precise setup and tonal optimisation for players who want more from their instrument.
Most violins are capable of far more than they currently deliver.
Through careful adjustment your instrument can become more responsive, more resonant, and easier to play.
We offer:
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Setup & Optimisation
From essential adjustments to full tonal calibration, each setup is tailored to the instrument and player.
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Repair & Restoration
Carefully considered restoration work to return your instrument to pristine condition after damage or wear, and to prepare it for many years of reliable, expressive performance.
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Handmade Instruments
Violins, violas, and celli built here on the Sunshine Coast and hand tailored to each individual player. A friend for life.
Setup options
For reliable playability and peace of mind
Your instrument is brought back to a comfortable, stable standard so it plays cleanly and without distraction.
Includes:
General inspection and adjustment
Minor correction of bridge, nut, fingerboard, and pegs where needed
String height and basic playability check
Result:
Consistent, comfortable playability without obvious issues.
Most Popular
For a clear, immediate improvement in tone and response
This is where your instrument opens up — with noticeably better response, tone, and ease.
Includes:
Precisely fitted bridge
Soundpost adjustment or replacement
Fingerboard and nut refinement for cleaner articulation and consistent feel
Peg adjustment for smooth, stable tuning
Detailed tonal balancing
Result:
Greater clarity, quicker response, and a more effortless feel under the fingers.
For serious players and professionals
Complete tonal and mechanical calibration
Every critical element of your instrument is refined and aligned to bring out its full potential.
Includes:
Premium bridge precisely fitted for optimal response
Soundpost cut and positioned for tonal balance and projection
Fingerboard reshaped and refined for clarity and consistency across the range
Nut, spacing, and action perfected
Pegs refined for smooth, stable tuning
Fine tonal calibration across all strings
Follow-up adjustment after playing-in period
Result:
Maximum resonance, balance, and effortless control — your instrument performing at its absolute best.
You are on your way to a better playing experience
As a third-generation violin maker, it may come as a surprise that my path into the craft was not inevitable. Growing up surrounded by the work of my father, grandfather, and uncle, I was always close to violin making, but never felt naturally drawn to pursue it myself.
That changed in 2019, when I began experimenting in my father’s workshop and gradually developed a deeper interest in the craft. What started as curiosity became budding passion over the following year, and I soon found myself getting absorbed in the work.
From 2020 to 2026, I worked alongside my father, Ilja Grawert, in our North Queensland workshop, refining my skills across restoration, setup, and making. At the start of 2026, I moved to the Sunshine Coast to open another workshop, where I continue to focus on setup, repair, new making and the ongoing pursuit of tonal refinement in the instruments I work on.
