Malcolm Siddall:
The history and development
of the violin scroll
Malcolm Siddall
The history and development of the violin scroll
Malcolm will talk about the origins and development of the violin scroll, and how its interpretation and execution is an aid to identifying individual makers and areas of making.
Malcolm trained at Newark from 1976-79. Since graduating he had a long career combining making, restoration and teaching of both, originally as a tutor at the Welsh School of Violin Making and later as visiting tutor at Cambridge violin making summer courses for 40 years. For well over 30 years he has been a freelance restorer working for London shops and at times for The Royal Academy.
“Over this long career l have learned much from my peers and feel privileged to have learned much from some the top restorers in the trade. As l am in my 78th year l feel l would like to share some of that accumulated experience/knowledge with those coming up in the trade.”