About Me
A little note about me. I was born in 1980 in the market town Grantham, Lincolnshire. I was educated in Grantham and then went on to the Newark and Sherwood School of Violin Making. This is where I studied the craft of the violin and it’s family for four years before working in Canada and also London where I refined my making and restoration skills.
From about the age of 9 I have been passionate about woodwork and at the first opportunity grabbed one of my father’s chisels that had belonged to his father and started making things. I started with furniture such as coffee tables, stools and paper racks then played around on the lathe. By 12 I was making some stylish tables and at 16 the violin was an excellent choice that required a sharp eye, a steady hand and was full of mystery and challenges.
My surname is an interesting one of which I believe to be either French or Portuguese. It has been very difficult to trace back. I do wonder if it was a misspelling of another name I am commonly mistaken for such as Gaunt, Gaul, Goat, Gort and Gault.
