THE MAKERS' FORUM
PLATFORM DEDICATED TO THE
MAKING OF CONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTS AND BOWS
EXHIBITIONS CONCERT
LIVE WORKSHOP
Quebec City | Exhibition, concert and instrument trial
May 19th, 10am-7pm
Palais Montcalm - 995 D'Youville Pl.
Montreal | Exhibition and live workshop
Live workshop during Concours Musical International de Montréal
May 27th to June 1st, 9am-9pm
Bourgie Hall - 1339 Sherbrooke St. W.
Exhibition - June 2nd, 11am-5pm
Museum of Fine Arts - 1380 Sherbrooke St. W
More information on Upcoming activities
Serving craftmanship
Serving music
Photography by Jean Fitzgerald
Our Partners
Pernambuco Partners
This extremly dense and very hard wood is used to make bows. It grows in Brazil's Atlantic Forest and is recognized as an endangered spieces.
Maple Partners
The back, ribs, and neck of an instrument are carved of this fabulous wood. The flamed maple gives this "tiger" look to most of the violin backs.
Spruce Partners
The top plate of an instrument is made using this wood, which is the first to receive the vibrations caused by the friction of the bow onto the strings. Spruce then acts as a springboard, to transmit these vibrations to the back - they are finally expelled through the f-holes to produce a sound.
Service Partners
