Instrument Workshop

[Peterclav (Peter Bavington)]

Does anyone know the latest situation about the Instrument Workshop? I note their site is currently ‘under maintenance’. If they have ceased trading, they must have quite a lot of stock in hand. The wire especially is still worth using … Or perhaps they have found a buyer for the business.

[andro (Andrew Bernard)]

See here:

Instrument Workshop?

When the Instrument Workshop closed for the final time, I asked David Voeller (the owner) to take down his website or at least inform prospective customers not to order parts as the orders would not be fulfilled. I’ve had several emails from readers of my book, The Harpsichord Project, complaining that they’ve ordered parts from the IW and the parts never arrived. Thankfully, their credit cards were never charged for the parts. Since then, I would periodically check the IW website to see if it was still on the internet, and it still is - until today. This morning I checked again and the site says it is under maintenance - please check again tomorrow. Does this mean it is reopening, or perhaps sold to someone else? Does anyone have any further information?

Don’t forget you can do very powerful searches of the forum if you use the web interface.

[Barm (Charles Eugene Downing)]

A couple of months ago I contacted the violin shop mentioned on their site and was told someone was considering taking it over. I was also told he may require some additional persuasion.Can’t remember his name, perhaps a professor, well known in harpsichord circles.

[Dennis]

The IW used to also sell very good jackrail cloth. Does anyone know
where the equivalent can be purchased in Europe? Thanks.

[Miles (Miles Hellon)]

Lucy Coad: https://www.squarepiano.co.uk/shop-1

[Pickett (David Pickett)]

Please note that importing the products of UK shops into the EU attracts customs duties and VAT.

David

[Dennis]

Le 01/11/2023 12:06, David Pickett via The Jackrail écrit :

November 1

Please note that importing the products of UK shops into the EU
attracts customs duties and VAT.

Which is why I should have specified EU rather than Europe.

Does Vogel have anything suitable for a jackrail? This has to be the
place to ask.

[domenico.statuto]

@Dennis

Does Vogel have anything suitable for a jackrail? This has to be the
place to ask.

I find Vogel clothes unsatisfying. The green material they advertise as “for jackrail” isn’t a cloth but felt. Not so efficient in damping the sound of the jack against the jackrail. I’ve purchased wool cloth for the jackrail and leather (fornfinal stropping after sharpening planes) here: https://www.tessutionline.eu/
I have purchased some wrong products, though, before finding a suitable one, because I didn’t ask for samples beforehand.

Claudio Casiglia, the Italian harpsichord maker, told me he purchased his cloth here: https://www.daimer-filze.com/. I’ve never ordered there, so I can’t relate.