VECTOR MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

My partner and I live on 40 wooded acres, along Nova Scotia's Bay of Fundy shore. Twice daily, the world's highest tides rise up and down over 50 feet, ensuring a refreshing climate and somehow eliminating those nasty mosquitoes and black flies. Our woods are full of Red Spruce, Curly Maple and Ash; three of the essential woods for luthiers. I personally select most of my trees, cutting and splitting the logs into instrument blanks. Each piece is then air-dried for several years before the final drying in a solar-kiln... I've been a woodworker all my life, so when I was unable to afford or locate the instruments I needed I began to construct them. The first was a cittern, for a Celtic band I was in at the time. For the next 10 years I operated "Oldtree Instruments", focusing on stringed instrument repairs and building F-5 mandolins. A 4-year summer stint on a cruise boat opened my eyes to the possibilities of a lightweight electric violin and once again used my own resources to design..

Also known as: Vector Musical Instruments Ltd.

Primary location: Black Rock Canada