James Beatley
Diploma N.S.V.M.
About myself.
- Born Dublin 1953.
- Twenty six years in employment (mechanical engineering ). 1969-1995.
- Maker of Instruments since 1980.
- Full time since 1995.
- 1995-'98 Newark School of Violin Making (N.S.V.M.) England. Three year full time diploma course violin making and repair, attained certificat's for
- Diploma violin making and repair
- Advanced violin making.
- Cello making.
- Viola making.
At the age of nine I learned to play mandolin and tenor banjo, and continued for almost thirty years until I made my first violin, this is the only instrument I play now (it won't let you play anything else). The first instrument I made was a tenor banjo, lots of metal work appealed to me because of the engineering background. After the banjo I continued making mandolin's and mandola's for about eight years before turning my hand to making violins.
Since my course at N.S.V.M. I have set-up my workshop from my house in Dublin's Stoneybatter (birth place of the famous Dublin poet Austin Clark). Here is where I work and sell my instruments , callers are always welcome but please do make an appointment.
Awards
- August 2001 Recgonition of excellence RDS (Cello )
- August 2000 Royal Dublin Society 2nd prize (Viola )