SMITH, Roderick Fraser (b.1938) Son of Kitty Smith. Began his career at A.E. Smith & Co. in 1955. Left in 1972 to start his own shop in Adelaide, returning to Sydney in 1984. Moved to Brisbane in 1988. View detail...
SNOWDEN, Michael (b.1964) Dip.NSVM (1994). Worked with Glenn Collins, Newark (1994-1996) then independently in London (1996-2002) and Adelaide (from 2002). Instruments sold through J.P. Guivier, Mortimer St, London since 1994. View detail...
SOUTER, Charles Henry (1864-1944) Migrated to Australia from Scotland in 1879 and worked as a doctor in SA from 1906 to 1944. Contributed ballads, shanties and poems to The Bulletin. Violin label noted from 1895 View detail...
STEFEN, Roland (b.1949) Roland Stefen has been handcrafting violins, violas, cellos and gypsy jazz guitars from imported timbers since 2003 and is currently based in Wollongong, NSW. View detail...
TAYLER, John Sinclair (1861-1943) Worked with A. E. Smith for a time in the 1920s, mainly responsible for bow rehairs and repairs. Made 2 violins under Smith's guidance. View detail...
TAYLOR, James (1846-1917) Professional photographer and amateur violin maker. Born in Scotland, came to South Australia in 1864. Worked in Gawler, Port Augusta (1885-1903) then Adelaide (from 1904). Awarded prize at Manufacturers Exhibition in 1895. View detail...
THOMPSON, Laurence Henry (1880-1959) Ships carpenter, born in Scotland and settled in Australia in 1912. Made first violin at sea in 1906 and estimated to have produced around 60 instruments. View detail...
TUMETH, Lachlan (b.1982) Maker and restorer of double basses and cellos. Studied with Neville Whitehead in Sydney (2004-2008). Now working in the Northern Illawarra area of NSW. View detail...