University of Edinburgh

The interaction & interdependence of piano makers & guitar makers in Britain & Germany in the late 18th & early 19th centuries

Academic History:

2008 - 2011 BSc Musical Instruments - First Class Honours - London Metropolitan University

2012 - 2013 PGCE Secondary Design & Technology - Fully Qualified Teacher - Roehampton University

2014 - 2015 MMus Musical Instruments - Distinction - University of Edinburgh

2016 - present PhD Music - University of Edinburgh

Supervisors:

Professor Darryl Martin

Professor Jenny Nex

Research Interests:

• Domestic music making
• Musical instrument construction & design
• Immigration & cross-cultural design influences

Previous Research Projects:

Makers of the pianoforte guittar in London, 1780 – 1789.

John Preston & Son. Music seller & guittar maker.

Cataloguing the pre-1900 European guitars at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Scholarships:

2012: Teacher training bursary, Roehampton University

2014: Bucher-Fraser Scholarship given by the Reid School of Music

Awards:

Chest Dale Fellowship, 2015 – 2016. Document & catalogue all pre-1900 European guitars at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Contact Details:

Work Tel No: 07421 370065

Email: daniel.wheeldon@ed.ac.uk

First published: 14 November 2016