Lutherie

My Space: Stephen Quinney

By 17 December 2019

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Toronto, Canada

I moved to Toronto in 2010, having worked in New York and San Francisco. I bought this workshop in what used to be an industrial heartland in eastern Toronto, but the area has been gentrified in the past decade so it’s now worth much more! Renting in Toronto is difficult because space is expensive and the landlords are afraid your machines will be going all the time – I keep my bandsaw and heavy equipment in the basement anyway. The workshop is 55 sq m, and the basement 45 sq m, so it’s perfect for storage as well…

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