Biography

Professional Violin Maker

 

* Violin Maker

1982-present, maker of over 200 violins, violas and ‘cellos suitable for professional, soloist, and amateur musicians.

* Pedagogue

North Bennet Street School, Violin Making and Restoration Instructor, 1986-1998

Instructor, VSA-Oberlin Set-up Workshop, 2006-08

Guest Instructor, Chicago School of Violin Making, 2013
1998-present, Instruction of amateurs and fellow professionals in aspects of violin making, especially varnish and set-up in small workshops and in private lessons.

Aesthetic and Artistic Violin Varnishing, an annual intensive workshop, with Joe Robson

* Organizational and Service to the Trade:

President and Board Member, Violin Society of America
Secretary and Governor, American Federation of Violin and Bow Makers
Adviser  and Adjudicator, North Bennet Street School, 1998- 2013
Advisory Committee member, Chicago School of Violin making, 2010 to the present
Founder, Boston Violin Makers Co-operative, Waltham, Massachusetts
Artist-in-Residence, Emerson Umbrella, Center for the Arts, Concord, Massachusetts
Founder, Pioneer Violin Makers Association

* Career Showcase Events 

Gallery Show, Lexington Center for Arts and Crafts, 2008
Gallery Show, “Master Works, 30 Years of Craftsmanship”, 2007
Lecture on Joseph filius Andrea Guarneri , VSA, 2009
Panel discussion leader or participant, VSA Conventions, 1996 to the present

* Education

Bachelors of Music, Viola Performance, U of I, 1978
Chicago School of Violin Making, formerly the Kenneth Warren School of Violin Making
VSA-Oberlin Violin Making Workshops 1997-present
Bein and Fushi Rare Violins, repairer and restorer, 1981-1983