Workshops in Violin Building; Violin Maintenance and Repair; Bow-making; Bow Repair; and Bow Rehairing, and Machine Tool Techniques with world renowned expert faculty members. |
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Karl Roy(Note: This is Karl Roy's last year of teaching.) Karl Roy, master craftsman and a prominent international authority on stringed instruments, has been teaching at the Violin Craftsmanship Institute since 1973, and, for 20 years, was Director of the Bavarian State School of Violin Making, Mittenwald, Germany. He is the author of the newly published book, The Violin: Its History and Making (2006) and also published a book on Jacobus Stainer and his contributions to the development of violin making (1987 by Verlag Das Musikinstrument). He is an active member of the International Society of Violin and Bow Makers, an honorary director of the Violin Society of America, and serves each year as a judge at numerous major international violin making competitions throughout the world. Horst L. Kloss
Lynn Hannings Lynn Armour Hannings, has been teaching at the Violin Craftsmanship Institute since 1986. She is George RubinoGeorge Rubino started making bows in 1974 and has been in the forefront of American bowmaking for many years. His interest in the French tradition and quest for knowledge has helped him to make bows that are aesthetically fine and enable the musician to produce everything the music asks. Mr. Rubino studied bowmaking with William Salchow and had been his teaching assistant at the UNH Violin Craftsmanship Institute for many years, and appointed as a bowmaking instructor for the Institute in 1988. He has given lectures and conducted workshops on bowmaking and bow playability in North America, Europe, and Australia. Additional information about him and examples of his work can be found at www.rubinobows.com. Jim RobinsonJim Robinson, Jim Robinson will return for a 6th year as Karl Roy's shop foreman. He has been a woodworker by trade for over 25 years, specializing in cabinetry and custom millwork. He started his violinmaking studies in 1995 and began formal training with Karl Roy at UNH's Violin Institute in 1999. He is a three-time award-winning violinmaker at the Violin Maker's Assn. of Arizona, International Competition, twice winning first place for tone and overall workmanship—for cello in 2005 and viola in 2006. He now owns a string shop in southern New Hampshire, where he makes and repairs bowed instruments. To learn more about him and see samples of his work go to www.renstrings.com. The Violin Craftsmanship Institute is sponsored by
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