PETER BINGEN started as a professional woodworker/cabinetmaker with a passion for the violin. He apprenticed at The Violin Shop of Santa Fe in 2001, which eventually led to enrollment at the North Ben
Andrew Dipper Restorations has been in the business of restoring, conserving and building historic musical instruments for over 45 years. Originally founded in London, the Dipper workshop relocated to
In addition to the violins, violas, and cellos that I make myself, I always have an apprentice or two making instruments that sell in a lower price range than my instruments. These apprentice instrume
William Robert Scott founded Scott Violins in 1985 and joined Scott Studios, Inc. in 2005, founded by his wife, Susan Scott. His interest in violin-making began in 1970 when he met Martin Bielke, a we
John Waddle graduated from the Violin Making School of America in 1981, where his instructors included Peter Prier, Paul Hart, Jeff Robinson and Chris DeGroot. He then worked in Peter Prier’s vi
Matt Wehling first began bow work in 1991, inspired by watching a repairman take the top off his violin. Like many of his American contemporaries, his first studies were at week-long summer courses wi
