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VIOLINMAKER
Handmade Violins,
Violas and Cellos
802-525-3386
385 Hinman Road, Glover, Vermont 05839
Thurmond Knight performing on a cello he made named "Ellen
Frances"
Thurmond Knight, violin maker,
makes hand made violins, violas and cellos in his violin shop nestled among 160 acres of spruce and
maple trees in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom. Here, he builds and repairs stringed
instruments, and teaches violinmaking at the Vermont
School of Violin Making. From 1992 to 2000, Thurmond was German Master
Violinmaker Karl Roy's teaching assistant at the University
of New Hampshire Violin Craftsmanship Institute.
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FiddleFix
A downloadable online book by Burt Porter
and Thurmond Knight, guides the musician in violin and bow maintenance and
minor repairs. In the market for a violin? FiddleFix
clearly outlines, for the buyer, what to look for and what to
avoid in an instrument. It is also a guide for musicians to decide
when professional care of their instrument is necessary, where to
find such care, what to expect from the repair shop and
approximately how much
it should cost.
Click here for info needed to
download book
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