Maker of Violins, Violas and 'Cellos
Violinmaking Apprentices
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Big Mike Routhier began studying with Thurmond in March, 2001. He has long had an interest in woodworking, and played the guitar professionally for many years. He resides with his wife, Connie, and son Jason in Newport, Vermont. Mike and Connie own and operate Northeast Television. |
Jason Routhier began studying with Thurmond in March 2001. He is a guitarist and is new to woodworking. He owns a company which designs and produces the labels/covers for CDs. He lives in Newport, Vermont. |
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Katie Dunbar, age 12, studied violin repair with Thurmond for four months during the winter of 2000-2001, restoring a fine old cello. Presently she is studying cello with Thurmond, playing the instrument which she helped restore. Other hobbies include art, writing and reading. She resides with her parents, Bethany and Harvey, and her brother Tristan on a farm in Glover, Vermont where they keep horses and cattle, and breed labrador retrievers.
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| Daniel Persons studied with Thurmond for five years. During that time he completed construction of a violin and performed numerous stringed instrument repairs. His interests include pottery, making stained glass windows and engine repair. He has specialized in repair and restoration of large building cranes. Daniel plays the fiddle in his spare time. |
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Emerging violin maker, warrior, and philosopher, Diana Lindsay Cole studied at the Violin Making School of America prior to her year with Thurmond. During her tenure in Vermont she completed a charming violin in the style of Niccolo Amati and an intriguing Gaspar da Salo viola, and got a good start on a Strad model cello. She has opened her own Luna Work Shop luthery in Leeds, Mass. |
| Caitlin Pugh met Thurmond in his teaching capacity at the University of New Hampshire Violin Making Institute, and decided to study with him for one year. She completed one violin and began a viola. After completing her studies with Thurmond, she began employment as a repairer of cellos in the shop of Paul Perley, located in central Vermont. She presently resides in her family home in Ashaway, Rhode Island, where she continues to produce instruments. |
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