Currently we have two people doing the bulk of the repair work: Erika Sayar and Mary Ann Connolly-Smus. Erika worked for her father, Karl Safran, for about 9 years doing repairs and set-ups before taking over the shop in January 2005.
Erika is currently enrolled in the prestigious three year Violin Making and Restoration program at the North Bennet Street School in Boston, MA where she will make 6 violins, 1 viola, and 1 cello as well as learn more restoration work and will be graduating in June of 2009. She also has participated in workshops led by Hans Nebel at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts and by Horst Kloss at the University of New Hampshire.
Mary Ann has been with the shop since December of 2005 and learned her skills from courses taught by the highly regarded restorer, Hans Nebel. Also a violin teacher, Mary Ann is well versed in the needs of musicians.
We offer a full line of repairs and will give free estimates at any time.
The art of repairing and restoring instruments is a very delicate process and it is very important for anyone working on them to be skillful and educated in the work.
