VSA / Oberlin Violin Makers Workshop
During the June 2013 Workshop videographers from Oberlin caught the flavor of why makers come to Oberlin and what the experience is like. The VSA/Oberlin Violinmaker’s Workshop is a two-week, intensive, graduate level program designed for professional makers. The workshop philosophy is: everyone teaches, everyone learns. Each participant is encouraged to share ideas, …
STRINGS Magazine, April, 2006 OPEN STUDIO, Luthiers loosen up at the Oberlin Violin Making Workshop, by Patrick Sullivan THE STRAD Magazine, November, 2003 NOCTERNAL ACTIVITIES, The complex blend of camaraderie, community spirit and midnight purfling, by John Dilworth STRINGS Magazine, April, 2008 OPEN SECRET, At the Oberlin Violin Makers workshop, …
The same spirit of comradeship and sharing that occurs in the workshop, extends to the dining room and the kitchen. In the workhshop it’s “Everyone teaches, everyone learns”. At dinner it’s “Everyone cooks, everyone eats”. At the beginning of the session each participant contributes to the food fund and a …
