Charles Woolf, Owner, Director, Woodworking Instructor. Mr. Woolf is a graduate of VMSA, worked from 1987 to 1991 in restoration at the Bearden Violin Shop in St. Louis, and has been Head Instructor at VMSA since 1991.
Sanghoon Lee, Instructor of Varnish, Setup, Art Class. Mr. Lee graduated from VMSA in 2004, and has worked in restoration at the Peter Prier violin shop since 2002 while continuing to make instruments. Mr. Lee was awarded a Silver Medal for Violin Tone at the 2010 Violin Society of America competition.
Peter Paul Prier, Founder and Director Emeritus, graduate of the Mittenwald Violin Making School, and owner of Peter Paul Prier Inc., a violin retail and repair shop. Mr. Prier is concentrating on his own violin making.
Rosalie MacMillan, Violin Playing Teacher. Rosalie received her Master's Degree in violin performance from BYU, and has been violin teacher at VMSA since 1998.
Lori Carter, School Administrator.
Lori received her Bachelor's Degree in Integrated Marketing Communications from Abilene Christian University in 2003. She has been with VMSA since 2004.
The school has an average of 22 students. Some are in their teens; others are starting new careers. With an international reputation, the school attracts students from as near as Canada and Mexico, as far away as Singapore and Finland. Many are beginners at woodworking or playing, but all have a great desire to constantly improve as makers.
Featured Student Sara Broadway
Aubbie Alexander Cy Amesquita Morgan Andersen
Bryan Austin
Kari Azure
Edwin Barker
Peter Beare
Thomas Bielejec
George Blum
Terry Borman
Pierre Bouteiller
Christian Brandenburg
Petr Bucinsky
Terry Carlin
Enish A. G. Castorena
Chan Ka Wing
Nicolas Chassaing
Po-Yi Chen
Dai Chung-Chu
Dai Chung-Ji
Nancy Cohen-Conescu
Guy Cole
John Collins
Thomas Oliver Croen
John Daily
Cynthia Davis
Frank E. Davis
Brian Daw
Boris de Granda
Christopher De Groot
Luke Degner
Dominique Deschamps
Michael J. Doran
Robert Dow
Thomas Egan
Rock Eggen
Bill Elmore
David Folland
Richard Gagliardi
Collin R. Gallahue
Lisa Gass
David Gusset
Amos Hargrave
Paul Hart
Ryan Hayes
Hyun-Hee Ahn
Devon Hokanson
Mark Hollinger
Tim Hulley
Steven Hyde
Robert Isley
Brad Janzen
Ryosuke Kanazawa
Kerry Keane
Charles Keller
Brian Kelly
Circe King
Michael Kocher
Jack Koncel
William Koucky
John Krall
Anton Krutz
Kueq Engkien
Gabrielle Kundert
Douglas Lay
Sanghoon Lee
Chung-shu Leung
Charles W. Liu
John Paul Lucas Douglas Marples
Tetsu Matsuo
Kaspar Maurer
Sara grew up in Ithaca, New York. Her dad is a woodworker and Sara remembers spending a lot of time watching him work. Starting in high school, she became interested in instrument repairs through her love of playing the cello and worked in the Cayuga Music Shop in Ithaca. After attending college for two years, Sara decided a career working on instruments would be more fulfilling. She applied to the Violin Making School of America, where she is now enjoying building a cello.
