Violin makers in Skokie, IL

Qualification

violin maker

Service

trade, new building, repair, restoration, leasing, accessories

Opening hours

Monday open, Saturdays open

Qualification

master violinmaker, restorer

Service

repair, restoration, leasing

Particularities

Mathew Lucante studied lutherie at the The Chicago School of Violin Making and started working at Michael Becker Fine Violins in Park Ridge, Illinois even before graduating in 1998. In 2004 he joined the workshop of Thomas Metzler Violins in Glendale, California and returned to Michael Becker in 2006 to stay for 9 years. Today he is working in his Skokie atelier. Mathew Lucante is a member of the Violin Society of America.

Qualification

master violinmaker, restorer

Service

trade, new building, repair, restoration, leasing, accessories

Particularities

Peter Seman started as a self-taught violinist in Long Island, NY and attended the School for Fine Arts at Buffalo State College. Being a passionate musician, he nevertheless focused on building stringed instruments and attended the Chicago School of Violin Making (CSVM) from 1984. In 1989 he opened Seman Violins, a company that quickly grew to a team of up to nine members.

The staff at Seman Violins

• Noah Scott
• Heeyoung Kang
• Drew Harding
• Daniella Appel
• Steven R. Thomas