Operula guide · United Kingdom
Newark School of Violin Making
School of Musical Instrument Crafts, Newark College (Lincoln College)
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In short
The Newark School of Violin Making is part of the School of Musical Instrument Crafts at Newark College, which belongs to Lincoln College, in Newark-on-Trent. The school was founded in 1972 at Newark Technical College, with violin making led by the luthier Maurice Bouette, and since 1977 the violin school has been based in Kirk Gate. Today the department teaches violin, guitar, piano and woodwind making and repair through one-year full-time courses, such as Fundamentals of Violin Making and Violin Making - Restoration and Finishing Techniques, and evening classes. Courses combine bench work, the making of specialist tools, instrument design and history.
- Where
- Newark-on-Trent, United Kingdom
- Founded
- 1972
- Crafts
- Musical instruments
- Source
- School website · checked on 24/10/2026
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