Sharon Que
, Estados Unidos
I was born with the name Sharon Querciagrossa and shortly thereafter it was changed for ease in pronunciation.
Querciagrossa is difficult to pronounce but I like the origins of it. It literally translates as “big oak” but when I speak with my relatives from Emilia Romagna in Italy the more accurate local definition is “the most robust oak tree on the mountain”.
I completed my undergraduate studies at University of Michigan, School of Art, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. The following year I started my woodworking career with an apprenticeship at General Motors for Wood Model Making.
When completed I received my journeyman’s card in this rare and wonderful program.
In this apprenticeship I developed my skills of precision woodworking and the ability to analyze forms in two and three dimensions.
So then with my fine arts degree and a journeyman’s card in wood model making, I entered into the violin world through the shop of Curtin and Alf as a violin making assistant.
I worked there 7 years refining my ability to work in a precise way with repeatable results, designing jigs and tools to aid in this process and developing a core knowledge of the violin and how it functions.
I then continued with Joseph Curtin Studios another 5 years.
All this time was very well spent expanding my violin knowledge and woodworking skills on interesting projects amongst fantastic makers.
In 2001 I opened my violin shop with most of my time being devoted to my clients, restoring their violins and violas.
I also offer for sale a nice selection of antique instruments that have been brought back to excellent playing condition, contemporary instruments and violins I have made myself.
My education has been in the form of teacher and student and has been important in developing my skills and business.
Here are a few milestones in my career.
Numerous restoration courses at Oberlin College and with Hans Nebel
Courses in Chemistry and Restoration of Transparent Finishes and Chemistry for Conservators
Teaching violin restoration in Italy, Spain and the USA
Wrote technical articles for Strad magazine
Contribute to The Conservation, Restoration, and Repair of Stringed Instruments and Their Bows, May 2011, ISBN 978-1-904982-41-8
Lectures at conferences - The VSA: 1996, 2008, 2013, 2017, 2021 and AFVBM: 2016
Member of
EILA: Entente Internationale des Maitres Luthiers et Archetiers d’Art
AFVBM: American Federation of Violin and Bow Makers
VSA: Violin Society of America
MVA: Michigan Violin Makers
Oversee the violin collection at The Henry Ford
My professional interests extend to my ongoing work in sculpture. There is a great relationship I have between working on violins and sculpture with each one informing the other.
servicios
| construye | instrumentos vln |
| restaura | instrumentos vln, vla |
| vende |
instrumentos vln, vla arcos por vln |
| otros | ajuste de sonido vln, vla |
| domicilio | 8272 Racine Rd - 48093 - Warren (Michigan) - Estados Unidos |
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