Author's Entries

• Victor Gardener (Vittore E. Giardinieri) (1909-2006)

  Victor Gardener (Vittore E. Giardinieri) was a master instrument maker who had a tremendous impact on players, teachers, and luthiers, including one of his most gifted apprentices, Michael Klein. To honor Victor Gardener in 2000, Klein established the Giardinieri Violin Making Program in southern Oregon near Grants Pass.  Gardener …

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