Robert Spear

Professional luthier for 35 years. Student of Karl Roy and Carleen Hutchins. Actively make conventional violins, violas, and cellos, but also all instruments of the "new violin family" on my own models. Former editor of the New Violin Family Association newsletter (5 years), senior adviser to the board of OctaVivo!, a new non-profit to promote the expanded violin family.

Blog Posts

2009: Oct.