Hayes Valley, in the Kanbar Performing Arts Center, 44 Page Street, Suite 400. I share an office with the Cypress String Quartet [cypressquartet.com] We are close to the SF Conservatory and convenient to Davies Symphony Hall, the opera and ballet, and the new SF Jazz Center.

I have several kinds on hand: an excellent general-purpose white hair that is strong but not coarse. For the sensitive violinist I have some that is slightly less aggressive. For bass I also have black hair and “salt and pepper” which is a mixture of black, white, and grey.

Yes, no problem. In fact, I have a degree in early music.

Yes, and you can see my repair price list here.

Yes. I have excellent shop insurance through the Heritage Insurance musical trades program.

Yes. Cash, check and card are all fine.

I have done thousands of rehairs, most recently in Philadelphia where I worked for Antiques Road Show appraiser Frederick Oster [fredoster.com] Our clients were mostly Philadelphia Orchestra members, faculty and students at the Curtis Institute and Temple University, visiting soloists, and other professionals. I also wrote bow condition reports for Tarisio [tarisio.com], the New York violin auction house.

In the Bay Area I have done work as an independent for Joan Balter, Ifshin Violins, and Rolland Feller Violins. In order to keep current on the latest developments, I attend Violin Society of America [vsa.to]conferences, the VSA-Oberlin Bow Makers’ workshop each summer, and serve on the board of the VSA.

As an editor for Strings [allthingsstrings.com] magazine, I traveled widely and wrote hundreds of articles on instruments, makers, the market, accessories, buying and selling. So you can ask me almost any question. If I don’t know the answer I know who will!

I began my training as a bow maker in 1999 with the highly esteemed Charles Espey [http://charlesespeybows.blogspot.com/]. Then I received a thorough grounding in repairs from Mr. Espey’s first teacher, Robert Shallock, when we worked at David Stone Violins i[davidtstoneviolins.com] n Seattle. I’ve also spent time learning repairs in the workshop of Rodney Mohr [rodneymohr.com] in Ohio. Paul Siefried has always been generous with his knowledge and advice.

As a musician, I have always played the fiddle, especially Irish music, and often for dancers. I have toured, taught at music camps, made recordings with several groups. I received a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, and was a US Irish Fiddle Champion in 1998. An interest in Medieval music led me to the Early Music Institute at Indiana University. That was a great education, but after graduation I reverted to the fiddle world. I love to teach and do so every summer at Lark Camp, a world music camp in Mendocino. You can hear my Irish trio, Three Mile Stone, here