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By Justin Burrows, NBC17
RALEIGH — On the secluded edge of Hillsborough Street, a non-distinct building stands with simple lettering on the windows that reads, “Violin Maker.”
Through the windows, the owner of the shop — John Montgomery — uses the sound of his carving wood as a rhythm, to create a cello. John Montgomery has been making violins, cellos and violas in Raleigh for nearly 30 years and says the craft called to him.
While the art of making violins has been around for centuries, not much has changed.
“The craft of building the violin is fundamentally the same as it was in the 17th and 18th century,” Montgomery said.
While the basic fundamentals of violin making is the same, the actual works of art are completely different.
“Every instrument is different, you won’t find any one instrument that is exactly the same,” Marshall Johnson explained. Johnson is a member of the North Carolina Symphony and has been with them for more than 30 years. He has been playing one of Montgomery’s violins since 1991 and says, “I think I [have] one of the best instruments he’s ever made.”
John Montgomery isn’t worried about his craft disappearing any time soon and credits the fact that it has been around for almost 400 years as a good example.
“The day they quit teaching music in kindergarten, is the day I get worried,” Montgomery said.
Montgomery Violins has a staff of five and has handled some of the most valuable and rare violins in the world, with some worth as much as 9 to 10 million dollars — a big difference when compared to the violins that Montgomery makes and sells for about $15,000.
Montgomery Violins not only makes instruments, but also repairs, restores, and buys and sells instruments from all over the world.
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