"I completed a three year course at the Welsh School of Violin Making and

Repair in 1983 with a violin evaluated by Wolf Saunders and Charles

Beare.

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In the following 4 years I worked for Gerriet Groth in Wiesbaden and Martin

Koch Löbner near Tübingen ,Germany.

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Having emigrated with violin maker Gregory Walke to his native Canada,

we opened our workshop in 1988 in Paisley, Ontario.

I have worked for city shops and expanded my experience over the years

by taking courses in restoration techniques and acoustics.

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Lately I divide my time between servicing string instruments in the region

and making new instruments. As active amateur cellist I am drawn to cello

making, have produced more than 40 cellos, while observing an equal number

created by my partner Gregory Walke.

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I track the development of my instruments in the hands of my customers

wherever possible and seek the feed back of accomplished players."

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acellorondo.ca

sruppert@bmts.com 

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