MCLA is proud to be the preferred university by Hans J. Nebel, renowned violin repair expert, and to offer this program. Small class sizes and the hands-on nature of these programs, makes learning practical and rewarding. Nebel's advanced programs are built on an eight-part-cycle which offers a different topic each year. Our 2025 summer program will include 3 one-week long workshops in June 2025.
Week I: June 9-13, 2025. Introduction to Proper Violin Set-up and Basic Violin Identification and Recognition,
including Sharpening of Tools and Minor Exterior Repairs $1,000
Week II: June 16-20, 2025. Advanced Violin Repair: Making Neck Graft, new Finger Board/Top Nut Reshaping
Neck & Fit Ebony Crown on Back Button $1,000
Week III: June 23-27, 2025. Advanced Violin Repair: Retouching of Varnish, smooth retouching area and repolish
violin $1,000
Violin Repair Workshop Brochure
DISCOUNTS FOR ATTENDING MULTIPLE WORKSHOPS
Attend 2 or more workshops and receive a 10% discount of total cost.
Workshops will take place in Bowman Hall on the MCLA main campus in North Adams, Massachusetts.
For questions, please contact the Division of Graduate and Continuing Education at
dgce@mcla.edu or
413-662-5575.
LODGING ACCOMMODATIONS
Lodging accommodations are the responsibility of the workshop participants. On campus
summer housing is available to workshop participants for the duration of the program.
To request campus housing, please fill out the Violin Worshop Housing Request form. Additional lodging options are available throughout North Adams. Please visit
the Discover North Adams website for more information about lodging accommodations
available within North Adams. Stay — Discover North Adams
Nebel, is a master craftsman and internationally known violin restorer, is the fourth generation
of violin makers and a graduate of the Bavarian State School of Violinmaking in Mittenwald.
Mr. Nebel started his professional career at Rembert Wurlitzer, Inc., in New York
City, where he worked for 18 years. He became a long-term disciple of Maestro S.F.
Sacconi, the universally acknowledged dean and originator of modern repair technique
and restoration. On suggestion of Dario D'Attili and Maestro Sacconi, he was appointed
head of the restoration department at Wurlitzer, a firm that was considered the Mecca
of the violin business in the United States.
Since 1974, Mr. Nebel has headed his own business in New Jersey, where he specializes in major restoration and the sale of quality stringed instruments and bows. He accompanied the New York Philharmonic on its tour of the Far East as a caretaker of their fine instruments, and was invited by the Liuteria Parmense in Parma, Italy and Violin Making School in Bilbao (Spain) to teach Master Class courses in Violin restoration for over 46 years at several universities and continues his efforts at MCLA. He is a founding member of the American Federation of Violin and Bowmakers, and a Founder of the Violin Society.
