Chicago School
Between 2014 and 2017, I taught a restoration course to students at the Chicago School of Violin Making. My curriculum covered the following topics:
- setup of new violins, violas, and cellos
- cutting and fitting new bridges, soundposts, and fingerboards
- neck sets, reshaping, and staining
- varnish retouching
- crack repair via multiple techniques
- violin neck grafts
- casts and molds (plaster, dental compound, and polyester resin)
- fitting soundpost patches
- bushing pegs (solid and shaving)
- instrument cleaning, care, and maintenance
Henni with Tschu Ho Lee, the founder of the Chicago School of Violin Making
Henni with the 2016 Restoration Class at the Chicago School of Violinmaking