Who Can Repair A Classical Guitar In Sarasota, Fl?

Dereck Coons

Owner, Repairs & Restoration, Instrument Maker, Luthier

Dereck is a Master luthier with over 20 years of experience. He is excited to bring his passion and skill set to the greater Tampa Bay surface area by offering storefronts in both Tampa and Sarasota, something that has been long overdue in this area! Dereck began his journey at Indiana Academy'due south prestigious Jacobs Schoolhouse of Music in Bloomington, Indiana 1996. While in that location, he studied violin making with Program Director Tom Sparks, as well every bit classical guitar performance with Petar Jancovic.

Dereck excelled in the program and began building customized instruments for both faculty and students at the university. He also served equally a Teaching Assistant in the violin making programme at IU, where he was able to mentor luthiers-in-training.

Dereck after became an amateur at Casa del Sol Violin Shop in Indianapolis for 3 years, which immune him to fine tune his skills in stringed repairs and restorations under the supervision of Chief luthier, Al Stancel.

He also resided in England for nearly two years, where he ran his own workshop building stringed instruments including violin, viola, cello, and bass. Prior to opening Violin Shop Tampa, Dereck spent 6 years at Atlantic Strings Violin Store in Melbourne, where we worked as the Manager and primary luthier for store owner, Allen Gatchell.

Dereck has had the opportunity to work with many world form musicians over the years, and also enjoys mentoring high-school and college students. He continues to augment his own expertise by attending training' such as Oberlin'south Violin Making Workshop in Oberlin, Ohio. Dereck is the primary luthier for Violin Store Tampa & Sarasota. Dereck prides himself on aboveboard and personalized customer service, as well equally his expertise on building, repairing, and restoring stringed instruments!