In mid-June the Violin Society of America announced the passing of Peter Paul Prier on June 14th.
As a child in Germany Prier played the violin and then studied violin making while he was a teenager. In 1959 he travelled to America to open his own violin shop and within five years he formed what is now the Peter Paul Prier Violin Shop in Salt Lake City.
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In 1972 Prier established the Violin Making School of America followed by the Bow Making School of America in 1998. Additionally, he had a significant role in the creation of the American Federation of Violin and Bow Makers as well as the Violin Makers Society.
To view a clip from his 2009 NAMM Oral History interview, click here:
