Mark O'Brien - Luthier

"..grew up around the violin.."

re-varnishing a much loved violin

About the Luthier - Mark O'Brien

I grew up around the violin, both my parents being professional violinists. Perhaps it was no surprise then that I went to the London Guildhall University to study violin making, and then joined the making and repair course at the Newark School of Violin Making, leaving with a distinction.

I was then offered a position at J.P.Guivier and Co. Ltd. in London’s west-end, the longest established violin dealers in the capital, where I benefited from many years of expert direction in their well-known and respected workshops.

In 2002 my family and I moved from London to Sagunto, just outside the city of Valencia where since then my workshop has served the string community of the area and beyond.