Peter Prier

Peter Prier
Born(1942-02-27)27 February 1942
Schlesien, Germany
Died14 June 2015(2015-06-14) (aged 73)
Salt Lake City, Utah
Occupation(s)Violinmaker, music teacher and businessman
Websitewww.prierviolins.com

Peter Paul Prier (27 February 1942 – 14 June 2015) was a German-born American violinmaker, music teacher and businessman. He founded Peter Prier and Sons Violins (originally named "Violin Making School of America", 1965). In 1972 he expanded his violin-fabricating business as a teaching school, where several present-day craftsmen learned their art.[1] He also founded the Bow Making School of America (1998).

  1. ^ [1] Archived 25 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine Strad 3D, About the Violinmaker [Samuel Zygumutowicz, Brooklyn NY]