T O M  W I L D E R, L u t h i e r

TOM WILDER is a violin maker and restorer who graduated from the Chicago School of Violin Making and apprenticed with Hans Weisshaar. He is the founder and president of Wilder & Davis Luthiers Inc. of Montreal, Quebec, and Banff, Alberta. He is vice-president of the American Federation of Violin and Bow Makers, a member of the Violin Society of America, and the Canadian delegate to the Entente Internationale des Maîtres Luthiers et Archetiers d’Art. A specialist on patina and its cultural significance, he also holds a master’s degree in Art History and Communication Studies from McGill University. Tom Wilder is founder and president of the Pau-Brasil Conservation Project.

 

W I L D E R  &  D A V I S  L U T H I E R S, I n c .

From its founding in 1991, the restoration workshop of WILDER & DAVIS LUTHIERS, INC. has been inspired by a commitment to skilled craftsmanship. Every operation is carried out with the musician's needs firmly in mind - a simple yet demanding credo that has earned them a respected place among North America's leading violin makers. The instrument and bow makers of Wilder & Davis Luthiers, Inc. have been trained at the world's finest schools and workshops. Together, they form a cosmopolitan team of specialists renowned for the quality of the instruments and bows they make, restore, and repair. With its extensive selection of bows and fine instruments, both modern and early, Wilder & Davis Luthiers, Inc. is able to meet the needs of most violinists, violists, and cellists from all over the world. The craftsmen travel across Canada, the United States, China, India, and elsewhere, to provide on-site repairs, re-hairing, and adjustments to musicians throughout the world. Allying tradition with the latest technical advances, Wilder & Davis Luthiers, Inc. provides expert, attentive service in the relaxed ambience of a gracious turn-of-the-century building. In addition, its workshop is home to an art gallery showing works by local artists, where it also holds contemporary music concerts. Wilder & Davis Luthiers, Inc. is a member of the American Federation of Violin and Bow Makers, the exclusive partner of the musicians of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, the official violin maker of the Orchestre de Chambre I Musici de Montréal, and member of the Entente Internationale des Maitres Luthiers et Archetiers d'Art.