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Biography
David Prentice was born in Sault Ste Marie Ontario in 1947. In his high school years Prentice played various fretted stringed instruments. After graduating from the University of Waterloo with a degree in mathematics he became interested in the violin and began studying with a violin teacher in Toronto. Prentice began violin making in 1981. Inspired by the work of Otto Erdesz and his students Joseph Curtin and John Newton he set up a small shop and began learning the craft. In 1988 Prentice left his job as a mathematics teacher and began making violins and violas full time in a shop in the village of Flesherton Ontario. In 1990 Prentice was awarded a grant by the Canada Council to assist in further study. In 1993 the Canadian Museum of Civilization commissioned a viola for their permanent collection. Prentice has been working in Flesherton for 14 years building violins and violas for clients in North America and Europe. A member of the Violin Society of America and the Catgut Acoustical Society Prentice is involved in the study of instrument acoustics. The work being done in this field is important to the understanding and construction of high quality stringed instruments. Prentice lives with his wife and two children in their home above the shop, an historic building in the village.
david prentice box 69 flesherton ON canada 519 924 3032
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