Thomas Oliver Croen was born in NYC in 1956. He lives and works in Walnut Creek, California as a full time luthier. He is a graduate of the Violin Making School in Salt Lake City and worked for Roland Feller in San Francisco from 1981-1983. After winning 3 gold medals in the Violin Society of America's 1984 and 1986 competitions, he was designated "Hors Concours" in 1986. He was a workmanship judge at the 2011 International Society of Bassists Competition, the 1992 and 2008 VSA competitions, and served on the VSA board between 1991-1997. In 1998, he had the honor of being on staff at the Oberlin Violin Maker's Workshop. He also was the guest of the AVMA Workshop in Brisbane, Australia in 2010.
Tom has always had an active interest in understanding instrument acoustics and has published on several subjects, most notably with Bill Atwood. As a tool maker, he is best known for his purfling tool which he designed. He is a member of the AFVBM and currently is a member of their board of directors.
Thomas Oliver Croen was born in NYC in 1956. He lives and works in Walnut Creek, California as a full time luthier. He is a graduate of the Violin Making School in Salt Lake City and worked for Roland Feller in San Francisco from 1981-1983. After winning 3 gold medals in the Violin Society of America's 1984 and 1986 competitions, he was designated "Hors Concours" in 1986. He was a workmanship judge at the 2011 International Society of Bassist...