Alfaro Violins

Cello Gracino Model

Cello Gracino Model by Pablo Alfaro. Cello Gracino Model by Pablo Alfaro.

Activity

Workshops attended

1998 Neil K. Ertz, Queretaro, Mexico
2003 Set up (VSA), Oberlin
2004 Hans Nebel, North Adams, Massachusetts
2004 Set up (VSA), Oberlin
2005 Jerry Pasewicz, North Carolina
2005 Set up (VSA), Oberlin
2007 Set up (VSA), Oberlin
2008 Advanced topics (VSA), Oberlin
2010 Restoration Workshop (VSA), Oberlin
2011 Restoration Workshop (VSA), Oberlin
2011 Jerry Pasewicz, North Carolina
2012 Restoration Workshop (VSA), Oberlin
2013 Restoration Workshop (VSA), Oberlin
2014 Restoration Workshop (VSA), Oberlin
2015 Restoration Workshop (VSA), Oberlin
2015 AFVBM Study Chi-Mei Instruments Collection, Tainan
2016 Restoration Workshop (VSA), Oberlin
2017 Restoration Workshop (VSA), Oberlin
2018 Restoration Workshop (VSA), Oberlin
2019 Restoration Workshop (VSA), Oberlin
2022 SVA Workshop, Little Switzerland, NC
2023 NMM Study Instruments Collection, SD
2023 Restoration Workshop (VSA), Oberlin

Competitions and Conventions attended

1998 Concurso de Lauderia de Veracruz, Mexico
2000 VSA, Cincinnati, OH
2000 VMAAI, Tucson, AZ
2001 VMAAI, Tucson, AZ
2002 VSA, Cincinnati, OH
2002 VMAAI, Tucson, AZ
2003 VMAAI, Tucson, AZ
2004 BVMA, London, England
2004 VSA, Portland, OR
2004 VMAAI, Tucson, AZ
2005 VMAAI, Tucson, AZ
2006 VSA, Baltimore, MD
2006 VMAAI, Tucson, AZ
2007 VMAAI, Tucson, AZ
2008 VSA, Portland, OR
2008 VMAAI, Tucson, AZ
2009 VMAAI, Tucson, AZ
2010 VSA, Cleveland, OH
2010 VMAAI, Tucson, AZ
2011 Pisogne Competition, Italy
2011 VMAAI, Tucson, AZ
2012 The Art of Sound Competition, Omaha, NE
2012 VMAAI, Tucson, AZ
2012 VSA, Cleveland, OH
2013 SVA, Duluth, GA
2013 VMAAI, Tucson, AZ
2013 VSA, Baltimore, MD
2014 AFVBM, Chicago, IL
2014 The Art of Sound Competition, Omaha, NE
2014 Soul and Shape Competition, Moscow, Russia
2014 VSA, Indianapolis, IN
2014 VMAAI, Tucson, AZ
2015 SVA, Alpharetta, GA
2015 VSA, Baltimore, MD
2016 SVA, Athens GA
2016 VMAAI, Tucson, AZ
2016 VSA, Cleveland, OH
2017 SVA, Little Switzerland, NC
2017 ANLAI, Florence, Italy
2017 VMAAI, Tucson AZ
2017 VSA, Washington DC
2018 AFVBM New York, NY
2018 SVA, Little Switzerland, NC
2018 VMAAI, Tucson, AZ
2018 VSA, Cleveland, OH
2018 Mittenwald Violin Making Competition, Germany
2019 International Violin Making Competition, Malta
2019 SVA, Little Switzerland NC.
2019 VMAAI, Tucson, AZ
2019 VSA, Dallas, TX
2019 Soul and Shape Competition, Moscow, Russia
2020 VSA, Virtual
2021 SVA, Atlanta, GA
2021 AFVBM, LA 2021
2021 VMAAI, Tucson, AZ
2021 VSA Virtual
2021 International Violin Bridge Competition, UK
2022 SVA Little Switzerland, NC
2022 AVS Festival & International Congress, Columbus GA
2022 VSA Anaheim, CA
2023 SVA Little Switzerland, NC
2023 VMAAI, Tucson, AZ
2024 Concours International de lutherie, Paris

Violin Making Awards

1998 Merit at Concurso de Lauderia de Veracruz (Violin)
2002 Merit for Tone VMAAI (Violin)
2002 Second Place Overall VMAAI (Viola)
2003 Merit Overall VMAAI (Violin)
2003 Second Place Tone VMAAI (Viola)
2003 First Place Overall VMAAI (Viola)
2004 First Place Tone VMAAI (Quartet)
2006 Second Place Overall VMAAI (Viola).
2009 Gold Medal for Tone VMAAI (Violin)
2009 “Bob Wallace” Grand Champion Contest Winner Award VMAAI.
2010 Merit for Tone VMAAI (Violin).
2010 Merit Overall VMAAI (Violin).
2011 First Place for Identification of Violins, Oberlin.
2011 Third Place Overall VMAAI (Viola).
2012 Merit Overall VMAAI (Violin)
2013 First Place Sound SVA (Viola)
2013 First Place Workmanship SVA (Viola)
2013 Third Place Sound SVA (Violin)
2013 Third Place Workmanship SVA (Violin)
2013 Silver Medal Overall VMAAI (Violin)
2014 Elected member of AFVBM
2014 Merit at Art of Sound, Nebraska (Violin)
2014 Award Diploma (5^th Place) at Soul and Shape Competition, Moscow, (Viola)
2014 Third Place Overall VMAAI (Violin)
2014 Silver Medal Overall VMAAI (Violin)
2016 Certificate of Merit for Workmanship VMAAI (viola)
2016 Silver Medal Tone VMAAI (Viola)
2016 Gold Medal Overall VMAAI (Viola)
2017 Silver Medal ANLAI, Florence (Violin)
2017 Silver Medal Overall VMAAI (Viola)
2017 Silver Medal Workmanship and Varnish VMAAI (Viola)
2017 Gold Medal Workmanship and Varnish VMAAI (Violin)
2018 Third Place Tone SVA (violin)
2018 Third Place Workmanship (violin)
2018 Second Place Tone SVA (violin)
2018 Second Place Workmanship SVA (violin)
2018 First Place Tone SVA (viola)
2018 First Place Workmanship SVA (viola)
2018 Silver Medal Tone VMAAI (Viola)
2018 Gold Medal Overall VMAAI (Viola)
2019 Certificate of Merit Tone SVA (Violin)
2019 Silver Medal Tone VMAAI (Violin
2021 Bronze Medal Tone SVA (Violin)
2021 Silver Medal Workmanship SVA (Violin)
2021 Gold Medal Tone SVA (Viola)
2021 Gold Medal Workmanship SVA (Viola)
2021 Silver Medal Workmanship VMAAI (Violin)
2021 Silver Medal Tone VMAAI (Violin)
2021 Gold Medal Overall VMAAI (Violin)
2022 Silver Medal Workmanship SVA (Violin)
2022 Silver Medal Tone SVA (Viola)
2022 Gold Medal Tone SVA (Viola)
2022 Prestige Awards; Instrument Repair Specialist of the year
2022 First Place Playability AVS (Viola)
2023 Certificate of Merit Tone, VMAAI (Viola)
2023 Silver Medal Workmanship, VMAAI (Viola)
2023 Gold Medal Workmanship, VMAAI (Violin)

Other activities (Lecturer)

2000-2010 Tone, workmanship and varnish judge for VMAAI competitions.
2005 “First-aid” seminar at the Universidad Autonoma de Puebla, Mexico
2006 Violin workshop at the International Music Festival,UAP. Mexico
2006 Violin workshop and “Violin making for musicians” lecture at the Animato Music Festival at Florida International University.
2006 “Antiquing” lecture at VMAAI.
2007 Violin workshop and “Tone adjustment” lecture at the Animato Music Festival at Florida International University.
2007 Violin workshop and “Set up” lecture at the Orchestra Studies Camp at Reinhardt College in Waleska, GA.
2007 “Set up” lecture at VMAAI.
2008 Member of the team to translate the article; “Divine Proportions” by Francois Denis published in The Strad Magazine on April 2009.
2008 “Neck reset and Button repair” lecture at VMAAI.
2009 “Cutting F holes from Mirecourt School” lecture at VMAAI.
2009 Article “My Bob Wallace” by Pablo Alfaro (VMAAI journal).
2009 Elected as Alternate Director for VMAAI.
2010 Article “A l’air” by Pablo Alfaro (VMAAI journal)
2010 Board of Directors of Atlanta Virtuosi.
2010 VMAAI Board of Directors.
2010 “Interesting Topics” lecture at VMAAI.
2011 Article "Neck projection" by Pablo Alfaro (VMAAI journal)
2011 Board of Directors of Atlanta Virtuosi.
2011 VMAAI Board of Directors.
2011 Violin workshop “The Violin” at Atlanta String Mania Music Camp.
2011 “Bridge Carving” lecture at VMAAI.
2012 Board of Directors of Atlanta Virtuosi.
2012 VMAAI Board of Directors
2012 Article “The soul of the violin” By Pablo Alfaro (VMAAI journal)
2012 Article “Bridge Carving” after Pablo Alfaro’s lecture (VMAAI journal)
2012 Violin workshop “The Violin” at Atlanta Chamber Music Festival
2012 Violin workshop “The Violin” at Nessonvaux Music Festival, Belgium
2012 “Carbon Fiber Rings” lecture at VMAAI.
2013” Instrument Care” lecture at Orchestra Conductors Seminar, Atlanta GA.
2013 Board of Directors of Atlanta Virtuosi.
2013 VMAAI Board of Directors.
2013 “Instrument Care” Workshop at the Arts APS Conference, Atlanta
2013 Vendor at Atlanta Chamber Music Festival
2013 Article “How I became a violinmaker” By Pablo Alfaro (VMAAI journal)
2013 Staff at Nessonvaux Music Festival, Belgium
2013 Playing and workmanship judge for the 2013 SVA Makers Choice Competition
2013 “Restoration tips” lecture at VMAAI.
2013 “Carbon Fiber Rings” lecture at VSA 2013 Baltimore Convention
2013 Atlanta Virtuosi Board of Directors
2014 Lecturer at 5to Encuentro Musica Madera Lauderia, Morelia, Mexico.
2014 “Set up and maintenance” Seminar at EMBA Veracruz, Mexico
2014 VMAAI Board of Directors
2014 Atlanta Virtuosi Board of Directors
2014 SVA Board of Directors
2014 Atlanta Suzuki Institute, Lecture “Violin Maintenance”, Atlanta
2014 AFVBM Players meet Makers Exhibition, Chicago
2014 Exhibition The Art of Sound, Nebraska
2014 Exhibition Soul and Shape, Moscow
2014 Exhibition Festival of the Violin, Indianapolis
2014 “Antiquing” at 2014 VMAAI Tucson, AZ
2015 Atlanta Virtuosi Board of Directors
2015 VMAAI Board of Directors
2015 SVA Board of Directors
2015 Article “How I became a Violinmaker” (VMAAI Journal)
2015 SVA Lecture “Tips on Restoration”, Alpharetta, GA
2015 Staff at Nessonvaux Music Festival, Belgium
2015 AFVBM "Players meet Makers" Exhibit, Taipei, Taiwan
2015 "Jigs for scroll repair" Presentation, 2015 VSA Convention in Baltimore
2015 "To Catch a Thief" Presentation, 2015 VSA Convention in Baltimore
2015 “My life and work” Lecture at Escuela de Lauderia, Queretaro
2015 Interview for Radio Universidad, Queretaro
2016 Atlanta Virtuosi Board of Directors
2016 VMAAI Board of Directors
2016 SVA Board of Directors
2016 SVA Lecture "Set Up", Athens Georgia
2016 AFVBM Board of Governors
2016 "Instrument Care Tips" Lecture at Atlanta Chamber Music Festival, Atlanta GA
2016 Appraiser Orquesta Sinfonica Nacional de Mexico
2016 Staff at Nessonvaux Music Festival, Belgium
2016 Judge for Violin Tone VMAAI Competition, Tucson AZ
2016 "Tone Adjustment" Lecture at "Taste the Soundscape", Greenville, SC
2016 VSA Convention Open Forum Cordinator
2017 AFVBM Board of Governors
2017 SVA Board of Directors
2017 VMAAI Board of Directors
2017 Atlanta Virtuosi Board of Directors
2017 Judge for Violin Tone SVA Competition, Little Switzerland, NC
2017 "Violin Setup and Tone judging" lecture at SVA Convention, Little Switzerland, NC
2017 Sesto Fiorentino "ANLAI Strumenti Vincitori" Exhibition, Florence, Italy
2017 "Set up and Tone Adjustment" Workshop, Queretaro, Mexico
2017 VSA Convention Open Forum Coordinator
2017 VSA "Tone Adjustment" presentation, Washington DC
2017 VSA New Instruments Exhibit, Washingtin DC
2017 Featured interview by VoyageATL
2018 AFVBM Board of Governors
2018 AFVBM Players meet makers, NY
2018 VMAAI Board of Directors (President)
2018 SVA Board of Directors (President)
2018 Atlanta Virtuosi Board of Directors
2018 ACSO Board of Directors
2018 AFVBM "Players meet Makers" exhibit New York, NY
2018 SVA "Antiquing Workshop", NC
2018 VSA "Varnish Craquelure" presentation, Cleveland, OH
2018 Mittenwald Participant Exhibit
2019 AFVBM Board of Governors
2019 VMAAI President
2019 SVA President
2019 Atlanta Virtuosi Board of Directors
2019 Participant Exhibition, Malta
2019 SVA "Crackle Technique", NC
2019 ACSO Guest Conductor
2019 Oberlin "Crackle Technique"
2019 Staff at Nessonveaux Music Festival, Belgium
2019 VMAAI "Varnish Crackle Technique", Tucson AZ
2019 VMAAI "Study of a Violin Collection", Tucson AZ
2019 VSA "Violin Making in Mexico", Dallas, TX
2019 Exhibition Soul and Shape, Moscow
2019 OMO interview Episodes 12 &18
2020 AFVBM Board of Governors
2020 VMAAI President
2020 SVA President
2020 Atlanta Virtuosi Board of Directors
2020 OMO interview Episode 20
2020 Virtual Oberlin
2020 The Strad Magazine contributor (Mexican Lutherie)
2020 Vive cultura iinterview "Success is the only option" parts 1&2
2020 La Psicoentrevista "El Precio del Exito"
2020 VSA Virtual Convention, Regional Association, panelist
2020 Ramira Ediciones Virtual Encuentro de Lauderos, panelist
2021 VMAAI President
2021 SVA President
2021 Atlanta Virtuosi Board of Directors
2021 Shoutout Atlanta Magazine Interview
2021 Voyage ATL Interview
2021 Iris Carr Restorations course translation to Spanish
2021 COMEM virtual Master Class "Set up"
2021 COMEM La lauderia en Mexico
2021 La Psicoentrevista interview
2021 The Strad Magazine contributor (Varnish crackle effects)
2021 AFVBM Violin Symbiosis in Mexico, Lecture
2021 AFVBM Players meet Makers, LA
2021 Violin History Lecture, Geaorgia State University
2021 VMAAI Mexican Lutherie History Lecture
2021 VMAAI Tone Judging Perspective Lecture
2021 VSA Virtual Convention. Varnish Tales, panelist
2022 Atlanta Virtuosi Board of Directors
2022 SVA President
2022 5th Annual Contemporary American Violin and Bow Makers Exhibition, LA
2022 Canvas rebel interview
2022 SVA "Antiquing workshop"
2022 SVA "Tone adjustment"
2022 SVA "Mexican Lutherie History" Lecture
2022 Festival Internacional de Musica de Queretaro, "Varnish and setup workshop"
2022 Lauderos y arqueteros mexicanos en el extranjero, INBAL
2022 VSA "Craqueleure Presentation" Anaheim, CA
2022 VSA New Instrument Exhibit, Anaheim, CA
2023 Atlanta Virtuosi Board of Directors
2023 SVA President
2023 Lutherie Lab Exhibit, Minneapolis MN
2023 INBAL Curso intersemestral violin making Instructor
2023 6th Annual Contemporary American Violin and Bow Makers Exhibition, LA
2023 SVA "Tone Adjustment" presentation, Little Switzerland, NC
2023 Orquesta de Mineria Appraiser, Mexico City
2023 Oberlin "Crack reinforcement", OH
2023 Sprayberry HS presentation "Instrument maintenance" GA
2023 The Magic Late Period of Guarnerius Del Gesu, Lecture VMAAI, AZ
2024 Musee de la musique competitors exhibit, Paris