The repair and restoration of violins has been an established craft ever since the first instrument was painstakingly assembled. Inevitably wear and tear and some excruciating accidents have made the study of stringed instrument repair a necessary element.
John Gosling studied violin making, restoration and repair at Newark School of Violin Making. He then started Chapel Violins workshop in Newark and soon after opened his own school there, offering a variety of repair and restoration courses, training students to a professional level.