Charles Arsenault violin, Quadra Island, BC, 2023 | Metzler ViolinsThis instrument is part of our 7th annual Contemporary American Makers Exhibition, 2024 Passionate about music and drawn to wood and hand work, Charles Arsenault began his career as a violin maker at the age of 17, first as an apprentice in the United States, then in a large workshop in Romania (1995 96). He went on to work in Qubec before obtaining a position in Toronto where he developed his skills as a violin restorer, as well as his approach to