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In 1959 I attained my diploma of Machining and Fitting from the Instituto Don Bosco, in Verona, Italy. The following seven years, I remained in Italy where I continued working in this field while completing my military duties as a sergeant. In 1966, I immigrated to Canada where I worked as a machinist and millwright and attained my certificate in mechanical drafting. This education was critical in aiding my future mathematical drafting of instruments with Italian mathematic principles. From 1971 to 1982 I took violin lessons with Douglas Stewart and joined his orchestra in 1977. With Mr. Stewart's encouragement, I studied and experimented with violin making and I successfully completed my first violin in 1973. I entered my first international violin competition in 1977, where I won second place in the Steel String Violin Tone category. The following year, I was awarded first place for my violin, viola (first viola I ever created) and cello. After taking a hiatus from competitions, I..

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