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A recent story featuring William Bartruff’s Violin Guild of America on KARE 11 news: “Master violin-maker is gifting his craft to a 10-year old boy.”

Originally aired Jan 2020 on KARE11 News

This story received an Upper Midwest Regional Emmy in 2021, KARE 11 News, Boyd Huppert Producer.


“Novice violin makers hope new contest makes them stars”

Originally published March 24th, 2012 in the St. Paul Pioneer Press