INSTRUMENT REPAIR + TRAINING

A proper instrument in good working condition is essential to a musician. In Cuba,
many issues affect instrument quality and access: weather damage; multiple and
long-term usage; affordability and availability issues; and more. This situation
impedes the educational and professional opportunities of students. In 2010
we recruited the renowned instrument artisan David Gage of New York City’s
David Gage String Instrument Repair and formed the Instrument Artisans Council,
a group of volunteer instrument artisans who oversee annual visits to the island
for repair and training work. Families, students, music professors and other music
professionals come to our workshop from throughout the island. We have now
trained local artisans and have made over 7000 instrument repairs. CNEART,
The Ministry of Culture’s arts school administration, donated the building for
the permanent repair shop and hired six Cuban repair technicians (partially
trained by our master artisans) to fix instruments for students in Cuba’s music schools.

FULFILLING DREAMS OF ASPIRING YOUNG MUSICIANS