JB Violins is tucked into a small building off Alley 38, just south of West Bonita Avenue in Claremont. One might expect its location in Claremont is the result of the arts-friendly college culture of ...

Normally, Brown says he might build a violin in three or four months; some luthiers just “crank them ... Brown looks over an assortment of ready-to-hand tools and wood supplies.