[Thurmond Knight, Luthier, Violinmaker - Handmade Violins, Violas, and Cellos Thurmond Knight, violin maker, makes hand made violins, violas and cellos in his luthier shop nestled among 160 acres of spruce and balsam forest in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom. Here, he builds and repairs stringed instruments. Since 1992, Thurmond has been German Master Violinmaker Karl Roy's teaching assistant at the Summer Violin Craftsmanship Institute, University of New Hampshire, Durham]