Andrew LaBonte studied music at the University of Vermont and SUNY Albany and became interested in early instruments. He moved to the Boston area in 1990 and worked at Hubbard Harpsichords for several years before starting his own workshop. He continued building while also doing restoration on and making reproductions of antique gilt and veneered picture frames with historical finishes. For the past ten years he has been building and repairing stringed instruments, and teaching private music lessons.

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