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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Amelia Hill

Only UK degree course in stringed instrument-making to close

A woman showing the inside of a violin
The skill of making string instruments such as violins could go from viable to critically endangered, says the Heritage Crafts Association. Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian

The making of stringed instruments will become a critically endangered craft under plans to close new courses at the only UK college teaching the skills as a full-time degree.

The Newark School of Musical Instrument Crafts, owned and overseen by Lincoln College, has said it would accept no new applicants for world-renowned courses, including those currently enrolled on its foundation courses.

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