A violin instructor by trade, Sandaldjian, who died in California in 1990, was also one of only four micro-miniaturist sculptors in the world.

In 1704, the position of teacher of viola all'inglese was added to his duties as violin instructor.

He was also active as a violin instructor and had about 200 pupils throughout his career - many of them becoming famous musicians.

In the early part of the century, the best violin instructor in America was Franz Kneisel.

Unfortunately, in 1764 Boulogne's violin instructor, Jean-Marie Leclair, was murdered in front of his home.

"Have your music out, but don't look down at it," warned Ms. Guaspari, 53, the legendary violin instructor.

He graduated from the Juilliard School, where he is now a violin instructor.

He rejected the offer, however, and in 1843 became chief violin instructor at the Brussels Conservatory where he established the Franco-Belgian school of violin playing.

In 1991 he began teaching at the Cégep de Drummondville where he is a violin instructor and leads the string orchestra.

He was also active as a private violin instructor.