SARATOGA — On Friday, Oct. 14, the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce will visit Sixth Generation Strings for an official ribbon cutting ceremony. Sixth Generation Strings, located at 480 Broadway, will officially be cutting their ribbon at 12 p.m. Sixth Generation Strings is a local music hub for the Saratoga Region and beyond. They offer rental instruments and accessories, six generations of family traditions in violin making and repair, a carefully curated selection of string instruments and a wide variety of used vinyl records.
Sixth Generation Strings is the work of Thomas Dunn, who carries with him six generations of violin making that traces back to the mid 1800s in Hungary. The oldest of a musical family of 9, Thomas was raised on a farm in Fort Plain from age 11. He developed manual labor skills and built many model tall ships as a teen, which sparked his love for crafting and woodworking. Combining his passions for music and woodworking with his love of science and physics, Thomas decided to continue in the family tradition of violin making. Violin making is something that combines knowledge, skill, artistry, science, and even philosophy, according to Dunn. For more information on Sixth Generation Strings, visit their website, sixgviolin.com, or their Facebook page, www.facebook.com/sixgviolin.
