Amy Hopkins is an accomplished work worker and luthier specializing in the repair of fine quality stringed instruments of all kinds. With over 30 years experience in instrument making and repair, she has gained a reputation as one of the finest instrument repair persons in our region. Amy worked for a number of years as a house carpenter and timber framer. From 1987 until 2006, she apprenticed and
worked with Jeff Hostetter, a guitar repairman and builder in Shrewsbury, PA. A few years later, she bought an old barn in New Freedom and began converting it into a music and repair shop. Amy worked with Jeff for many years before starting her own business in 2006. Amy feels fortunate to have had the opportunity to work on many vintage and rare instruments, violins, guitars, banjos and mandolins in her career. “Restoration is an important part of lutherie. Restoring old instruments teaches so much about their construction, …including the good, the bad, and the ugly!”
Amy’s understanding of musical instruments and the fine instrument repair process has been influenced by her own musical talents. She has been playing fiddle since she was a small girl, and continues to play with several groups throughout the region, as well as teach.
