• The Potter Violin Company is based in Bethesda, Maryland.
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    The Potter Violin Company is based in Bethesda, Maryland.
  • Potter Director of Operations Jim Kelly consults with a customer about a viola repair.
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    Potter Director of Operations Jim Kelly consults with a customer about a viola repair.
  • Violins for sale.
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    Violins for sale.
  • Potter's case of high-end violins includes French instruments by Chanot and Bailly.
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    Potter's case of high-end violins includes French instruments by Chanot and Bailly.
  • A customer found this instrument at a garage sale and hopes to get it repaired.
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    A customer found this instrument at a garage sale and hopes to get it repaired.
  • Resident luthier Jeremy Yoder assesses an instrument while sales associate George Ohlson looks on.
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    Resident luthier Jeremy Yoder assesses an instrument while sales associate George Ohlson looks on.
  • Bow repairman Jerry Skiscim and cello repairman Richard Wang work in the Potter repair shop.
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    Bow repairman Jerry Skiscim and cello repairman Richard Wang work in the Potter repair shop.
  • Horsehair for bows comes from animals in Mongolia.
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    Horsehair for bows comes from animals in Mongolia.
  • Jerry Skiscim rehairs a bow.
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    Jerry Skiscim rehairs a bow.
  • Plenty of sheet music is on sale at Potter's.
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    Plenty of sheet music is on sale at Potter's.
  • Lewis Roberts is a cello sales associate. Bill Weaver (right) is from the Violin House of Weaver, right next door.
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    Lewis Roberts is a cello sales associate. Bill Weaver (right) is from the Violin House of Weaver, right next door.

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