Prier
Prier is a surname. Notable people with it include: *Bob Prier (born 1976), Canadian ice hockey coach and former player *Peter Prier (1942–2015), German-American violin maker See also

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Peter Prier
Peter Paul Prier (27 February 1942 – 14 June 2015) was a German-born American violinmaker, music teacher and businessman. He founded Peter Prier and Sons Violins (originally named "Violin Making School of America", 1965). In 1972 he expanded his violin-fabricating business as a teaching school, where several present-day craftsmen learned their art. He also founded the Bow Making School of America (1998). Biography Peter Prier was born 27 February 1942 in Schlesien, Germany in 1942, the youngest of four children. His father was killed in World War II. His remaining family (Peter, his mother and three siblings) moved to Bavaria in 1945 to escape the advancing Soviet forces. In 1955 he began attending a music school in Munich, but dropped out to help support the family. He then attended a violinmaking school in Mittenwald, graduating four years later. In 1960 he immigrated to the United States, eventually settling in Salt Lake City, Utah. His first employment was as an instrum ...
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