Stanley Kiernoziak Viola

Stanley Kiernoziak learned to craft string instruments at the  Technical College of Violin Making  in Nowy Targ, Poland and moved to Chicago to work with William Harris Lee & Company in 1989. While at William Harris Lee,  Mr. Kiernoziak benefitted from working in close association with renowned Chicago violin makers William Whedbee  and Tetsuo Matsuda.

Mr. Kiernoziak’s instruments are characterized by a warm tonal quality with both focus and complexity, and characteristically strong projection. He has been the recipient of many awards including certificates won for tone at numerous VSA (Violin Society of America) conventions. In Cleveland in 2010, Stanley was awarded a VSA certificate for tone in the quartet competition.

Mr.Kiernoziak enjoys the challenge of violin making, whether it finding  the perfect combination of wood for  each instrument, or mastering the tuning of the individual plates until the ultimate tone is achieved. Over the past 33 years, Stanley has produced over 50 violins, 320 violas and 110 cellos. When he is not working at his craft, he enjoys volleyball, bicycling and downhill skiing, as well as playing the drums, guitar and accordion.