CHRONICLE PHOTO David Burham, Springfield resident, gestures as he explains how he crafts instruments out of his home workshop in Springfield.
SPRINGFIELD – When David Burham first decided to become a luthier, he wanted to pick the brains of all of the world’s elite violin makers.
Of course, that wasn’t possible. But with an insatiable yearning for learning, Burham started accumulating mentors – including some folks who were “on a whole other level than the…
