Ernie Kleinman is a Luthier and Bowmaker qualifed by formal training with internationally recognized masters and 35 years of self-directed study.

Ernie making a guitar

Twenty years of living in British Columbia expanded his horizons, discovering many ways of working in wood while pursuing an early musical interest.

Since moving to Missouri in 1994, Ernie has taken inspiration from the large selection of quality local hardwoods available for the construction of chairs, furniture and stringed instruments.

Atelier Tomi
Kansas City, Missouri
2008-Present

Kleinman Guitars and Violins
Monrovia, California
1991-1994

Violin Restoration Summer Program
Oberlin College, Oberlin Ohio
1996

Kansas City Jewish Life Fall 2005 "Ernie Kleinman is good withi his hands" article, Written by Marcia Horn
Read the article about Ernie and his Woodworking from the Fall 2005 Kansas City Jewish Life Magazine a publication of The Kansas City Jewish Chronicle.

Bill Salchow, Bowmaking
Jon Vanderhorst, Bow Repair and Rehair
California Lutheran University
Thousand Oaks, California
1991

Industrial Arts
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, British Columbia
1995

Joinery
Pacific Vocational Institute
Maple Ridge, British Columbia
1979