Mohammad Shahkaram
Luthier
Since 2002
- Familiar with Persian Music by playing Tar in 2000 and making first Instrument (Setar) in 2002
- 2002–2013 Completion and improving skills for making, repairing, and restoring Persian musical instruments under supervision of Masters “Mani Jaffrudy”, “Hamidreza Pourafzal”, “Reza Zhale”
- 2012 Membership in the “Handicrafts Organization of Iran”
- 2013 First grade from “Instrument Makers Association of Iranian Music House”
- 2013 Tar making Diploma
- 2013–2016 Opening own workshop (Tehran, Iran)
- 2021 Bachelor of Arts – Musical Instrument Making (String Instruments), University of Applied Sciences Zwickau, Germany
- 2023 Master of Engineering – Musical Instrument Acoustics and Technology, University of Applied Sciences Zwickau (Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau), Germany
- Now Research Associate & Instructor – Violin Acoustics & Construction, University of Applied Sciences Zwickau, Germany