Rodney Mohr has been actively making bows for 40 years and is a member of the American Federation of Violin and Bow Makers and the Violin Society of America. Mr. Mohr has produced well over 1,100 bows, making him one of the nation's most prolific bow makers, and one of the country's leading restorers having restored a countless number of fine bows.

As past Co-Director of the Violin Society of America’s Oberlin Bow Restoration Workshop, Mr. Mohr has taught many students the fine art of repair and restoration with a conservative approach. He has been a guest instructor at the North Bennett Street School in Boston and given demonstrations at VSA conventions, and the Chicago School of Violin Making, where he is an alumnus and serves as a board member. He firmly believes in passing on his valuable knowledge by serving as Director of Learning Trade Secrets, LLC, “A Fine Stringed Instrument Making & Restoration Program,” and an instructor with several of his colleagues.

Mr. Mohr has won numerous awards in international competitions, including the Violin Society of America International Competitions and the Concours International de Paris. Mr. Mohr holds the distinction of Hors’ Concours by the VSA. His bows appear in such publications as Discovering Bows for the Double Bass by Christopher Brown and Wanderer Wonderer: The Violin and Bow Collection of Bruce Babbitt by Bruce Babbitt.

Mr. Mohr has served as President of the Violin Society of America and as a bow judge, and President of the American Federation of Violin and Bow Makers, where he holds a Master Bow Making Certificate.

Mr. Mohr's conviction for restoration extends into his personal life, where he has served as Board Chair for the City of Ashland's Preservation Board. He also has fully restored his 1885 Queen Anne Victorian home, which he moved in 2002.