Iris Carr graduated from the Newark School of Violinmaking with distinction in 1996 and was offered a position as a violin restorer at Charles Beare’s Shop in London where she was trained to the highest standard of restoration work for 8 years. Since 2004, Iris has run her own business specialising in restorations of fine violins, violas and cellos. Over the last 10 years, Iris has been teaching weekly restoration and retouching courses in the UK and abroad and since the pandemic has created online courses on violin neck grafts, crack repair and retouching.