Ebrahim Ghanbari Mehr

Ebrahim Ghanbari Mehr is a musical instruments maker born in Tehran, Iran in 1928. When he was six his father died and the family financial situation got worse, so, after passing the fifth grade of primary, at agehe quit school and started working at tinny, Forging, Machining, and carpentry. Being interested in music, after a few years he was able to learn music with Master Saba, who started teaching him to play the violin, without charge. After spending a period of notation and familiarity with the steps and technics of Iranian and Western music, Saba suggested teaching him how to make violins. He and Saba he went to meet Soren Araklyan, a Russian immigrant and the author of Monverni, and learn his ideas and his research about music. Araklyan introduced Ganbari to the head of the Fine Arts Department, who offered him paid employment. After a year Saba died.

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