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Jane Fink, second daughter to Paul and Ruth Toenniges and younger sister to Nancy Benning, began a lifelong career at

Paul Toenniges was born in De Kalb, Illinois in 1908. Paul began his studies of instrument making under the promptings of

Garrett Benning was born and raised around Benning Violins and discovered his love for the cello at the age of

Laura began working at the shop full-time at the age of 17 handling sales, rentals, inventory and everything in between.

Nancy Benning was born in Chicago, IL. Her father, Paul Toenniges, brother-in-law to renowned Chicago violinmaker Carl Becker Sr., brought

A violinist since the age of seven, Taylor has always been fascinated with violin shops and the behind-the-scenes work that

Brian Benning, Benning Violins’ resident musical artist and professional violinist, is also an accomplished teacher, pianist, and singer. His musical