Carrie Scoggins, of Scoggins Violins, is a fixture in the musical community in Utah, and a longtime supporter of the Utah Viola Society. Her son, Spencer, of Scoggins Bows, is now carrying on the tradition!
In 1979 Carrie arrived in Salt Lake City to attend the Violin Making School of America. Graduating in 1983 she was then asked to teach the Varnish and Set Up classes at the school. Michael Scoggins, her husband, was the Woodworking instructor. They taught from 1984 – 1988.
Scoggins & Scoggins Violin Shop opened in the summer of 1988 in Salt Lake City. The shop served the string instrument community in Utah and the surrounding states for 28 years.
Carrie closed the retail shop in May 2016 to focus on the construction of new instruments to accommodate the increased demand for her instruments. She is focusing more on cellos and violas these days.
Spencer Scoggins is a local Archetier performing bow rehairs and repairs. He worked at Scoggins & Scoggins Violin Shop for 10 years under Carrie and Michael Scoggins. Spencer formed his own company specializing in bows in 2023 after having studied with Dan Salini and Robert Dow.
Come meet Carrie and Spencer at Viola Day, and see their work!