Hi, I am Brian Hemen:

this is my website

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What I do

Mathematematics

I graduated from the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology with a B.Sc. in applied and computational mathematics in May 2018. Course work included statistics, proof-based calculus, abstract algebra, mathematical modeling, numerical methods and complex analysis. I learned a lot from my mentor and advisor, Roger Johnson.

Stringed Instrument Repair

From 2010 to 2019 I apprenticed and worked with Scott Pack at Haggerty's Muscworks repairing stringed instruments. In the summer of 2019 I attended the Violin Bow Restoration Workshop at Oberlin College, and for the entire year of 2019 plus 2 months I was the senior guitar tech (Hub Tech) for the new Guitar Center at Roosevelt Square in Seattle, Washington. Stringed instrument repair remains a passion and a side hustle.

My Work

Who I am

Developer based out of Seattle, WA

Born and raised in South Dakota, I now reside in Seattle where I enjoy the great outdoors and being out on the water.

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My Restoration Work

A selection of my range of luthiery work

Dusty Strings harp repair Archtop rewire Pegbox reconstruction Banjo skin head Back Sound Post Patch Gibson PCB removal Bone Saddle Top Sound Post Patch FB Planing