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In this Jan. 12, 2017 photo, Chris Kurz removes one of two violins he's made to show his old music teacher Don Carn during a visit to his alma mater William Senior High School in York, Pa. Valedictorian of his high school class, Chris Kurz, 27, dropped out of Penn State to study violin-making in Cremona, Italy. With his extended visa expiring in April, Kurz is now at a career crossroads. (Chris Dunn/York Daily Record via AP)
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In this Jan. 12, 2017 photo, the body of a violin still being made by Chris Kurz rests on a chair during a visit to his alma mater William Senior High School in York, Pa. Valedictorian of his high school class, Chris Kurz, 27, dropped out of Penn State to study violin-making in Cremona, Italy. With his extended visa expiring in April, Kurz is now at a career crossroads. Kurz said he's funded his luthier training and back-and-forth traveling to Europe by waiting tables for weeks at a time at York City's White Rose Bar and Grill. (Chris Dunn/York Daily Record via AP)
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In this Jan. 12, 2017 photo, William Penn music teacher Don Carn, left, hands back a violin to former student Chris Kurz after playing it for the first time during a visit to his alma mater William Senior High School in York, Pa. Valedictorian of his high school class, Chris Kurz, 27, dropped out of Penn State to study violin-making in Cremona, Italy. With his extended visa expiring in April, Kurz is now at a career crossroads. (Chris Dunn/York Daily Record via AP)
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In this Jan. 12, 2017 photo, William Penn music teacher Don Carn plays a violin made by former student Chris Kurz during a visit by Kurz to his alma mater William Senior High School in York, Pa. Valedictorian of his high school class, Chris Kurz, 27, dropped out of Penn State to study violin-making in Cremona, Italy. With his extended visa expiring in April, Kurz is now at a career crossroads. (Chris Dunn/York Daily Record via AP)
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In this Jan. 12, 2017 photo, Chris Kurz inserts a mirror inside the F-hole of a violin he constructed from scratch during a visit to his alma mater William Senior High School in York, Pa. Valedictorian of his high school class, Chris Kurz, 27, dropped out of Penn State to study violin-making in Cremona, Italy. With his extended visa expiring in April, Kurz is now at a career crossroads. (Chris Dunn/York Daily Record via AP)
