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BOSKY STRINGS Local String Instrument Shop Keeps the Music Playing in the Valley by Selene G uer r er o | pho t o s p r o vi d ed Bosky Strings opened its doors to the public in 2021. Located in Edinburg, the fullservice violin shop specializes in orchestral string instruments. Bosky Strings serves the Rio Grande Valley’s growing orchestral string community, benefiting local schools and mariachi groups. The shop also works with members of the Valley Symphony Orchestra, and since its opening in 2021, this specialty store has had quite a growth spurt. The idea to open up a violin shop had been brewing in co-founders Joel Ozuna and Ray Zhang minds for some time. The two took a trip to China in 2019 and saw first-hand MAY/JUN 2023
cellos and other string instruments and instrument cases being made. “From
there,
we
established
some
connections with people we would like to do business with and we ordered our first container of instruments,” said Ozuna. Initially, the business partners were going initially planned to open in 2020, but the
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to open up an online store. The store had
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