Ivo Pires Ivo Pires , 66, of Brockton, died Sunday, March 22, 2009 at the Brigham and Women's Hospital. Born February 12, 1942 in Brava, Cape Verde, he was the son of Justa Pires of Brockton and the late Julio Gomes. Raised in Cape Verde, he served in the Cape Verde Army. Ivo came to the United States in 1967. He was a well known String Instrument Maker and Musician throughout Cape Verde and the United States and was featured recently on Boston's Chronicle Series. Ivo took a job at the Carl Fischer Company in Boston and became known for his talent to repair string instruments as well as wind instruments. He left the Carl Fischer Company to work at the Boston String Instruments. There he made violins, cellos, bass, gambas, mandolins and guitars. He worked for Mr. Melvin Peabody at the Boston String Instruments for thirty-one years and after the death of Mr. Peabody, Ivo bought and operated the Boston String Instruments for several years. Ivo has repaired instruments for the likes of Yo-Yo Ma, the greatest cellist in the world, members of the Boston Symphony, and professors at New England Conservatory. His tribute and his lifetime achievement have been his own creation of the Viola Da Gamba. He had seen a few pictures of one and thought it would be nice to make something like it. He later made them for classical musicians, celebrities, and members of the Boston Symphony and professors of the Conservatory. Ivo is an interpreter of all traditional and classical Cape Verdean music. He mixes his traditional repertoire of mornas, polkas, mazukas, waltzes and fox trots with modern coladera, salsa and merengue. He has been known to be the most in-demand violinist and bandleader in the Cape Verdean event and wedding circuit. He has dedicated his life and contributed significantly to the renaissance and preservation of our Cape Verdean culture and music. He is survived by his mother, Justa Pires of Brockton; his children, Roosevelt Pires of New hampshire, Olivo Azedo of California, Maria Teresa of Brockton, Cynthia Pires of Randolph, James Dodge of Florida, Kino Barbosa of Randolph, Sonia Barbosa of Randolph and Andre of Rhode Island; he is also survived by several grandchildren, two great grandchildren, many brothers and sisters and several nieces and nephews. Funeral Information Funeral from the Russell Pica Funeral Home, 165 Belmont St., (Rt123) Brockton on Saturday, March 28th at 8:00AM followed by a funeral mass in CHRIST THE KING PARISH (formerly St. Colman Church) 42 Wendell Ave., Brockton at 9:00AM. Interment will follow in Calvary Cemetery, Brockton. Calling hours in the Russell Pica Funeral Home Friday 5:00-9:00PM.