Joe has been working at the forefront of the violin world for more than two decades now, surrounded by the world’s finest instruments with incredible proximity to world renowned musicians. His path to the violin business began during his high school years when he started accompanying his father, the late Robert Bein, on business trips to London and Boston. It was there that he began to develop relationships with Robert’s vast network of his closest colleagues and friends. Thanks to his father, Joe learned at an early age how to treat people with respect and integrity.  The relationships built during this time of Joe's life are some of his closest colleagues today.

Robert began by training Joe in the study of instruments and the cataloging of the greatest makers.  He also set the stage by teaching Joe how to conduct business with great integrity and professionalism. Robert was a world-renowned violin expert, and amateur cellist, so Joe also grew up in a home that was always filled with Bach’s cello suites and chamber music provided by his father, grandparents, and family friends. Joe was not only constantly in the presence of a vast array of Chicago Symphony members, but also musicians from all over the world who came to visit Robert at Bein & Fushi, which had become one of the top rare sting instrument dealerships in the world. Welcoming visiting friends into his home is a tradition Joe and his family continue to this day.

Over the years, in addition to becoming an exceptional salesman, Joe has worked to develop his expertise in violins.  After his father died, Joe was the principal historian and archival researcher at Bein & Fushi responsible for accurately determining an instrument’s correct provenance. Joe has spent his entire career maintaining and adding to his father’s extensive photographic archives, while at the same time personally holding close to 200 Stradivari instruments.