I'm very much looking forward to participating in the Metzler violin shop's Third Annual Violin Makers Show and Sale. in Los Angels. This is an fabulous opportunity to see, play and hear a large collection of contemporary American instruments. I will be entering...
Almost exactly two years ago, at a violinmaker's show in Berkeley CA, I met Musician and Videographer, Chip Curry. Chip Suggested that he make a short movie about violin making, He came to stay for a week and divided his time between chatting, filming and training...
Last Saturday, night I attended the viola and cello demonstrations at the Contemporary American Violin Makers Exhibition, put on by Metzler Violins, Los Angeles. It really is an impressive collection of high quality instruments at a wide range of...
The Violin Society of America I just attended the 44th annual conference of the The Violin Society of America. The VSA is the world's largest violin maker's group and in my mind the most useful resource available to members of the trade. Over the years the VSA has...
I’m getting two instruments ready for a return visit to Julie Reed’s Contemporary Violin Makers Exhibition In New York. This the fifth exhibition that they have put on and I highly recommend it, particularly to anyone shopping for a contemporary instrument, you wont find a better representation of the best of modern violin making.
A year ago I relocated Carruthers Violins to Hewett Street, Santa Rosa.
Violin Society of America holds an annual conference and every second year the conference is combined with an international violin making competition. This week long event is a great place to pick up inspiration for new things to try, to look for answers to questions...