On January 1st this year I effectively quit my violinmaking day job and devoted myself fulltime to the Redwood Violin Project. The idea was to make a violin, from scratch, using only materials from within 25 miles of my house. I asked for help with making the violin...
When I presented the first two unusual fiddles on social media people naturally wanted to know how they sound. Here they are compared to two instruments of the same model, dimensions and wood. Make your own judgement, but to me they sound quite normal, I think that...
Here's a short video In which I reveal some of the lesser known secrets of The Old Master
Because I offer several different cello models, one of the most frequent questions that I get is "what is the difference between them?". Recently I had a client visit with exactly that question and, as I happened to have three different models on...
I was honored to have the local paper come by and do a feature on me and my work. I think that I can now officially claim to have a "Lifestyle Business". You can read the the story online. Coincidentally they ran a story about Mira Stenger, my step daughter , in...
I was lucky enough to hear my week old Strad model cello played at the world premier of a Song Cycle from the poetry of Wendell Berry, by the composer Clint Borzoni. This was a very special event, held in the one time home of photographer Ansel Adams. The house has...
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...
Congratulations to Jung-Hsuan Ko who won the Assistant Principal seat at the Indianapolis symphony, just a couple of weeks after getting her new cello!
Santa Clara University Mission Church, 5/21/17 Paul plays his 2002 Carruthers cello. It's a Ruggieri model in maple. Bravo Paul!
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...