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Passion Project.  Violinmaking video by Definition Films

Passion Project. Violinmaking video by Definition Films

Definition Films is a young video production company in Santa Rosa. About five years ago the founder, Justin Liddell, asked if they could film me building a violin. They collected hours of video over 17 days of shooting....and then everything went quiet. Despite the...

Turtle fiddle sound comparison

Turtle fiddle sound comparison

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...

Compare Strad, Ruggieri, Guadagnini model cellos

Compare Strad, Ruggieri, Guadagnini model cellos

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 made the Sunday Paper!

I made the Sunday Paper!

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...

Violin Making: One Mans Journey

Violin Making: One Mans Journey

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...