Hello, folks! Many of you have been looking at my blog and vlog posts about our prairie home for a few years now, and I’ve
Stentor II Comparison – Sound Test
As promised, here is the sound test. This is where the rubber meets the road. While conditions may not be great to expose the contrasts,
The Stentor Student II Violin Comparison
Over the last couple of years, I’ve traded quite a few “entry level” or “beginner” violins. One thing I’ve noticed, quite logically, is that price
Repairing a Broken Violin Neck
I recently had a violin come to me for repair that had seen a pretty major mishap… the neck had been broken clean off! The
Fiddle Folklore
A while back, much to my astonishment, I pulled a small collection of rattlesnake rattles from the F-holes of an old fiddle I was restoring.
Violin Maker Ivan Hus (1898-1992)
A very interesting old video featuring Croat violin maker Ivan Hus (1898-1992):
A New Name for a Pure Prairie Venture!
When it comes to lovers of all things prairie, it would be very hard to best Aaron Spence of Outlook, Sask. Aaron started out in
