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
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
Local Historian Publishes Encyclopedia
Congratulations on what must have been a monumental undertaking, but surely a labour of love! https://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-news/local-historian-creates-saskatoon-encyclopedia-with-starphoenix-archives?fbclid=IwAR3XW9K53wk5azXK1OYdZPc5yA8-rKe2-PiHOd1WDFK6qtQRwC5LWmSwDfI
The Nairn Menzies Violin Restoration Project
Some violins by famous luthiers like Stradivari and Guarnari are forever named for great players who once owned the instrument. Names like Lord Wilton, Kreutzer
