A late addition to the previous post...

The winnings all assembled in one spot.  All the paper, metal, and wood outweigh the fiddle by quite a bit.

I also collected a stockpile of 1-piece maple backs while I was there.

Recently returned from the VMAAI violinmaking competition, where my violin #21 (Guarneri-inspired model) fared quite well:

• First place, final tone, gut string division
• Gold medal for combined tone and workmanship
• Certificate of merit for workmanship
• Bob Wallace winner for best tone, gut and steel string
• Bill Barnitz award for best workmanship and tone of all instruments, including violas and cellos

You can also hear it played in the competition here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lb-sbTOh0as

Links to sound clips

#24  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzakxMjGVrY
#23 (viola) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8Qj3zliiZo
#21  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnV3P-bsI-w
#19  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eMq4CacDm4
#19  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJw3oyFuURs&feature=youtu.be
#18  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iZDNWr9mvU
#16  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jHV999hYj8
#10  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPJ1WJIZsdk
#4  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MfEYYzY_z4

Hi and welcome to my website/blog, such as it is.  I'd much rather spend my time working on instruments than figuring out how to make a pretty website, and I don't make enough money at this to justify paying someone else to do it.

I'll add to this site when I can.  For now, here's one of my recent violins (#19), Strad inspired:

you can here it here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJw3oyFuURs&feature=youtu.be