MIMF

Found the course.

http://www.learn.unh.edu/violin/wkshops.html#b4

I doubt that I could get away for 2 weeks. I'll need something either shorter or near Chicago.

I have a couple of books on bow making. (violin) It's in the back of my mind to try it someday. Right now I'm thinking guitars.

Thanks. It looks like I'll have to buy a new chain saw. I've only done this once with a maple tree. It split fairly well. There was a lot of waste, but there is so much wood it didn't mater. That was 7 years ago. I'm ready to use it now.

Hello, gang! I haven't been around for a while, it's time to get back into instrument building. My tree service is going to cut down some trees for me and I got to chatting with the owner of the company. The short version is that next week he is going to cut down some Osage Orange trees nearby and i...

They were bought by an investment company without instrument making background. Gibson, Fender, etc survived the dark days and were resold to owners who fully understood what they were making. (Harley-Davidson went through a similar era) Other companies weren't so lucky. http://abcnews.go.com/US/wir...