Rozie DeLoach

Episode 36: Jason Price: The Tarisio Effect

July 14th, 2021  |  Season 3  |  42 mins 45 secs

american made, auction house, cello, jason price, luthier, tarisio, viola, violin, violin auctions, violin sales, violin shop

Chris and Rozie chat with one of the founders of the internationally recognized violin auction house Tarisio - Jason Price. We cover some of the history of buying & selling, the purpose of auctions, and how Tarisio has changed the market.

Episode 35: Christopher Reuning: Violins of Good Taste

June 23rd, 2021  |  Season 3  |  52 mins 50 secs

carriage house, cello, christopher reuning, fine violin sales, international violin trade, luthier, omo, reuning & sons, tarisio, viola, violin, violin auction, violin auctions, violin making, violin shop, violin society of america

With influence far and wide across many levels of the violin industry, Christoper Reuning joins Chris and Rozie to discuss the many turns his career path has taken.

Episode 34: Iris Carr: Doing more, with less

May 19th, 2021  |  Season 2  |  43 mins 30 secs

cello, charles beare, continuing education, iris carr, luthier, luthier education, repair, restoration, viola, violin, violin retouching, violin shop, violin varnish

Rozie and Jerry interview master retoucher Iris Carr on her many seamless restoration jobs, her history of rubbing elbows with some of the greats in the field, and her newly launched education course, available now, for YOU!

Episode 33: Cajun flavor with Anya Burgess

April 14th, 2021  |  Season 2  |  46 mins 29 secs

american made, bonsoir catan, cajun, cello, lafayette, luthier, magnolia sisters, omo, sola, sola violins, viola, violin, violin making, violin shop, zydeco

Anya shares with Chris and Rozie the history of Lafayette, Louisiana, and it's unique Cajun heartbeat, and the unique challenges of doing luthier work in swampland.

Episode 32: Rahmaan Phillip & The Great Covid Escape

March 17th, 2021  |  Season 2  |  37 mins 1 sec

cello, covid, escape, luthier, omobono, vietnam, viola, violin, violin making

Has anyone else out there had the urge to flee the US in the last year? We found the luthier who did just that. Rahmaan Phillip shares with us his story of the last year, when the vacation to Vietnam turned into a more permanent stay.

Episode 31: Quiz Show: Live at The VSA

January 1st, 2021  |  Season 2  |  28 mins 57 secs

cello, live, luthier, quiz show, viola, violin, violin making, violin shop, violin society of america, vsa

Happy New Year! We present an audio version of the VSA Quiz Show we conducted in November. We look forward to seeing you Omosapiens for Season 3 in January!

Episode 30: Sell It To Me

September 2nd, 2020  |  Season 2  |  56 mins

american made, cello, chris jacoby, luthier, made in the americas, omo, selling violins, two truths and a lie, viola, violin, violin making, violin shop

How does a modern maker make money? What's the options for selling and how does one make it work? Chris Jacoby shares his years of experience making and selling, what has worked and what hasn't. We share lines we've used to make sales, and continue our segment: Two Truths and A Lie.

Episode 28: Hot! Bow! Action!

August 5th, 2020  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 2 mins

american made, bow history, bow making, cello, conservation, french history. omo, french trade schools, luthier, matt wehling, viola, violin, violin shop

When was the hot hot evolution of the bow? Rozie and Jerry bequeath the history of bowmaking in France, plus bow maker Matt Wehling delights us with his awewsomeness and schools us on works toward preservation of endangered bow materials.

Stay tuned as Chris, Jerry, and Rozie play two truths and a lie.

Episode 27: Made in the Americas, part 2

July 1st, 2020  |  Season 2  |  51 mins

american made, cello, luthier, made in the americas, mexican luthier, mexican violins, omo, south american history, south american instruments, viola, violin, violin making, violin shop

But how did violin making come to Mexico and South America? When European instrument making met indigenous American hands, what sprang from this? Join Rozie & Jerry for an interview with Jaime Gabriel, Mexican luthier and recent transplant to the states.

Episode 26: Made in the Americas

June 7th, 2020  |  Season 2  |  53 mins 30 secs

american made, cello, lutheria sobre ruedas, luthier, luthiery on wheels, made in the americas, omo, travel, viola, violin, violin making, violin shop

Join us, Omosapiens, as we explore violin making in the greater continent, not just the states. Ben Hebbert chats with Rozie about some earliest known American Makers, and later luthier Damien Stoppani pauses his travels to tell us about Lutheria Sobre Ruedas - Luthiery On Wheels, and his travels along the continent in his bus.

Episode 25: That Baroque Life

May 6th, 2020  |  Season 2  |  45 mins 48 secs

bach cello suites, baroque, baroque cello, baroque music, baroque period, baroque violin set up, cellist, cello, juliana soltis, luthier, musician, omo, sarah peck, viola, violin, violin making, violin shop

Join Chris, Jerry, and Rozie as they explore baroque style from both a luthiers perspective as well as a player's perspective. Special guests Sarah Peck walks us through her relationships with clients seeking to play in the baroque style, followed by an interview with Juliana Soltis, touring professional baroque cellist, exploring the different colors of sound created in this unique time period.

Episode 24: How Are You Coping

April 15th, 2020  |  Season 2  |  42 mins 18 secs

cello, coping, corona, covid-19, luthier, omo, stay safe, viola, violin, violin making, violin shop

Across the globe, shops are closed, and work for musicians is difficult to find. Listeners contribute: how are we coping? Hosts Rozie, Chris, and Jerry update us.