About the show
We cover the lives of violin makers, their best parts and worst parts, yesterday and today. Historical stories, interviews with experts and makers in the field. Omobono Stradivari was the least liked son of his father, Antonio, he was remembered in Antonio's will as a screw up. He is our north star. We are all part of this. We all belong exactly here.
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Episodes
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Episode 50: Pernambuco
October 26th, 2022 | Season 4 | 1 hr 6 mins
cellos, luthier, luthiers, reality, romance, violas, violinmaking, violins
For luthiers and by luthiers, we continue our pursuit of uncovering the romance and reality of violinmaking.
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Episode 49: VSA 2022
September 21st, 2022 | Season 4 | 1 hr 16 mins
cellos, luthier, luthiers, reality, romance, violas, violinmaking, violins
For luthiers and by luthiers, we continue our pursuit of uncovering the romance and reality of violinmaking.
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Episode 48: Vienna
August 24th, 2022 | Season 4 | 51 mins 37 secs
cellos, luthier, luthiers, reality, romance, violas, violinmaking, violins
For luthiers and by luthiers, we continue our pursuit of uncovering the romance and reality of violinmaking.
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Episode 47: The Experts Part 3: The path to attribution
July 27th, 2022 | Season 4 | 55 mins 46 secs
american made, bass, bass making, luthier, viola, violin, violin making, violin shop
The Experts Part 3: The path to attribution
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Episode 46: The Experts: Tools and Resources
June 22nd, 2022 | Season 4 | 59 mins 41 secs
antiques roadshow, benjamin hebbert, cello, christopher reuning, claire givens, dendrochronology, identification, italian violins, library, luthier, omo, viola, violin, violin identification, violin making, violin shop
On Rozie and Brandon's continuing search to understand experts in the identification field, in this episode we explore the tools and resources of the trade. From blacklights to libraries, dendrochronology to databases, we consult with Christopher Reuning, Claire Givens, and Benjamin Hebbert.
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Episode 45: The Experts: Origins
May 25th, 2022 | Season 4 | 1 hr 4 mins
ben hebbert, cello, christoper reuning, expert identification, identification, luthier, sawyer thomson, viola, violin, violin history, violin making, violin shop
Three experts in the violin identification field share with us how they got their start. Join Rozie and Brandon as they chat with Christoper Reuning, Ben Hebbert, and Sawyer Thomson.
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Episode 44: Tsukomogami: The Will of the Instrument
April 13th, 2022 | Season 4 | 47 mins 23 secs
american luthier, animate, cello, inanimate, jewish violins, luthier, spirits, tsukomogami, viola, violin, violin history, violin theft ring, violins, violins of hope
Do inanimate objects sometimes have a will of their own? Does a violin have it's own agenda? Tsukomogami is a japanese folk belief that tools become more alive over time. Join Rozie DeLoach and Brandon Godman, discussing a few violin histories in which there seems to be more afoot than just the influence of humans.
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Episode 43: A Sticky Situation
March 16th, 2022 | Season 4 | 54 mins 9 secs
cello, glue, hide glue, luthier, luthier income survey, michael doran, mj kwan, viola, violin, violin making, violin shop
What are the origins of hide glue, and how did it become THE glue of choice for violin makers?
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Episode 42: Peaches: the Matchmaker
February 16th, 2022 | Season 4 | 48 mins 11 secs
brandon godman, cello, luthier, matchmaking, viola, violin, violin hunting, violin making, violin search, violin shop, violin wholesale
Brandon Godman joins Rozie & Jerry, discussing the thrill of violin hunting, along with his multifaceted career. Splitting his time between The Fiddle Mercantile in San Francisco and The Violin Shop in Nashville, Brandon is deeply knowledgable through the country in the art of matching the right violin to the right restorer and right shop.
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Episode 41: The Egg and I, and Antoine
December 15th, 2021 | Season 3 | 58 mins 6 secs
antiquing, antoine nedelec, cello, chicago school of violin making, luthier, varnish, viola, violin, violin making, violin school, violin shop
Rozie and Jerry talk with the executive director of the Chicago School of Violinmaking, Antoine Nedelec.
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Episode 40: Family: Oberlin
November 18th, 2021 | Season 3 | 38 mins 56 secs
cello, luthier, oberlin, oberlin college, oberlin conservatory, restoration, viola, violin, violin making
Rozie and Jerry talk with Anna Hoffman, manager of the Oberlin Conservatory summer programs, about what the program offers for luthiers and beyond. For years this campus has been connecting people in the arts and fostering excellence.
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Episode 39: Trevor Davis: Gettin Wood
October 13th, 2021 | Season 3 | 45 mins 30 secs
american made, bass, bass making, cello, colorado mountains, conservation, luthier, tonewood, tree felling, viola, violin, violin making, violin shop, wood collecting
From choosing the right tree for tonewood, to safely getting logs down the mountain, award winning bass maker Trevor Davis shares with Chris and Rozie his experiences traveling to Colorado to fell spruce.