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Episode 33: Cajun flavor with Anya Burgess

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

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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 27: Made in the Americas, part 2

July 1st, 2020  |  Season 2  |  51 mins

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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

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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

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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.

Episode 19: Body Ruin

December 11th, 2019  |  Season 1  |  1 hr 2 mins

bass, body ruin, body wear, cello, luthier, orchestra, pain, scars, viola, violin, violin maker, violin making

What happens when the work you love endeavors to cripple you? How do luthiers maintain when the work they love is excruciatingly painful?

Ryan Davidson and the legendary David Wiebe weigh in.

Episode 18: St. Omobono Confessionals at the VSA

November 27th, 2019  |  Season 1  |  43 mins 28 secs

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Chris, Jerry, and Rozie report on the Violin Society of American Convention in Dallas, luthiers confess to St. Omobono