Here is a recently completed 6 string violin . This is the second of these built to Carleen Hutchings drawing for the mezzo violin with a few changes to accommodate the 6 strings. Constructed for Daniel Bernard Roumain, the instrument has an African Princess peghead carving and includes our new redesigned Aceto/Violect pickup system. Check [...]
Here is a 12 frett 000 size guitar we have been working on for Billy Eli a troubadour from Austin Texas with a lot of grit and soul. Billy asked for some stuff to make this instrument special and a dedication to his son Griffin who has Autism. He calls him the "Chaos Dragon" so [...]
Our first 6 string Mezzo violin was recently completed and is now in the capable hands of the wonderful Ljova Zhurbin who is fast becoming at home with it and already making recordings exploring the huge range of the instrument (E,A,D,G,C,F). Check out his baby naming journal at http://thesoupasonic.livejournal.com/21808.html. This instrument is the next generation [...]
This is a five string cello we just finished up for Jim Todd, a wonderful cellist from Colorado. It is built on a 3/4 size body that he sent to us. Here it is decked out in Celtic splendor with a Scottish Fox peghead. Man, that was a lot of pearl to cut but we [...]
Here's a shot of a guitar recently completed for an interesting and eclectic musician Christopher Woitach from Portland Oregon . check him out at http://www.affmusic.com.
For Stuart Allen Jordan and I have also just completed work on this custom 10 string Octave Mandolin for Stuart Allen, a musician from our own hometown of Ithaca. Red Spruce top and Stevensoni Rosewood back and sides. The thing roars. It is nice to have one of our babies here on the local scene [...]
I would like to Thank Chad Lieberman for all his work on the beautiful new redesign of our web site. The clean appearance is much more intuitive and easy to navigate plus it just looks yummy. Contact him if you would like some first class web design work done. Chad is also an incredible pianist. [...]
Here is a look at recently completed 6 string NV. Built for Dan Trueman, Assistant Professor of Music at Princeton University (http://music.princeton.edu/~dan ) . Dan explains, "I teach composition and electronic music here, and my dissertation was titled Reinventing the Violin, where I talk specifically about some of the issues that your instrument addresses." He [...]
Here's a look at a new jack mount we've been working on for use with our Aceto/Violect violin pickup on an acoustic instrument. It incorporates an RCA jack into an Ebony Guarneri style, chin rest. It adds no weight, is very clean in appearance and function. An elegant solution to a common problem For more [...]
This was a fun one we recently finished for Andrew Farnsworth, guitarist and mover and shaker for the band Mectapus, one of my own musical projects. Check out the web site at www.mectapus.com for some samples of the NV violin and Oneida guitar on disc. They are also touring around the east this summer so [...]
