Cello 1. Completed in April, 2012. The top is Sitka spruce, the back and sides are European maple (thank you, Ondrej Sima from SVS Tonewoods in Bratislava, Slovakia), and the fingerboard is Gabon ebony. This cello is my first foray into the world of violin family...
Mandolin 1 “Rosebud” Rosebud is my first mandolin. The experience of building it was much more like making a violin than making a guitar. I really enjoy making carved top instruments because of their sculptural quality. I made this mandolin for Tristan...
Violin “Opus One” I made this violin for my friend Steve Tada. Steve is a very accomplished player who was the concertmaster of the Juneau Symphony for many years. His teacher, the late Denes Zsigmondy, played a Stradivari violin...
