Yam Uri Raz Found His Way to Violin Making in Hawaii Via a Winding Road
Yam Uri Raz started out fixing guitars before founding Yam Violins around 2018 as a small, single-maker operation in the town of Hilo, on the Big Island of Hawaii.
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Kun Celebrates 50 Years of Bringing Comfort to String Players
Joseph Kun’s experience teaching and playing coupled with his work as a luthier drove him develop the Kun shoulder rest in 1972. The company celebrates 50 its 50th anniversary this year.
Andrew Baker Takes Bespoke Rosin Seriously
Andrew Baker, founder of Leatherwood Bespoke Rosin in New South Wales, Australia, tailor-makes rosin to the specific needs of a string player.
Luthier Iris Carr’s Best Work Is Invisible—Which Is a Very Good Thing
Iris Carr is one of the go-to luthiers for violin restoration work, particularly neck grafts and detailed retouching, thanks to her eye for texture and color.
Luthier Rozie Deloach Draws Out the Stories of the Violin-Making World
Luthier Rozie DeLoach not only repairs stringed instruments and bows, but she brings their stories to life as co-host of the popular Omo podcast.
Richard Riggall’s (Day) Dream Career Making Baroque Bows
While he makes modern bows, Richard Riggall’s specialty is early bows, primarily of the Baroque era. It is a mystifying and, for him, exceedingly satisfying endeavor.
A New York Story: Eric Aceto is on a Quest to Reinvent Stringed Instruments
By Greg Cahill | From the March-April 2021 issue of Strings magazine Eric Aceto of Ithaca Stringed Instruments (ISI) grew up in a family of musicians and ar... Read More...
Next Gen Jam: The omo Podcast Began as an Inside Joke… But Didn’t Stay That Way
By Caeli Smith | From the January-February 2021 issue of Strings magazine Violin maker Christopher Jacoby is editor of the Violin Society of America’s membe... Read More...
Making His Mark: These 7 Players Have Found Bliss in Hiroshi Iizuka’s Violas
By Greg Cahill | From the November-December 2020 issue of Strings magazine Caeli Smith met her dream viola in 2013, a few days after Thanksgiving, at the ho... Read More...
Violin Maker David Bonsey’s Road to ‘Antiques Roadshow’ & a Varied Career
By David Templeton | From the September-October 2020 issue of Strings magazine If there’s one thing David Bonsey has learned about musical instruments over ... Read More...