with a BANG!
Thunderstorms in the area mean the two cats are huddled on the cellar stairs and the dog is warming my feet. The dog will continue (or at least try) to warm my feet even as I walk about the shop, so clearly, the only thing to do is stay put and write while this thing blows over.
Today I launched my first ever website and blog – after being in business for 17 years. I am a professed Luddite, so this is a big deal.
I repair and restore violins, violas and cellos for a living. I love what I do. It’s wildly interesting, visually beautiful, historically fascinating AND dovetails eloquently with other luscious areas of human endeavor like music performance and fine art and craft.
I’ll be posting lots of photos. Maybe I’ll cover some interesting repair procedures or highlight an instrument I’m working on. Otherwise, you’ll find the sometimes serious, sometimes humorous and occasionally irreverent take on things that catch my attention, busy my brain and occupy my hands.
What a great website, Stacey. Really great images. And, I look forward to being a regular reader of your blog!
Julie! Nice to have you here! Hopefully this will be a fun combination of violin related posts and tangentially connected observations and experiences. I am open to topic suggestions.
The website is lovely…really good photos. Look forward to reading you blog and finding out about the persecco “spritzer” recipe.
Ok Roberta! Do not miss “Say Aperol Spritz”. It would be the perfect early evening, post chamber ensemble refreshment!
A long time since repairing the old wood Wurlitzer juke boxes, what?. Congratulations Stacey.
Hi Michael! T’is true, what 20+ years?! I remember Don remarking on my retouch skills even then. I was thinking the other day about the “designated dozuki”. Perhaps it will inspire a post. Glad to have you here.