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05/28/2026
A recent cello.
05/03/2026

A recent cello.

My grandson is learning to read, so I made a set of alphabet cards. Which needed a box, right? I had some leftover cello...
05/03/2026

My grandson is learning to read, so I made a set of alphabet cards. Which needed a box, right? I had some leftover cello ribs. . .

Four violin scrolls. The body for the first is done, the wood for the next three all ready to go.
01/04/2026

Four violin scrolls. The body for the first is done, the wood for the next three all ready to go.

James N McKean New York 2004 "3Kings." Made alongside Guy Rabut and Art Toman, on the model of the 'Emperor' Strad: each...
12/20/2025

James N McKean New York 2004 "3Kings." Made alongside Guy Rabut and Art Toman, on the model of the 'Emperor' Strad: each our own interpretation, but made with identical forms, templates, and wood. Bosnian maple that I found in Mittenwald in the early Eighties. The last violin I made in New York City. Recently sold by

Latest viola, done & strung.
08/21/2025

Latest viola, done & strung.

Stringing up my latest violin.
08/19/2025

Stringing up my latest violin.

I bought these when I worked for Nigo in the late Seventies. A few are older - from an amateur violinmaker back around t...
08/06/2025

I bought these when I worked for Nigo in the late Seventies. A few are older - from an amateur violinmaker back around then who had stopped working & sold me all his tools wood etc. two viola bridges left. The cell bridges were all French model, which has gone out of style.

Setting the neck in my latest violin.
08/04/2025

Setting the neck in my latest violin.

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