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Aquiles and Liz interview Mackenzie Miller about Denver Violins. Special Guest: Mackenzie Miller .

Aquiles and Jerry interview Estafan Cortez on he and and Samantha's journey to becoming business owners. Special Guest: Estefan Cortez .

Aquiles and Becka interview Nancy, Eric, and Nathan Benning about working in a multigenerational violin shop. Special Guests: Eric Benning , Nancy Benning , and Nathan Benning .

Brandon Godman interviews David Bromberg about his lifetime of collecting American violins. Special Guest: David Bromberg .

Becka and Liz talk with Roman Barnas and Lisbeth Butler about education. Special Guests: Lisbeth Butler and Roman Barnas .

Liz Perry and Becka Hannigan talk with Alex Wilson of the VMSA and Antoine Nedelec of the CSVM. Special Guests: Alex Wilson and Antoine Nedelec.

Elizabeth Perry talks with Benjamin Hebbert and John Wright about the future of training violin makers in the UK.Special Guests: Benjamin Hebbert and John Wright .

The market keeps changing. Luthiers, shop owners, and resellers are doing their best to stay profitable in a economic uncertainty. What are some practical steps to take? Join Rozie and Brandon as they talk with Daniel Jobe of the CPA firm Friedman, Kannenberg & Co., a group that has been serving the music industry for over 30 years. to discuss the economic landscape and pressures we are currently facing.

Team Omo answers listener submitted questions

Jerry interviews violin makers Michael Doran and Ryan Soltis about making new models and personal models. Special Guests: Michael Doran and Ryan Soltis .

Katherine and Joshua talk bows with bow maker Richard Morency.Special Guest: Richard Morency .

Guest host Becka Hannigan talks with Rozie DeLoach-Zimmerman and Anya Burgess about applications to make running your violin shop easier. Special Guests: Anya Burgess and Rozie Deloach .

Omo meets the Violin Chronicles! Special Guest: Linda Lespets .

Katherine and Brandon talk with Bow Maker Darrell Hanks about his process for creating a bow tailored to the players needs. Special Guest: Darrell Hanks .

Brandon and Jerry talk with Bruce Babbitt about studying instruments and bows of the Music Region of Germany, publishing books, and being a "pollinator" of violins. Special Guest: Bruce Babbitt .

Katherine Kidwell and editor Joshua Litton go over community submitted responses of what got listeners into the trade, and what keeps them there.

Rozie and Brandon talk to Philip Kass about his involvment with the VSA over the years. Also covered is the 50th anniversary of the VSA, and the upcoming convention. Special Guest: Philip J. Kass .

Rozie and Liz talk with Jerry Lynn and Jerry Pasewicz about what it takes to put on a workshop. Special Guests: Jerry Lynn and Jerry Pasewicz.

“The American Violin” is a 2016 publication by the American Federation of Violin and Bow Makers (which we may refer to as AFVBM or “The Federation”). This book was a monumental culmination of efforts by many folks in The Federation and the general violin trade. It very eloquently tells the story of American violin making- when and where it started, how it spread, and to whom it served. Guest John Montgomery joins Jerry and Brandon to tell this story.Special Guest: John Montgomery.

What happens when you put ten luthiers from nine countries in a box? Learn more about the ViolinABox, it's makers, and it's journey: https://violinabox.org/ Support Lutheirs Sans Frontiers: https://lsfusa.org/ Listen to more of Kat Glaze: https://www.instagram.com/katandthefiddle/Special Guest: Andrew Carruthers.

Elizabeth and Katherine are joined by guest Kristin Siegfried Ballenger to discuss creativity and getting the job done. Special Guest: Kristin Sigfried Ballenger .

Katherine and Elizabeth talk to Korinthia Kline and Robyn Sullivan about navigating personal mistakes in dealing with the public. Special Guests: Korinthia Klein and Robyn Sullivan .

Jerry and Rozie are joined by fellow Omo founder Chris Jacoby to talk about 5 years of Omo. Later, Gerard KilBride joins Brandon Godman to talk about bridges. Special Guests: Christopher Jacoby and Gerard KilBride .

Katherine Kidwell gets real with Rozie and Jerry about taking direction of her own learning.

Editor at large Jason Peoples puts Rozie and Jerry on the hotseat to talk about focus along with Omo host alum, and now guest, Christopher Jacoby. Special Guests: Christopher Jacoby , Jerry Lynn, and Rozie Deloach .

Rozie sits down to talk with Brooklyn based violin maker Samuel Zygmuntowicz. Special Guest: Samuel Zygmuntowicz .

Brandon and Katherine talk to Grand Rapids, MI based restorer and maker Matthew Noykos about all things bridges. Special Guest: Matthew Noykos.

Rozie and Jerry discuss the importants of museums. We find out about the National Music Museum and it's reopening. For our Coda, we catch up with Ben Hebbert and get some words of wisdom. Special Guests: Andrew Dipper, Benjamin Hebbert, and Claire Givens.

Rozie and Jason record live from the Oberlin Restoration Workshop with too many guests to list!

Brandon and Rozie talk about the riveting world of insurance.

Jason and Jerry talk to Shannon Rogers of Shannon's Lumber Industry Update about tone wood. Liz gives her reaction to the interview. Special Guest: Shannon Rogers .

Jerry and Liz talk with Joe Grubaugh and Sigrun Seifert on their career in instrument restoration and their time at the Weisshaar shop. Special Guest: Grubaugh & Seifert .

Rozie and Brandon talk with Yung Chin regarding the latest CITES developments. Special Guest: Yung Chin.

Rozie and Jerry talk with Bill Scott regarding his role with the Weisshaar book Special Guest: Bill Scott.

Rozie and Elizabeth discuss the importance of Weisshaarr book. Rozie interviews Margaret Shipman on it's creation. The book can be found at https://www.weisshaarrepairbook.comSpecial Guest: Margaret Shipman.

Michael Doran is back on Omo to talk about all things sharpening. Special Guest: Michael Doran.

It’s time to dive deep into Pernambuco! This is a deeply consequential topic for stringed instrument musicians, music shop owners, and makers alike. What is the future of this endangered wood for bow making? Will it be legal to buy or sell just a few short weeks from now? Will Brazil, with the right leadership, be able to protect this dwindling resource? Join us, as we untease this thorny subject. For more information regarding the current situation, please check out allianceusa.org

Brandon talks all things VSA with Anya Burgess and Chris Ulbricht. Items for the VSA scholarship auction can be brought to the convention and dropped off in the vendor room on Monday, November 14th, or shipped to Howard Core by November 1st. Ship to: Hans Anderson/Howard Core Inc. 23371 Mulholland Dr 271 Woodland Hills, CA 91364Special Guests: Anya Burgess, Chris Ulbricht , and Elizabeth Perry .

Rozie talks about her recent trip to Vienna, and the Viennese tradition of instrument making with Ben and Jerry (not the icecream guys.)Special Guest: Benjamin Hebbert.

Team Omo is joined by Christopher Reuning, Claire Givens, and Stefan Hersh to discuss their process for instrument attribution. Special Guests: Brandon Godman, Christopher Reuning, Claire Givens, and Stefan Hersh .

On Rozie and Brandon's continuing search to understand experts in the identification field, in this episode we explore the tools and resources of the trade. From blacklights to libraries, dendrochronology to databases, we consult with Christopher Reuning, Claire Givens, and Benjamin Hebbert. This episode sponsored by Hancrafted Market and Learning Trade Secrets.Special Guests: Benjamin Hebbert, Brandon Godman, Christopher Reuning, and Claire Givens.

Three experts in the violin identification field share with us how they got their start. Join Rozie and Brandon as they chat with Christoper Reuning, Ben Hebbert, and Sawyer Thomson.Special Guests: Benjamin Hebbert, Brandon Godman, Christopher Reuning, and Sawyer Thomson.

Do inanimate objects sometimes have a will of their own? Does a violin have it's own agenda? Tsukomogami is a japanese folk belief that tools become more alive over time. Join Rozie DeLoach and Brandon Godman, discussing a few violin histories in which there seems to be more afoot than just the influence of humans. Jerry Lynn tells the story of the confederate owner's viola, Rozie discusses a few instruments from the Violins of Hope project, and Brandon tells the tale of the violin that did not want to be touched.Special Guest: Brandon Godman.

What are the origins of hide glue, and how did it become THE glue of choice for violin makers? Join Rozie DeLoach and Jerry Lynn as they interview violinmaker and glue enthusiast Michael Doran, who even experimented making his own batch of hide glue. And stay tuned for MJ Kwan, who talks about her Ultimate Glue Test and the recent national results of the Luthier Income Survey. Watch MJ's ultimate glue test. You too can fill out the luthier income survey. This episode is proudly sponsored by Learning Trade Secrets, House of Note, and you. Special Guests: M. J. Kwan and Michael Doran.

Brandon Godman joins Rozie & Jerry, discussing the thrill of violin hunting, along with his multifaceted career. Splitting his time between The Fiddle Mercantile in San Francisco and The Violin Shop in Nashville, Brandon is deeply knowledgable through the country in the art of matching the right violin to the right restorer and right shop. Special Guest: Brandon Godman.

Rozie and Jerry talk with the executive director of the Chicago School of Violinmaking, Antoine Nedelec.Special Guest: Antoine Nedelec.

What feels like family? For us, its Oberlin. Rozie and Jerry talk with Anna Hoffman, manager of the Oberlin Conservatory summer programs, about what the program offers for luthiers and beyond. For years this campus has been connecting people in the arts and fostering excellence.

From choosing the right tree for tonewood, to safely getting logs down the mountain, award winning bass maker Trevor Davis shares with Chris and Rozie his experiences traveling to Colorado to fell spruce. Special Guest: Trevor Davis.