John Osnes violin #158 with two-piece back, 2022, Anchorage, AK | Metzler Violins punchy A live recording by the

A live recording by the Aeolus Quartet is available at https://youtu

the lustrous umber varnish is applied over a lighter ground

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Shinichi Suzuki

Lapierre's bows from the first decade after his return from Geneva are especially well regarded

John Osnes violin #158 with two-piece back, 2022, Anchorage, AK | Metzler Violins punchy A live recording by theThis instrument is part of our 2023 Contemporary American Makers Exhibition & Sale John has studied the violin from an early age and has played in the Anchorage Symphony Orchestra, the Anchorage Opera, and many other Alaskan groups including several touring folk rock bands. He graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in Chemical Engineering and worked in that field for two years before shifting his focus to instrument making and