The front door to The Violin Shoppe in Charlotte–a welcoming, down home shop in an old home where fiddles and musically-minded art literally deck the halls, in the parlor, hover overhead or adorn the walls. #TheViolinShoppe...
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April 7: Fiddles as art–the folk fiddles of fiddle maker Preston W. (Buddy) Gray, Jr., form a mobile hovering over the stairs. Each fiddle carries the name of its hand-carved scroll. Celtic Woman # 5 features a female figurehead scroll; Rosebud #18, a rose blossom scroll; Bird Dog #16; Bear Cub # 17; and Blackberry Blossom has Fiddle head Scroll. The Violin Shoppe, Charlotte, NC....
Read MoreWelcome to Quincy’s Quill—my cloister of respite and reflection in a virtual world—not just for the virtual violin community but for anyone interested in art ,science, music, and poetry; in the bridges rather than walls between subjects; updates on news, novelty, and epiphanies, too. Check back often—feel free to ask a question, or comment. Feedback is always welcome!...
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