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Welcome to my web page. I hope you find information that is helpful. Please contact me if you have any questions. With the help of computers and the Web, information is now easy to obtain but choices still have to be made and sometimes it's nice to be able to get personal help. Please feel free to give me a telephone call (540 586-6319) if you'd like to talk; old fashioned but effective. The line goes to my home and shop so don't be surprised if my wife Karen answers the phone.

I now have a mailing list which you are welcome to join (see below). If you join you will get information sent directly to you about once or twice a year. I promise not to be pest and won't be passing the list on to anyone else.

I'm also now on Facebook. I will be using that nexus to spread information related to my business and instruments to include more timely stuff (probably more frequentlly than my mailing list). It is also a place where you as a customer can post comments and photos. Find me there and click the like button to become a fan. Who doesn't like lots of fans.

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New Year

I want to thank you all for your support over this year and hope that you all have a wonderful upcoming year full of music and fullfillment. James

Video
I now have three videos available through my site. The first is my video profile done by a my local public television station. I also have a clip An Introduction to the Bowed Psaltery located on my bowed psaltery page. My most recent clip is a sampling of some of the many soundhole designs I've done over the years set to a Scott Joplin Rag played by Steve Schneider and Paul Oorts. It is located on my soundhole design page. I recently put together a collection of photos of how I make my Bouzoukis, click here to watch.

Overseas Shipments
I am able to ship things overseas but you should be aware that it is somewhat expensive. The cost depending on the instrument can range from $50 to $450. I'd be glad to give you a quote on the shipping. Paying for instruments can be done using international money orders, wire transfers or paypal.com. Your order must be paid for before shipment.

Please be aware that I am a one man operation with all the limitiations and advantages that entails.

Many of you have requested names of people playing my instruments. I will be glad to put you in touch with other players in your area who are currently using my instruments. Just e-mail me. Most people are more than willing to share their thoughts and experience.

I do hope you all are enjoying the instruments I made this last year and are filling the air with beautiful sound. In our increasingly materialistic world it is nice to know that music remains one of the few mediums that only exists if you decide to play. Its effect resides within both the player and the listener. I am grateful to be part of that process.

I hope you all have a wonderful year full of music, learning and fun. Let me know if I can facilitate that in any way
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I would appreciate your feedback on this site. I've tried to make it 'understandable' and informative but it is a work in process as I learn more about what works and what doesn't. Your comments are invaluable. Please contact me if you have some suggestions. Thanks.