Next will be better

  I found this note written on the inside of a violin I was working on last week and it made me smile to think of the diligent violin-maker grudgingly letting this instrument go into the world. It strikes very close to how I feel about putting out a new website.
  I've seen other little notes and messages hidden in the bodies instruments and it always feels like a finding a message in a bottle. Sometimes just the name of someone from the 19th century and sometimes an indication towards a repair the the luthier is proud of. I think about leaving one myself sometimes, but the weight of future history that may be experienced by the violin still spooks me.
  That said, in the interest of sharing what I can and making this website a compelling place to visit, I'm going to work under the assumption that the Internet won't last nearly as long as a good violin and that I need to make a few clunkers before I have the skill to craft a masterpiece blog post.
  Also, while it isn't a Guarneri, this guy made a pretty good violin in 1957 and I'm really looking forward to seeing the inside of his next one someday.