Julian's Instruments

Julian's Instruments in Motion

SXSW!

Watch long enough and you'll see dancers in Scots garb spontaneously joining in!

Ladies and Gentlemen! Katy Rose Cox!

Austin's Katy Rose Cox @ http://www.lostpinesband.com/katy-rose-cox.html is at it again! This time on my Stradivari-Maggini hybrid personal model designed for a sound that stands out in a band. Go, Katy, go!

Getting Her Fiddle On!

Fiddlisa (Austin's Lisa Schneider @ https://www.fiddlisa.com/ takes one of Julian's early fiddles for a spin. Lisa and Julian first met in Austin at her 1994 Fiddle Camp.

Cossmann Violins in the Community

McCallum Heads to Carnegie Hall!

Helping underwrite the McCallum Fine Arts Academy Orchestra, including their 2019 travel with their string instruments to New York City to perform at Carnegie Hall https://mccallumhs.com/fine-arts-academy/programs/music/orchestra/

Austin Soundwaves Rocks El Sistema!

Demonstrating on actual violin parts the art of handcrafting string instruments for Austin's kids and serving on the Austin Soundwaves Advisory Council. https://www.austinsoundwaves.org

Austin Music Education Scores!

Donating completed string instruments that had been used in research on Julian's many varnish recipes and 5% of proceeds from violin, viola, and cello sales to Austin Soundwaves www.austinsoundwaves.org

Connecting Musicians Online with Audiences/Players

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will taylor, Karen mal, and strings in the woods

cristian fatu

Listings for musicians in this section should not be interpreted as an endorsement of Cossmann Violins instruments or services by those musicians. Listings are provided by Cossmann Violins free of charge.

cristian fatu

will taylor, Karen mal, and strings in the woods

cristian fatu

Cristian Fatu is recognized as one of today’s most exciting young violinists, praised for his virtuosity, technique and bright artistry. He has won prizes at more than twenty-five national and international violin competitions in his native Romania and abroad. Currently Cristian is a freelance violinist based in Los Angeles, CA, member of the New West Symphony first violin section and Faculty at Pierce College, Woodland Hills, CA.
See his livestream performance February 19, 2021 at https://hotshopsartcenter.org/event/livestravaganza/

Read more about Cristian at cristianfatu.com.

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will taylor, Karen mal, and strings in the woods

Violinist, composer, and Austin Music Award winner Will Taylor has performed with Pearl Jam, Grammy award-winning Shawn Colvin, P-Diddy, Willie Nelson, Ronny Cox (Deliverance), and many more. Will grew up and raised his kids in Austin, played in the Austin Lyric Opera orchestra, and leads a musical ensemble, called Strings Attached, that has been a cornerstone of the Austin live music scene for over two decades. Find more about Will, Karen Mal, and Strings in the Woods at https://www.stringsinthewoods.com/events.html

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warren hood

lisa schneider

will taylor, Karen mal, and strings in the woods

People ask Warren Hood a lot of questions at the end of a show – what was the name of that song you played – it sounded like Stephane Grappelli maybe, right after the Doug Sahm cover? How did you learn to play fiddle like that? Are you playing anywhere else this week? How old are you? Warren always obliges to answer all of the questions, that’s just his character. He cares deeply about the experiences of the people who come to his shows and buy his records and works hard to create memorable live performances and albums.

Warren spends as much time with his band as he does playing and recording alongside other artists: David Ball, The Bodeans, Hayes Carll, Joe Ely, Alejandro Escovedo, Robert Earl Keen, Ben Kweller, Little Feat, Lyle Lovett, Joan Osborne, Toni Price, Bob Schneider, South Austin Jug Band, Redd Volkaert, Jerry Jeff Walker The Waybacks, Bob Weir, Bruce Robison and Kelly Willis and more.

During the pandemic, Warren offers home fiddle and mandolin sessions for other artists songs and small outdoor private parties. Warren can be reached at hood.warren@gmail.com and you can read more at http://warrenhood.com/

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lisa schneider

Austin-based fiddle player/violinist, Lisa Beth Schneider (“Fiddlisa”), is a seasoned, soulful, eclectic performer and insightful private teacher. She has always fancied herself a bit of a Renaissance woman with broad interests and endless curiosity about the world around her, but the one constant in her life has been music. Her current emphasis is international ethnic folk music…the beautiful, accessible, and sometimes haunting music of and for the people. She adroitly embraces old world melodies and spins them through her own web of personality and experiences.

For more information, see https://www.facebook.com/AdultViolinFiddleLessons or email Lisa at fiddlisa@yahoo.com.

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Cossmann Violins in the News

KMFA 89.5

Oberlin (OH) News-Tribune

Thanks to KMFA - Classical 89.5 in Austin for this very nice profile on Julian's handcrafting of string instruments.

https://kmfa.org/pages/2843-business-spotlight-cossmann-violins

Oberlin (OH) News-Tribune

A profile of the maker of string instruments the newspaper of his hometown, Oberlin Ohio - page 9

https://issuu.com/loraincountyprinting/docs/lcg07112019

The Strad Magazine

Oberlin (OH) News-Tribune

The Strad Magazine

An article addressing the issue of "workshop of" string instruments -- violins, violas, and cellos bought in the white from one maker and then fine tuned and varnished by another maker. Downloadable in PDF format below.

Links of Interest

celebrating women in lutherie

celebratewomenluthiers.com

The violin society of america

celebrating women in lutherie

www.vsaweb.org

free sheet music download

celebrating women in lutherie

International society of bassists

www.imslp.org

International society of bassists

www.isbworldoffice.com

the american viola society

International society of bassists

the american viola society

http://www.americanviolasociety.org/

the internet cello society

International society of bassists

the american viola society

www.cello.org

austin friends of traditional music

www.aftm.us

austin chamber music center

austin friends of traditional music

www.austinchambermusic.org

the mccallum orchestra program

austin friends of traditional music

the mccallum orchestra program

https://mccallumorchestra.org/the-program/

strings magazine

The Strad magazine

the mccallum orchestra program

https://stringsmagazine.com/

The Strad magazine

https://www.thestrad.com/

WOMEN IN LUTHERIE

The Strad magazine

https://www.womeninlutherie.org

Handcrafting violins, violas, and cellos in the classic Italian tradition

Instruments Gallery: Cello inspired by 1726 Stradivari de Corberon SOLD

Instruments Gallery: Violin inspired by 1709 Stradivari Viotti

Instruments Gallery: Violin inspired by 1709 Stradivari Viotti SOLD

Instruments Gallery: Bridegroom-commissioned hybrid Stradivari-Maggini personal model SOLD

Instruments Gallery: Violin inspired by 1737 Guarneri del Gesu King Joseph SOLD