Danny Smith and Rich Maxham share a passion for violins. In a lovely and powerful apprenticeship partnership, Rich learns Danny's luthier craft, but Danny will tell you he's learning from Rich as well.
It's apprenticeship as a joyful joint curiosity enterprise.
Special thanks to Katy Clune, director of Virginia Humanities' Virginia Folklife Program, for facilitating this and so much else, and to Rich for his impromptu basement violin concert.
Learn more about the Virginia Humanities' Virginia Folklife Program. https://www.virginiafolklife.org
If you agree with Danny that Rich is going on to still greater things, keep an eye on him here: https://www.maxhamviolins.com/about
The Virginia Humanities apprenticeship program caught my eye because my friends at Architecting Curiosity had primed me to think about the power of apprenticing in curiosity. Listen to my conversation with Anthony Rocco, Monica Canfield-Lenfest and Pim Schachtschabel: https://lynnborton.com/2021/12/22/architecting-curiosity-with-pim-schachtschabel-monica-canfield-lenfest-anthony-rocco/
