Books I'm Reading

One of the books I brought home from the library the other day was The Violin Maker by John Marchese. I finished reading it a couple days ago, and it was an awesome book. It followed the creation of a fiddle by one of the foremost luthiers in the world from commission to completion. (And a bit beyond, as it described how the musician it was built for took to the instrument. He already owned a Stradivari, so there was stiff competition.) There were a number of fascinating tangents into interesting aspect of the violin creating world; there is more in that world than I could have imagined. For a guy like me, who is fascinated by psychology, music, and craftsmanship, I couldn't have picked a better book. On a completely unrelated note, I got my MacBook back from Apple warranty service, and the keyboard is much better. Hooray!