Shows
omoEpisode 79: Bear Necessities: Navigating Economic UncertainyThe market keeps changing. Luthiers, shop owners, and resellers are doing their best to stay profitable in a economic uncertainty. What are some practical steps to take? Join Rozie and Brandon as they talk with Daniel Jobe of the CPA firm Friedman, Kannenberg & Co., a group that has been serving the music industry for over 30 years. to discuss the economic landscape and pressures we are currently facing. 2025-06-251h 04
omoEpisode 78: You asked, we answered.Team Omo answers listener submitted questions 2025-05-161h 02
Get Up in the CoolEpisode 432: Brandon Godman (Buying Violins for a Living, Groovy Fiddling, and Writing Original Tunes)Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends. This week’s friend is Brandon Godman! We recorded this in November at Brandon’s San Francisco shop, The Fiddle Mercantile.
Tunes in this episode:
Ragtime Annie (0:58)
Dance Around Molly (15:55)
Sally Goodin (33:09)
Godman’s Bottoms (Brandon Godman original) (58:50)
I Heard the Morgan Bell (Brandon Godman original) (1:06:22)
Hell Broke Loose in Georgia (1:08:28)
Bonus Track: Great Buck in the Night Sky (Brandon Godman original)
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omoEpisode 73: The Bespoke BowKatherine and Brandon talk with Bow Maker Darrell Hanks about his process for creating a bow tailored to the players needs. Special Guest: Darrell Hanks .2024-11-1347 min
omoEpisode 72: Bruce Babbitt and the Music Region of Markneukirchen and SchönbachBrandon and Jerry talk with Bruce Babbitt about studying instruments and bows of the Music Region of Germany, publishing books, and being a "pollinator" of violins. Special Guest: Bruce Babbitt .2024-10-1652 min
omoEpisode 70: The Baton with Philip J KassRozie and Brandon talk to Philip Kass about his involvment with the VSA over the years. Also covered is the 50th anniversary of the VSA, and the upcoming convention. Special Guest: Philip J. Kass .2024-08-2159 min
omoEpisode 68: The American Violin, with John Montgomery“The American Violin” is a 2016 publication by the American Federation of Violin and Bow Makers (which we may refer to as AFVBM or “The Federation”). This book was a monumental culmination of efforts by many folks in The Federation and the general violin trade. It very eloquently tells the story of American violin making- when and where it started, how it spread, and to whom it served. Guest John Montgomery joins Jerry and Brandon to tell this story.Special Guest: John Montgomery.2024-06-191h 00
omoEpisode 67: ViolinABox (The World Violin)What happens when you put ten luthiers from nine countries in a box?
Learn more about the ViolinABox, it's makers, and it's journey: https://violinabox.org/
Support Lutheirs Sans Frontiers: https://lsfusa.org/
Listen to more of Kat Glaze: https://www.instagram.com/katandthefiddle/Special Guest: Andrew Carruthers.2024-05-151h 02
omoEpisode 64: 5 years in reviewJerry and Rozie are joined by fellow Omo founder Chris Jacoby to talk about 5 years of Omo. Later, Gerard KilBride joins Brandon Godman to talk about bridges. Special Guests: Christopher Jacoby and Gerard KilBride .2024-02-1456 min
omoEpisode 60: Building BridgesBrandon and Katherine talk to Grand Rapids, MI based restorer and maker Matthew Noykos about all things bridges. Special Guest: Matthew Noykos.2023-09-2057 min
omoEpisode 57: Rest InsuredBrandon and Rozie talk about the riveting world of insurance. 2023-06-141h 00
omoEpisode 54: Pernambuco part 2Rozie and Brandon talk with Yung Chin regarding the latest CITES developments. Special Guest: Yung Chin.2023-03-151h 00
omoEpisode 50: PernambucoIt’s time to dive deep into Pernambuco! This is a deeply consequential topic for stringed instrument musicians, music shop owners, and makers alike. What is the future of this endangered wood for bow making? Will it be legal to buy or sell just a few short weeks from now? Will Brazil, with the right leadership, be able to protect this dwindling resource? Join us, as we untease this thorny subject.
For more information regarding the current situation, please check out allianceusa.org 2022-10-261h 06
omoEpisode 49: VSA 2022Brandon talks all things VSA with Anya Burgess and Chris Ulbricht. Items for the VSA scholarship auction can be brought to the convention and dropped off in the vendor room on Monday, November 14th, or shipped to Howard Core by November 1st.
Ship to:
Hans Anderson/Howard Core Inc.
23371 Mulholland Dr
271
Woodland Hills, CA 91364Special Guests: Anya Burgess, Chris Ulbricht , and Elizabeth Perry .2022-09-211h 16
omoEpisode 47: The Experts Part 3: The path to attributionTeam Omo is joined by Christopher Reuning, Claire Givens, and Stefan Hersh to discuss their process for instrument attribution. Special Guests: Brandon Godman, Christopher Reuning, Claire Givens, and Stefan Hersh .2022-07-2755 min
omoEpisode 46: The Experts: Tools and ResourcesOn Rozie and Brandon's continuing search to understand experts in the identification field, in this episode we explore the tools and resources of the trade. From blacklights to libraries, dendrochronology to databases, we consult with Christopher Reuning, Claire Givens, and Benjamin Hebbert.
This episode sponsored by Hancrafted Market and Learning Trade Secrets.Special Guests: Benjamin Hebbert, Brandon Godman, Christopher Reuning, and Claire Givens.2022-06-2259 min
omoEpisode 45: The Experts: OriginsThree experts in the violin identification field share with us how they got their start. Join Rozie and Brandon as they chat with Christoper Reuning, Ben Hebbert, and Sawyer Thomson.Special Guests: Benjamin Hebbert, Brandon Godman, Christopher Reuning, and Sawyer Thomson.2022-05-251h 04
omoEpisode 44: Tsukomogami: The Will of the InstrumentDo inanimate objects sometimes have a will of their own? Does a violin have it's own agenda? Tsukomogami is a japanese folk belief that tools become more alive over time. Join Rozie DeLoach and Brandon Godman, discussing a few violin histories in which there seems to be more afoot than just the influence of humans.
Jerry Lynn tells the story of the confederate owner's viola, Rozie discusses a few instruments from the Violins of Hope project, and Brandon tells the tale of the violin that did not want to be touched.Special Guest: Brandon Godman.2022-04-1347 min
omoEpisode 42: Peaches: the MatchmakerBrandon Godman joins Rozie & Jerry, discussing the thrill of violin hunting, along with his multifaceted career. Splitting his time between The Fiddle Mercantile in San Francisco and The Violin Shop in Nashville, Brandon is deeply knowledgable through the country in the art of matching the right violin to the right restorer and right shop. Special Guest: Brandon Godman.2022-02-1648 min