Irv Ludwig -member of the Philadelphia Orchestra for decades and conductor of the Lansdowne Symphony stops by to play through the collection looking for a suitable fiddle for a student. In this image he is enjoying getting to know a violin by H Blaise made in Mirecourt,France c 1920. He is always great to have in the studio – a wonderful raconteur with a long view of time. He is the father of another long term client, Michael Ludwig (both going back to the Moennig days) who was also once of the Philly O – but now concertmaster of the Buffalo Symphony
