J. Mijares Violins

Did you know that we have a violin maker in Colorado Springs?  I certainly didn't! At least not until Pat, who is a mail carrier, delivered to this tiny shop tucked away in a downtown alley and told me about it.  (Such an old world craft -- it somehow seems appropriate that it should be a little hard to find, don't you agree?) Apparently it's been there since 1987, and heck in those days I used to work practically across the street! I also didn't know that a violin maker is called a luthier, and a violin shop is called a lutherie. Fascinating! You learn something new every day.