Joseph Rashid was nothing short of a national treasure. In his over 70 years of violin making, he made some of the finest sounding violins I have had the privilege of hearing. Not only was he a great violin maker, he was a dear friend and somewhat of a surrogate grandfather figure. I feel honored and humbled to be his one and only violin making student. I will always treasure what his years of experience have taught him, and the fact that he has so freely shared that experience with me. Every visit to Joseph's violin room, which was jokingly referred to as the "shrine", was an awe inspiring experience. The fact that Joe kept every violin he ever made, provided a wealth of knowledge on how violins age and change over time. Please visit the Joseph Rashid Collection web site for more details. http://www.josephrashid.org