MMDers: Thank you so much for all the great response.  I think I am
very opinionated about the Violano for one reason: as a kid I took up
violin lessons.  I inherited an excellent violin with a very pure tone.
I was in violin class in junior high and high school.

Mr. Gold, my orchestra teacher, was the greatest.  :)  He taught us
how to play orchestra music in the real sense!  I advanced up through
experienced violin and I played in concerts directed by Mr. Gold.
It was some of the best experiences of my life.  Sometimes I would
like to pick up the violin again and play!

I've always been attracted to the Mills Violano for this reason.
I have a firm base of violin sound from my experience as a violinist,
so I think I can have an honest opinion about violin playing.  I really
look forward to hear an excellent Violano.

Best,
Brian Smith
Redlands, California