There S No One Sadder Than Someone Who S Sat On Their Own Violin Says A Chicago Luthier

Chicagoans is a first-person account from off the beaten track, as told to Anne Ford. This week’s Chicagoan is Ryan McLaughlin, luthier.

“So I thought, ‘I want to make basses.’ Well, it turns out you don’t normally start off making basses. You go to violin-making school, and then if you’re still so inclined, you make a bass.