Strings, April 1st, 2001
For many years I was just tied to the business," admits violin and bow maker Boyd Poulsen. "It's a fascinating business and usually you don't take time [to do other things ], which I think is a big mistake." Now in his 60s, Poulsen seems finally to have found the good life. "It's not running my life at this point," he says. "It's wonderful."
What changed? "I bailed from the city," he says simply. "When I had my shop there, I worked 60-hour weeks." Now that Poulsen lives in Arnold, California-"the boonies"-he no longer does repairs, and he sells his instruments and bows to dealers. "I prefer i...
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