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Mike has left the building!
In December, 2004, Mike left R-V to move to Seattle. We will miss him,
and wish him much success, wherever his path takes him. He will always be
a part of the Roberto-Venn family.
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Mike Rosen graduated from RV
in January of 1999, stayed on as a shop assistant and consultant for the
following class, and returned for the Fall 1999 class as an assistant instructor.
Over 15 years of experience in the hardware and lumber fields, as well
as 10 years as the proprietor of a custom cabinet shop, made Mike an invaluable
member of the RV team.
Mike insists that he's not a musician, but he sings
Bass with the Paradise Valley Cactus Chordsmen
(a barbershop chorus,)
and he is also a member of the choir at Temple Chai.
To learn a little more about Mike, and to see what he
is up to now, check out his site at www.specialmillwork.com.
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Click on an image below, for a larger
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Koa baritone ukulele, with a maple bound fingerboard and body and abalone inlay all around the soundboard. |
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Indian
Rosewood OM,
Venetian cutaway, cedar top
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Walnut OM, cedar top, abalone soundboard inlay |
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Indian Rosewood Dreadnought
12-string, spruce top |
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Mike doesn't build many electrics, but here's his
version of a Les Paul Junior with a mahogany body and neck and a flame maple top. |
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Mike enjoys developing fixtures and machines as much as
he enjoys building instruments. Here's a benchtop thickness sander that
he designed and built.
Click here to read more
about this tool. |
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Here's Mike at the July, 2001 Guild of American Luthiers Convention in
Tacoma, Washington, with fellow uke builders Duane Heilman and Andy
Berard. |
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