John Ryster is a violin maker from eastern Kentucky. We talk about how he came to make instruments, the occasional pressure behind repairing family heirlooms, and his involvement in the Elliot County Fiddler's Convention. Listen closely and you may learn the difference between a violin, Appalachian violin, and a fiddle.

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Georgetown News Documentary: John Ryster Violin Maker

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