959: Lynn Hannings on bow making and sustainability

<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><a href= "https://shop.lahbows.com/">Lynn Hannings</a> founded her bowmaking studio in 1970 and is regarded as one of the world’s finest double bass bow makers.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> In addition to her bowmaking, she is an advocate for the <a href= "https://shop.lahbows.com/pages/conservation">conservation of tropical hardwoods</a> used in musical instruments.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span> Lynn recently retired from the Portland (ME) Symphony Orchestra after 50 years as a bassist in this ensemble.</span></p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">We talk about her journey into bowmaking, how the process of bowmaking works, the complexities and urgency in conservation, topics she covered on <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3FBA_ZFkFc">Katie Thiroux’s podcast</a>, and much more.</span></p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Enjoy, and be sure to learn more about Lynn on her <a href="https://shop.lahbows.com/">website</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lah_bows/">Instagram</a>, and <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/lynn.hannings">Facebook</a>.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span> You can also learn more about the conservation efforts we talked about and make a donation at <a href= "https://www.alliance-usa.org/donate/">Alliance-USA</a>.</span></p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p3"><span class="s2"><a href= "http://smarturl.it/cbcpodcast?ck_subscriber_id=90309136"><em>Subscribe to the podcast</em></a></span> <span class="s1"><em>to get these interviews delivered to you automatically!</em></span></p> <p class="p4"> </p> <p class="p5"><span class="s1"><em>Connect with us:</em></span></p> <ul class="ul1"> <li class="li1"><a href="https://doublebasshq.com/"><span class= "s3"><em>all things double bass</em></span></a></li> <li class="li1"><a href= "https://shop.doublebasshq.com/collections/merch"><span class= "s1"><em>double bass merch</em></span></a></li> <li class="li1"><a href= "https://shop.doublebas