[...]last year he was invited by Indiana University to represent the state at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., during a weeklong traditional arts exhibit where some of his instruments were on display and he demonstrated his skills to visitors. Along one wall is a large, glass-front soft-drink cooler converted into a dust-free storage case for completed instruments. [...]while about 75 percent of the crowded little shop is devoted to making instruments by hand, the rest -- where the old wood stove sits -- is for making music.\n