I had the pleasure of meeting Peter Mix at CMSA Atlanta in 2000. During dinner, Peter expressed that he was impressed with "The Sound of the American Mandolin", by Max McCullough and Tony Williamson. He was inspired by the portrait they presented of the wonderful world of instruments produced in this country earlier in the century. It occurred to Peter that there was a need for people to know, and to see and hear, what kind of work is being done today that was inspired by those wonderful vintage instruments.