OK, so adding another post to get this question back to the top. I am still interested if anyone else has any experience with this company.
I received the fiddle last Friday, and we were pleasantly surprised - it works well, and sounds good, so far, though adjusting to having the strings so close together is difficult. I may also take it in to have the bridge adjusted - it is very difficult to play the "c" w/out hitting especially the "f", but also the "g" strings, and I can play all three of them together. It seems there could be a better bridge design. In any case, it was well worth the money, though it wasn't much money, soo...
Anyhoo - responses would be great.
Thanks,
Pioden