And so here is the first of many interesting craigslist musical instrument's to be posted on the manmachine blog. Why on this blog? One of the minor themes in Manmachine is musical instruments as fighting against but succumbing to entropy.

From Oklahoma City Craigslist. This one caught my attention because there are two interesting stories. The first is L. Bilan's story, and why a Bohemian luthier wound up in Oklahoma City at the beginning of the twentieth century. The second is the curious story of a violin hunter looking for Bilan's violins. In general, I find the Oklahoma City craigslist very interesting. Lots of old instruments and trading musicians in a place that I spent my childhood. Rattlesnakes, ghosts, racism, dust, and some good memories.