Don Penix

Fiddle Luthier

Wildersville, Tn.

Don was the premier fiddle maker in West Tn. He made the best fiddles around and anyone who was any kind of fiddler knew Don Penix.

Seen here L-R are Aubrey Taylor, Don Penix, and Sammy McCadams . . . The Master and his Apprentices . . . each holding two fiddles that Don made. Don charged $300 for each constructed fiddle.

• photo by Ellis Truett