All Violinshops and Makers

Resource Guide for Lovers of String Instruments

Looking for a violinshop to visit on your trips? Or would you like to be inspired by those who are in the business of making / selling / restoring string instruments? This site is about violin, viola cello and double bass makers and dealers and more (!) for the lover of stringed instruments.

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Ottawa violin shop

Canada

Welcome to the newest violin shop in Ottawa .  We are located at 151 Rochester Street , Ottawa , ON . We carry a wide range of instruments for players of all levels,including a large collection of vi

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+1 506-858-9886

Atlantic Violin Supplies

Canada

Atlantic Violin Supplies has been supplying instruments, parts and service since 1993. We carry a wide selection of violins, bows, rare woods, finishes, accessories, and much more.

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+1 763 542 9542

ALL STRINGS ATTACHED INC (MINNEAPOLIS)

Minnesota

All Strings Attached is a specialty string shop dedicated to providing the highest quality instruments in the Twin Cities. From our popular rental program to professional sales instruments – we are

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+1 800 741 3045

ACOUSTIC ELECTRIC STRINGS FROM G EDWARD LUTHRIE

Minnesota

After 8+ years working to design the optimal electric violin, it’s clear that the best sounding electric violin is an amplified acoustic violin. Our custom internal pickup FAITHFULLY AMPLIFIES t

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+1 902 538 3271

VECTOR INSTRUMENTS

Canada

Vector Electric Violins are a potent blend of Tradition and Technology. The combination of lightweight bodies and the finest in multi-transducer bridge designs produces uncompromising instruments for

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+1 613 422 4415

THE SOUND POST[OTTAWA]

Canada

We are pleased to welcome you to our Ottawa store, in partnership with David Doyle, violin maker & restorer. David is a graduate of the Newark School of Violin Making in England with nearly 30 yea

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+1 514 288 4343

IULES SAINT-MICHEL, LUTHIER

Canada

Over the years, several activities have been added to the workshop: a direct import service from European and Eastern manufacturers, study violin models specially built to our specifications, exhibiti

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+1 514 271 7838

FRANCOIS MALO BOW MAKER

Canada

Bow Maker in the French Tradition These bows are in the hands of these musicians: St. Lawrence String Quartet (USA), Gryphon Trio (Canada) Cecilia String Quartet (Canada), Dover Quartet (USA), Excelsa

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+ 1 514 572 0238

LOUIS GORD LUTHIER

Canada

March 1-4: 5th annual Contemporary American Violin & Bow Maker Exhibition, Metzler Violin Shop, Los Angeles, CA. May 19 to 21: EKHO #4, Brussels, https://www.ekho-violins.com/ September 18:

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+1 438 887 1497

FABIENNE GAUCHET LUTHIERE

Canada

Fabienne Gauchet was trained at the school of violin making in Newark, England. After obtaining her diploma in 1998, she continued her training during internships, notably in France, her country of

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+1 514 441 5801

RICHARD BENOIT, LUTHIER

Canada

Making musical instruments that sound, perform, last and are attractive is an art and a calling.   Our quest is to create a symbiosis between the musician and his instrument through the production

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+1 612 275 0407

UTE ZAHN, VIOLIN MAKER

Minnesota

I was born in Germany into a musical family, started music lessons at age four and took up the cello when I was ten. I soon became interested in the mystery of instrument construction and, after makin

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+16085363978

GUTHRIE BOWS

USA

Previous to 1990 I made my living as a land surveyor and civil engineering technician. I began playing old-time southern fiddle music in 1974 and that led to an interest in violins. I’d always b

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+1 651 698 4692

JOHN R WADDLE VIOLINS

Minnesota

John Waddle graduated from the Violin Making School of America in 1981, where his instructors included Peter Prier, Paul Hart, Jeff Robinson and Chris DeGroot. He then worked in Peter Prier’s vi

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+1 763 544 1021

SCOTT STUDIOS INC

Minnesota

William Robert Scott founded Scott Violins in 1985 and joined Scott Studios, Inc. in 2005, founded by his wife, Susan Scott. His interest in violin-making began in 1970 when he met Martin Bielke, a we

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+1 612 375 0750

DIPPER RESTORATIONS

Minnesota

Andrew Dipper Restorations has been in the business of restoring, conserving and building historic musical instruments for over 45 years. Originally founded in London, the Dipper workshop relocated to

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+1 705 385 2585

WAGNER VIOLINS

Canada

In 1934, Wagner Violin was started by Siegfried Wagner in Belgium. Since 1960, this violin repair company has been located north of Bracebridge, Muskoka, Ontario and carried on by Wagner’s widow

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+1 514 975 2796

STENSLAND & GIRARD

Canada

Jean-Benoît Stensland began his apprenticeship in Montreal under luthier Antoine Robichaud. This training enabled him to obtain in 1980 a Canada Art Council grant to study at the International Scho

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+1 514 288 4343

JULES SAINT-MICHEL, LUTHIER

Canada

The making of a violin is a work of precision, based on ancient proven methods which have remained unchanged for centuries. Classical Cremonese-style models, such as Stradivari and Guarneri, are those

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+1 819 684 3886

MACH ONE SHOULDER REST

Canada

Over ten years ago Peter Mach introduced the Mach One Shoulder Rest for violin and viola, surprisingly the first commercially available shoulder rest made out of the most natural of materials, wood. T

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