String players helping other string players sound their best.
At StringWorks, we believe that every player should have access to the highest quality professional instrument setup – the StringWo
We are committed to manufacturing Christopher® Double Bass, Cello, Viola, & Violin, Concord® Cases & Accessories of the highest quality for the student & professional market.
Our com
Since we opened our doors in 1979, our business has been based on service.
Our work practice utilizes traditional, time honored repair and restoration techniques executed to the highest standard. We
All bows are made of the highest quality pernambuco wood, ebony and materials. And with over 40 years of bow making experience the workmanship you can expect will exceed that of all other makers.
Augustino began his violinmaking education in Chicago at the Kenneth Warren & Son School of Violinmaking and in restoration and repair at Bein & Fushi, Inc. under the guidance of William Webst
As one of the oldest violin dealerships in the United States, our goal is to provide a level of service and expertise beyond that available in shops of lesser experience.
Our beginnings in 1926 grew o
My interest in stringed instruments of the violin family began in the sixth grade, when I took up the cello and found myself more interested in the instrument itself than in playing it. At that time I
Born into a musical family, Chunyee Lu, began the study of violin at six years of age, first under his father, a violinist of Shanghai Philharmonic. Later under Professor Li Ke Chiang, a professor of
Ryan McLaughlin has been working on instruments since he started playing bass guitar at age 14. He went on to play double-bass, eventually attending the Brevard Music Festival as a bassist when he was
Our Montgomery, IL location (on the southern border of Aurora, about 40 miles due west of Chicago), has 3,000 square feet that houses our inventory of Instruments and Bows, our Workshop (where we Repa
Russell Wagner began his forty-one year relationship with the cello in the Lexington, KY public school music program with Joseph Pival. Through the dedicated effort of teachers Rodney Farrar, Lyle Wol
Our location in Batavia (on the border of Batavia and West Chicago), has 3,000 square feet that houses our inventory of Instruments and Bows, our Workshop (where we Repair, Restore and Make Instrument