Established in Birmingham in 1993, we have always provided beginning and professional musicians with the highest quality instruments, bows and accessories. We offer full professional support, from ren
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
SHAR Music is the recognized market leader in North America as a supplier of string family instruments, bows, sheet music, cases, strings and accessories. Customers regularly order from all states/pro
We are a family business and have sought to maintain personal and direct contact with our family of customers. As musicians, builders and technicians, we share the love of instruments ourselves and ha
I make violins for professional and advanced players who look for a powerful instrument with a full-bodied, complex voice. My instruments are based on the work of Guarneri del Gesu. These violins are
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
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
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
Mark’s area of expertise includes all instruments of the violin family: violin, viola, cello, and double bass. Many violin shops hesitate to work on basses, but Mark welcomes this special work.
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 relationship with the violin started at age 8, when I began my musical studies. Later, I developed interests in woodworking and sculpture, but the violin remained an important part of my life and l
Joseph Curtin builds violins and violas, is deeply involved in acoustical research, and is passionately committed to the ongoing evolution of violin family instruments. Though the majority of his work
