Although I take my inspiration largely from the Old Masters, my approach is to try to get an understanding of their aims, intentions, reasons for doing things in a certain way, then evaluate and, in a
The path that lead Antoine to lutherie is itself a journey through arts and craft, materials and their varied applications. Music!
Antoine grew a passion for musical instruments and woodwork at a youn
DEREK ROBERTS VIOLINS
Derek Roberts Violins was established in 1987 in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire. We are also open for business in Pembrokeshire, West Wales.
Since Derek Roberts Violins was establi
JOHN GOSLING
Chapel violins offers violin making courses for beginner to advanced student levels, we also provide advanced violin repair and restoration courses. We cater for all levels of ability wit
GEOFF DENYER VIOLINS LTD
Geoff graduated from Newark School of Violin Making in 1984. He gained much experience in various workshops throughout Europe and now has his own premises in Winchester, from
NICK COOPER VIOLINS
NICKCOOPERVIOLINS is a small but busy business with plenty to offer.
We can provide your violin with a superb set-up, whatever your requirements
We can restore or repair your violi
TURNER VIOLINS
Welcome to the website of Turner Violins, one of the largest violin shops in the UK, specialising in fine old violins, violas, cellos, double basses and their bows, as well as a wide se
CHRIS JOHNSON
Chris Johnson is an English violin maker who specialises in making individual instruments.
His work includes modern, classical and baroque forms, as well as exact copies of particular in
TIMOTHY BATCHELAR
Timothy Batchelar was trained by William Luff and Pat Naismith in the Department of Music Technology at the old London College of Furniture. In his second year he won the Violin Maki
STEFANO GIBERTONI
I was born in Milan in 1967. From a musical family, I started playing the violin at the age of 7. My interest spread then to making and in 1987 I enrolled at the Civica Scuola di Liu
JOHN COCKBURN
I was taught violin making by Neil Értz, and have been building instruments for advanced students and professional players since 2005. My instruments are based on classical Italian mode