ANDREWS OF HARROGATE (VIOLINS)
All repairs to violins, violas, cellos and double basses
Bow rehairs and repairs
Strings and accessories sold
Valuations for insurance and probate
All instruments carefu
At UK Violins, we pride ourselves in offering our customers good, honest, trustworthy, personal advice. Whether it’s regarding the purchase, repair, restoration, or the valuation of an instrum
Each bow is hand signed and made with the same care that Marco has extended to the company’s ownership and management of sustainable forest and the recycling of old wood from previous agricultural e
GEORGE STOPPANI
George Stoppani inherited his Italian name from his Venetian grandfather, Pietro Faustino, who came to London in the early 1900s. George’s father and mother were respectively a p
I have always had a passion for woodworking and spent most of my childhood weekends in the shed with my dad building toys. At the age of 16 I decided to professionalise my passion.
My first experienc
HELEN MICHETSCHLAGER
After a childhood in London spent making things, playing the cello and going to concerts, I studied at the Newark School of Violin Making. On completing the course in 1980, I set
AYRES VIOLINS
Paul Ayres is a long-established and highly respected craftsman with over forty years of professional experience. A Yorkshireman, he began his training in violin-making, restoration and
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
Rudolf began working in wood at the age of fifteen, fascinated by the possibilities of making beautiful things from this natural material. A degree in design in the early 1970’s rounded off formal
I believe that every violinist should have access to a great sounding instrument capable of expressing the passion within them at an affordable price.
It is my mission to bring instruments capabl
Our violin shop is situated in the delightful market town of Stone in Staffordshire. Our three-storey violin shop, which dates from 1820, offers customers fitting surroundings in which to view and try
As an instrument maker, I know that musicians are looking for particular qualities in an instrument. Beyond the fundamental attributes which show that an instrument works properly and is comfortable t
