YANN BESSON VIOLINS
Yann Besson, a French national, born in 1976, started his apprenticeship as a violin and viola maker at the French National Violin Making School of Mirecourt in 1991. After graduat
Gennaro’s cellos are much sought-after concert instruments, this fine example having been made in Naples around 1750. The “bear’s claw” figure of the table and lustrous Neapoli
Stephen Thomson studied musical instrument making and repair at Merton College, Morden from 1994-6 after training in engineering. Although initially interested in guitar making, it was during the cour
Dating from the end of the seventeenth century, our shop is arranged over four floors encompassing a workshop, two rooms designated for customers to view and try out instruments and bows, and an instr
We have a selection of instruments handmade in our workshop available to try in our beautiful playing room.
Every instrument we make is an original and can be taken on trial for one week to make sure
PETER VEL FINE STRING INSTRUMENTS
Peter Vel is a musician of many years standing in London as a cellist, gambist and teacher.
He has recently left his position as a long standing member of the Royal P
Laudería Paxchè is a company specialized in the design, manufacture, marketing, repair, maintenance, restoration and consultancy of stringed musical instruments. We have been formed with the ai
A graduate from the internationally recognised Newark School of Violin Making with a first-class honours degree. Niam realised his passion for old violins and making at the age of 13; this is when he
Unsere Instrumente bauen wir nach historischen Vorbildern, dabei berücksichtigen wir die heutigen spieltechnischen Anforderungen. Bei Auftragsarbeiten gehen wir gerne auf besondere Wünsche des Musik
If there is a particular model of instrument you are interested in I am currently offering violin models based on the ‘Sauret’ and the ‘Ole Bull’ by Guarneri del Gesù and the ‘Titian’ and
GALLERY STRINGS
Founded in 1977 by Peter Georgiadis, who had been principal double-bass with many orchestras, Gallery Strings was specifically set up as an instrument dealership for professional music
COLIN CROSS AT DEAL VIOLINS
Colin Cross graduated from the Newark School of Violin Making, with a Distinction, in 1989 and, since then, has worked extensively as a restorer, repairer and maker of fine
