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
MARTIN RESTALL
The business was first established by Martin Restall as Portsmouth Violin Centre in 1979. Demand for instruments grew quickly and the workshop was always busy with customers repair work
CASWELL’S STRINGS
Welcome to the Caswell’s Strings website. Please join us on a fascinating journey to find out more about us as we go back 50 years with a family business that has served four
CON RENDELL- LUTHIER
Versatile and Innovative Instrument Maker with over 40 Years Experience Specializing in One Off Original Design Acoustic Instruments
Originally training at Henry Selmer’s
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
FLORIAN LEONHARD FINE VIOLINS LLP
Florian Leonhard has dedicated his life to studying, restoring and making violins. He has established a career out of his love of fine instruments and has continued t
Glasgow’s Violin Shop is the city’s finest independent specialist string instrument retailer, we offer a wide selection of instruments for professional players and beginners alike, helpful advice,
Lorraine bitaud was born in France in 1986.
Both a musician and from a family of wood workers, I was drawn to violin making from an early age. On deciding to become a violin maker, I left France and c
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
WATERS VIOLINS
At Waters Violins we’ve been breathing new life into violins, violas, cellos and bows for over 30 years, and we still get the same thrill and sense of pride when we see another restor
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
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
