Martin has been making and violins, violas and cellos since 1993. In the last few years however he has concentrated mainly on producing concert quality instruments which are aimed at replicating the t
I have been making stringed instruments since 1993, graduating from the Newark School of Violin Making in 1999.
I enjoy the process from the draftsmanship side of planning an outline and making a moul
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
Finding a great sounding violin at a fair price is no easy matter, and choosing the right violin dealer is almost as hard as choosing the right violin.
Whatever your budget, we can help. Professional
Martin is a traditionally trained violin maker & restorer and has been working professionally since graduating with Merit from the internationally renowned Newark School of Violin Making in 2001
MARTYN J BAILEY LUTHIER LTD
Martyn Bailey has over 43 years experience in the violin family restoration trade. He served his apprenticeship as a violin repairer/restorer at J P Guivier & Co Ltd Vi
MATTHEW COLTMAN
Matthew Coltman trained at the Newark School of Violin Making and after graduating in 1977 he joined the world famous firm of W. E. Hill & Sons where he acquired his skills as a bo
Bow rehairs are usually scheduled for each Wednesday but can undertaken at other times by prior agreement.
A ‘while-you- wait’ bow re-hair service is available by prior agreement. Please allow
MUSIC SALES LTD
Many of the world’s most famous classical music publishing houses are part of The Music Sales Group’s international family of publishing houses. Associated Music Publishers, Cheste
At Reiver Instruments we are luthiers with a passion for making beautiful sounding instruments the traditional way
We also work hard to make sure every instrument brought to our workshop for some TLC
NEIL KRISTOF ERTZ – VIOLIN MAKER
I was born in Scotland in 1966. From a musical childhood I went on to spend five years at St Mary’s music school in Edinburgh studying violin and viola. In
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
