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
JOHN W STAGG MASTER BOW MAKER
John Stagg Master Bowmaker has been handcrafting bows for stringed instruments for over 25 years.
Through attention to detail, consistent high quality and a refusal to co
One of the things we pride ourselves on is the expertise, skill, and passion every member of our team beholds. With years of experience in the instrument industry between us, you can be sure you are i
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
DK Strings, originally founded in Kent, now has an exciting, new workshop in Reepham, Norfolk, which opened early in 2014, providing the county with a professional and quality service at affordable pr
I studied violinmaking at the Geigenbaufachschule Mittenwald. From there I went on to work in various Violinshops, in Chicago at Michael Becker’s and Kenneth Stein’s. After a year in Tobias Festl�
Katrin Gabriel has been a violin maker and restorer for over 35 years. During that time she has had the privilege of working on many very fine antique instruments. Transforming these instruments back
Established by Paul Miller in 2005 as a stringed instrument dealership on the South Side of Glasgow, Giffnock Violins offers
a spectrum of services for instruments and bows with stock
ranging from beg
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
Benjamin Hebbert has more than fifteen years of experience as an increasingly respected authority on stringed instruments. Since training as an instrument maker in the 1990s, he has worked for a varie
My interest in violins and bows dates back to my teenage years when I studied the classic French bows and violin making with Arthur Bentley on the Wirral. I sold my first bow (I renovated it myself) a
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
