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
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
OLD VIOLIN WORKSHOP
The Old Violin Workshop in Hampton Hill, Middlesex supplies a wide range of violins, violas and cellos, including instruments for children starting to learn music right through to
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
ROBERT LAY/ALBAMUSICK
Albamusick deals in secondhand and antiquarian sheet music of all types together with related books. This vast collection of classical music, probably the largest in Britain, inc
GEOFF DENYER VIOLINS LTD
Geoff graduated from Newark School of Violin Making in 1984. He gained much experience in various workshops throughout Europe and now has his own premises in Winchester, from
ADRIAN VICKERS, MAKER AND REPAIRER OF FINE DOUBLE BASSES
Adrian Vickers has been making and repairing double basses since 1997 when he repaired his first instrument under the instruction of John Bedin
Founded in 1892, J & A Beare is widely regarded as the pre-eminent business in the field of fine antique stringed instruments and bows. Supported by Beare’s unrivalled team of specialists, many
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
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
Sylvie and James Fawcett both trained at the Newark School of Violin Making and went on to combine forces in a joint workshop established in 1983, very quickly establishing a reputation for fine new i
Cremona House Violin Shop of Bristol has been in the forefront of the British Violin trade since it was established in 1879 by George Darbey. Almost a hundred and forty years later and well into it’
