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
GEORGE STOPPANI
George Stoppani inherited his Italian name from his Venetian grandfather, Pietro Faustino, who came to London in the early 1900s. George’s father and mother were respectively a p
Each bow is hand signed and made with the same care that Marco has extended to the company’s ownership and management of sustainable forest and the recycling of old wood from previous agricultural e
At UK Violins, we pride ourselves in offering our customers good, honest, trustworthy, personal advice. Whether it’s regarding the purchase, repair, restoration, or the valuation of an instrum
Based in Beverley, East Yorkshire, Peter Hall Violins provides a quality service to student, amateur and professional players.
Peter has been a stringed instrument maker and repairer for over 20 years
Violist and bowmaker Emma Alter is described by Paul McCreesh as ‘one of the finest players of her generation,’ and has been saluted by Music and Vision for her “beautifully rich ton
ANDREWS OF HARROGATE (VIOLINS)
All repairs to violins, violas, cellos and double basses
Bow rehairs and repairs
Strings and accessories sold
Valuations for insurance and probate
All instruments carefu
MAKERS AND REPAIRERS OF FINE INSTRUMENTS At the heart of the shop are master luthiers, makers, restorers and players. With luthiers in shop each day we can be there to support your musical journey fro
After graduating with merit from the WSVM, and having received much encouragement, Aleth Michel moved to Bristol in 1986 to establish her own workshop, concentrating on new making, repairs, restoratio
ROGER HANSELL VIOLINS LTD
We feel that fittings on an instrument are crucially important and the set up should never be
compromised by a tailpiece, pegs or any other part being of inappropriate size.
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
JAMES RAWES VIOLINS
James Rawes trained at the Newark School of Violin Making, qualifying in 1980. He gained valuable experience as a restorer at the prestigious firm of W E Hill & Sons in Bucking
