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
The Violin Shop was established in 1975 by Harry George, ex-Halle orchestra violinist and the business is now run by his son Kevin and Kathy, Kevin’s wife.
Our restorer and repairer Simon, is in cha
My workshop is located in my house which is located in the Derwent Valley Mills world heritage site by the river Derwent. Built in 1794 as the home of a manager of a hat factory which made hats for
GOTTING VIOLINS LTD
Between 1964 and 1967 I served my apprenticeship at the long-established School of Violin Making in Mittenwald, Germany. After the first journeyman year in Switzerland I joined in
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
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
Born and brought up in France, my interest in stringed instruments began with viola lessons at the Lyon conservatoire. Playing has always been really important to me. I play quartets weekly. This give
Using original machine tools designed by David Rodgers, Gerald makes high quality fittings for the violin, viola and cello family, as well as tuning pegs for viols and lutes.
The fittings are made and
Contemporary Violins was formed in Glasgow in 2012 by professional violinists John Robinson and Sharon Haslam. Both are members of the Orchestra of Scottish Opera.
With our combined wealth of experie
VIVA VIOLINS
Viva Violins takes care of all your stringed instrument needs, from creating a beautiful handmade instrument to supplying a set of strings.Our passion is to provide high quality instrumen
Bowspeed is run by Melanie Caswell who resumes the bow sales and repair services of her father Hamilton Caswell at the family’s well-known shop premises in Bristol’s historic Christmas Steps vi
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
