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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
HELEN MICHETSCHLAGER
After a childhood in London spent making things, playing the cello and going to concerts, I studied at the Newark School of Violin Making. On completing the course in 1980, I set
AYRES VIOLINS
Paul Ayres is a long-established and highly respected craftsman with over forty years of professional experience. A Yorkshireman, he began his training in violin-making, restoration and
HEBDEN SOUND LTD
At Hebden Sound we have adopted a different approach towards the production and sale of our new studio microphones.
Only available directly from us, each meticulously hand built micro
JOHN COCKBURN
I was taught violin making by Neil Értz, and have been building instruments for advanced students and professional players since 2005. My instruments are based on classical Italian mode