Raymond Schryer, born 1961 in Sault Ste Marie ON Canada, has been passionate about violins for over 35 years. Raymond studied violin performance at the University of Western Ontario and now enjoys arr
Mr. Lamarre mainly manufactures instruments that compose the string quartet and double bass. He studied from 1977 to 1980 with the Italian master Luthier Sylvio de Lellis who was then living in Quebec
In 1934, Wagner Violin was started by Siegfried Wagner in Belgium. Since 1960, this violin repair company has been located north of Bracebridge, Muskoka, Ontario and carried on by Wagner’s widow
For the last thirty years, I have been working as a violin and guitar maker at my home here in the hills above St. Ann’s Bay on Cape Breton Island in Canada’s Nova Scotia. Although I speci
From an early age, Garth has been involved in music and woodworking, but his passion lies in the creative process of making instruments from the violin family.
In 2004, Garth decided to advance his sk
Bernard Walke has been a bow maker in the style of the old masters since 1980. His bows are played by professional musicians and advanced students throughout North America and around the world.
The work of a master luthier is penetrated by a personal imprint – the gesture – which determines the character of each of the instruments he makes. The gesture gives the instrument an exc
Welcome to Poesis: Your expert in the finest quality violins, violas, cellos, and bows. We are proud to be Western Canada`s largest supplier of fine string instruments. Whatever you budget or need is,
Gwyneth Wilbur is renowned for her hand-made violins of superior craftsmanship and coveted tone. She has perfected her skills through years of violin construction and by studying from the best. Inside
Stephen grew up playing the violin and has been working with instruments professionally for sixteen years. He trained at the world-renowned Newark School of Violin Making in England and then worked fo
Sibylle Ruppert grew up with string music and learned the basics of violin making in a three year course at the Welsh School of Instrument Making and Repair / Abertridwr. The young staff and the small
Fine Strings is owned and operated by Olivia Pelling, a Luthier based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Olivia is a second generation Luthier who comes from a family with a strong tradition of Lutherie and
