Canadian Bow Maker Michael Vann was trained in New York City in the shop of the world renowned master Bow Maker William Salchow. Since embarking on his career in 1975 he has won six international and
Welcome to Michael Altshuler’s Violin Shop, Vancouver’s most reputable violin maker – “the one place for all your string instrument needs”
Michael Altshuler has over 25 y
Vickie’s violin career began in 1985 by assisting in violin and bow repairs being done in the family’s workshop located in their backyard garage. As time and her knowledge progressed, she
Our store is located on Main Street and Southeast Marine Drive, in Vancouver, B.C. We feature violins, violas, cellos, and accessories for these instruments. In addition to retail, we do service and r
Inokuchi & Son have been manufacturing musical instruments of distinction for over 40 years. Considered by many to be one of the top makers of today, the present-day partnership of Master Violin-m
Reid was born in Toronto, Canada in 1952. As a teenager he studied the Reid Hudsondouble bass with Tom Monahan, planning to continue at the University of Toronto. His career path changed when he showe
Welcome to Vitek Violins, a family run shop. We take pride in that as professional players we approach our instruments through a player’s ear.
Our instruments are selected not only for their quality
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