The HALIFAX FOLKLORE CENTRE was started and has been under continuous ownership by Tom and Marla Dorward since 1971. We are a unique music shop in a 135 year-old Victorian home, where stringed musical
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
The playability, sound research, artistic creation, are some of the watchwords that guide my work. The musician must consider the bow as an extension of his body: that is my goal.
The joy of playing,
We have over 25 years of experienced with fully qualified teachers to teach children, teens, and adults in both English and French. We offer classical violin lessons to the beginner, intermediate and
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
Prima Sonoro instruments are quick to respond, feel smooth and are easy to play. Musicians can draw out full resonance with little effort allowing for maximum expression. We’ve kept all the best asp
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
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
James Ham is a professional luthier dedicated to the repair, restoration and new construction of violin family instruments and bows.
A member of the prestigious American Federation of Violin and Bowma
We are pleased to welcome you to our Ottawa store, in partnership with David Doyle, violin maker & restorer.
David is a graduate of the Newark School of Violin Making in England with nearly 30 yea
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
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
