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
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
Over the years, several activities have been added to the workshop: a direct import service from European and Eastern manufacturers, study violin models specially built to our specifications, exhibiti
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
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
Under the watchful eye of master violin maker Natanael Sasaki his students Michael and Duncan have worked on two brilliant violins this year both violins are for sale with a charity tax receipt provid
Over ten years ago Peter Mach introduced the Mach One Shoulder Rest for violin and viola, surprisingly the first commercially available shoulder rest made out of the most natural of materials, wood.
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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
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
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,
