As an instrument maker, I know that musicians are looking for particular qualities in an instrument. Beyond the fundamental attributes which show that an instrument works properly and is comfortable t
BEECHER ACOUSTICS LTD
Established since 1972, Jonathan Beecher originally started the business in an 18 foot square Oxfordshire room containing a grand piano and a small performance area for the teach
FIDDLE DAEMONS
Fiddledaemons studio is situated in the tranquil Cambridgeshire countryside, we are easy to reach, not far from the A1 and happy to accept visitors by appointment.
Our extensive experie
WILLIAM JOHN
William John was born in London in 1961. In 1977 he started working at Ealing Strings, one of Europe`s largest workshops. Working alongside Paul Ayres and Thomas Pilar from the famous Boh
ROSS VIOLINS
Established in 2008, Ross Violins are makers, dealers and restorers of instruments of the violin family. We provide a high quality, affordable service for all string players. We cater for
For fourteen years I was in the violin department at Sotheby’s. My last seven years there were as a departmental director. This meant travelling around the world advising clients about their ins
YANN BESSON VIOLINS
Yann Besson, a French national, born in 1976, started his apprenticeship as a violin and viola maker at the French National Violin Making School of Mirecourt in 1991. After graduat
GALLERY STRINGS
Founded in 1977 by Peter Georgiadis, who had been principal double-bass with many orchestras, Gallery Strings was specifically set up as an instrument dealership for professional music
CHRIS JOHNSON
Chris Johnson is an English violin maker who specialises in making individual instruments.
His work includes modern, classical and baroque forms, as well as exact copies of particular in
MARC SOUBEYRAN
I was born in France and grew up in Lyon, where it’s fair to say that my passion for music and musical instruments began. However, it was not until I served my apprenticeship at t
Cremona House Violin Shop of Bristol has been in the forefront of the British Violin trade since it was established in 1879 by George Darbey. Almost a hundred and forty years later and well into it’
BISHOP INSTRUMENTS AND BOWS
After establishing Bishops in 2004 we have now relocated to 2 Hinde Street, a fantastic location in central London with 2 large showrooms enabling visitors to try instrumen