Katrin Gabriel has been a violin maker and restorer for over 35 years. During that time she has had the privilege of working on many very fine antique instruments. Transforming these instruments back
I studied violinmaking at the Geigenbaufachschule Mittenwald. From there I went on to work in various Violinshops, in Chicago at Michael Becker’s and Kenneth Stein’s. After a year in Tobias Festl�
DK Strings, originally founded in Kent, now has an exciting, new workshop in Reepham, Norfolk, which opened early in 2014, providing the county with a professional and quality service at affordable pr
Dating from the end of the seventeenth century, our shop is arranged over four floors encompassing a workshop, two rooms designated for customers to view and try out instruments and bows, and an instr
One of the things we pride ourselves on is the expertise, skill, and passion every member of our team beholds. With years of experience in the instrument industry between us, you can be sure you are i
PAUL BALMER VIOLINS
My main aim is to take the time and care to help my customers, whether amateurs, serious students or professional players, to find the best instrument and bow to suit their needs.
GEOFF DENYER VIOLINS LTD
Geoff graduated from Newark School of Violin Making in 1984. He gained much experience in various workshops throughout Europe and now has his own premises in Winchester, from
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
TIMOTHY BATCHELAR
Timothy Batchelar was trained by William Luff and Pat Naismith in the Department of Music Technology at the old London College of Furniture. In his second year he won the Violin Maki
Sylvie and James Fawcett both trained at the Newark School of Violin Making and went on to combine forces in a joint workshop established in 1983, very quickly establishing a reputation for fine new i
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
