As one of the oldest violin dealerships in the United States, our goal is to provide a level of service and expertise beyond that available in shops of lesser experience.
Our beginnings in 1926 grew o
May, 1945 Born in Akita Japan
Apr, 1965 – 1976 Worked for Chai Guiter Making Workshop
Sep, 1977 Accepted at Cremona Violin Making School, Cremona Italy
May, 1981 5th place at Henryka Wieniawskig
If you are looking for a special book or autograph, let me help you find it. Montagnana Books has the most extensive collection of violin and string instrument books and autographs available.
We have
Ryan McLaughlin has been working on instruments since he started playing bass guitar at age 14. He went on to play double-bass, eventually attending the Brevard Music Festival as a bassist when he was
Born into a musical family, Chunyee Lu, began the study of violin at six years of age, first under his father, a violinist of Shanghai Philharmonic. Later under Professor Li Ke Chiang, a professor of
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