My interest in stringed instruments of the violin family began in the sixth grade, when I took up the cello and found myself more interested in the instrument itself than in playing it. At that time I
Here you will find descriptions and pictures of my repair services, instruments that I have built, a little about me, and all the information you will need to get in touch with me or find my shop in M
Chicago Strings is a full service violin shop located in the heart of Evanston, offering both fine antique and modern stringed instruments as well as professional level instrument and bow repairs. We
We are committed to manufacturing Christopher® Double Bass, Cello, Viola, & Violin, Concord® Cases & Accessories of the highest quality for the student & professional market.
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My name is Wladek (Walter) Stopka.
I have been a luthier for over 30 years.
Born and raised in Poland, I started practicing violin making in 1978 in Krakow Poland in the shop of a very well known Poli
In business in Skokie since 1989, we recently moved to a new location at 4447 Oakton St. We have a fine selection of Violins, Violas, Cellos, Basses, and Bows along with accessories and cases. We serv
A440 Violin Shop is a Chicago-based string instrument dealer. We specialize in violin sales, violin repairs, violin restoration, and violin rentals. Our expertise extends past the violin and encompass
Since our founding in 1978, William Harris Lee and Company has grown to become the world’s largest and most respected maker of fine stringed instruments. In our shop on Michigan Avenue in Chicago, m
Augustino began his violinmaking education in Chicago at the Kenneth Warren & Son School of Violinmaking and in restoration and repair at Bein & Fushi, Inc. under the guidance of William Webst
Since 1976, Bein & Fushi has taken its place as the world’s premier dealer and restorer by establishing a firm in the tradition of the greatest shops of the past. At Bein & Fushi, the pulse
Russell Wagner began his forty-one year relationship with the cello in the Lexington, KY public school music program with Joseph Pival. Through the dedicated effort of teachers Rodney Farrar, Lyle Wol
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
