Among the most highly regarded contemporary violin makers, Benjamin Ruth was awarded gold medals for both violin and viola in the 2012 VSA international competition. Active in violin making for 40 yea
French Master Bowmaker and MacArthur Fellow 2012, Benoit Rolland dedicates his life to music and to the art of bow making. His studio is in Boston.
Benoit Rolland designs each bow for a specific playi
Since our founding in 2006, Bridges & Bows Violin Shop has helped thousands of adults and students gain access to high-quality instruments, and supported more than 50 local arts organizations thro
Carriage House Violins is a full-service violin shop offering a wide array of both fine antique instruments and new instruments by today’s best makers.
Christopher Reuning founded Carriage
Christian Schabbon initially trained as a cabinet maker in Berlin. He joined the Milanese Violin making School, graduating with best marks. During this period he also made instruments in his own wor
Our legendary staff has expertise servicing everything from student level instruments to professional level hand-crafted instruments.
We’re open Monday through Saturday, 10am – 6pm.
Our r
Among our collection of twenty fine cellos are makers from Cremona, Naples, Milan, Florence, Venice and the major European schools. Some of these cellos have been loaned to players for competitions an
Eric began his bowmaking training upon graduating in 1996 from the University of Georgia where he double majored in Double Bass performance and Music Theory. He first attended a bowmaking class with C
Francis Morris is a 1974 graduate of the world-renowned violinmaking school in Mittenwald, Germany. Subsequently he worked with Fritz Baumgartner in Basel, Switzerland, and at the shops of Hans Weissh
John A. Rowen stringed Instruments is a full-service shop to serve the needs of String Players of violin, viola, cello and bass. My formal training includes master classes at the University of New Ham
We have served the Greater Boston string-playing community since 1976 and are New England’s largest violin shop. We are one of the first and most prominent Internet resources for string players.
I make violins, violas, and cellos by hand using the best possible materials. I enjoy designing instruments to have particular playing characteristics. As a player myself, my priorities for a new inst
