Our goal is to make the process of selecting an instrument as pleasant and painless as possible. We strive to provide our clients the best instruments available, restored and new.
We provide appraisals for a variety of needs, including insurance and tax issues, and Charitable Donations or Estate taxes. In the event of mishaps, we can also assist by writing evaluations of damage
There can be little doubt that growing up as the son of William Salchow, one of the greatest North American bowmakers of his time, would set Stephen Salchow on his career path. At the tender young age
My main goal is to link both the craft of violin making/ restoration and the performance practices of the current musicians. I have been devoted to the study of Baroque music and the playing applica
We design, create and distribute our proprietary products under our own independently developed brands, including “Artino”, “OTTO” and “MUCO”. Otto Musica also represents and distributes
Olde World Violins serves the needs of the early music community as purveyors of quality stringed instruments and accoutrements. We carry beautiful baroque instruments crafted by three world-class man
In the Cultural District of Pittsburgh, amidst the Symphony, Opera and Ballet, a world-class violin shop has been established by master violinmaker, Phillip Injeian. Servicing the local community, stu
English studio musician John Pearse first began researching into music string manufacture in the mid-sixties. The first person, ever, to teach guitar on television – his BBC lessons have been se
Christopher Germain began his career in violinmaking in 1982, as a pupil of Tschu Ho Lee at the Chicago School of Violinmaking. After graduating in 1985, he worked for the Chicago firms, Kenneth Warre
Nestled in beautiful Elizabethtown, just outside of Harrisburg, in South Central Pennsylvania, Shank’s Strings has been providing world class restoration, repairs, sales and service of string in
Central Pennsylvania violin maker Scott W. Hershey has been creating, repairing, and restoring instruments for over 30 years. An award-winning member of the Violin Society of America, Hershey has craf
We Specialize in instruments of the violin family. The shop carries a large inventory of fine violins, violas, celli and bows. In addition, we carry accessories ranging from strings to cases. Appointm
