Olsen Violins was established in 1999 in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle, Washington by Sten Olsen. Since that time, our growing success has been based on the simple principle of providing the bes
Applebaum’s. We are a full service violin shop in the business of making, buying and selling fine violins, violas and cellos since 1975. Our skilled violin makers perform the highest quality repair
Alina Kostina is a Russian-born violin maker now living in Seattle, WA. She grew to love the violin through her early childhood music studies. Although the Soviet Union produced many great violinists,
For Decades, the most advanced research into the methods and materials of the great Cremonese masters has been outside of modern-day Cremona. Krentz String Works has brought decades of research back t
Henry Bischofberger’s father and grandfather were violinmakers in Switzerland. Throughout his life, Henry
has followed that tradition.
Henry learned to play the violin in the 4th grade and conti
Kenmore Violins Owner Dr. Jeff Loen has extensive training in violin making, restoration, and bow rehair and repair. After earning a Ph.D. in geoscience research, he trained his researcher’s focus o
After working as a computer technician at Boeing, then building timber frame homes, Benjamin finally discovered something he truly is passionate about. Benjamin is a luthier, which in layman terms mea
Any music store can order a new instrument. Unfortunately, many of them stop there. At Quist Violins we begin by hand-selecting the best instruments from our exclusive suppliers’ inventories. We the
