David Burgess has won more violin making contests of truly international scope, won them more consistently, and won them against a greater number of competitors than not only any living violin maker,
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
My relationship with the violin started at age 8, when I began my musical studies. Later, I developed interests in woodworking and sculpture, but the violin remained an important part of my life and l
Ed McCoppin Violins is a full service violin shop, which includes cello and bass work, is located in southeast Michigan, just north of Toledo, Ohio and south of Detroit.Premium Set-Ups include good qu
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
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
The career of a luthier is a unique path, and it takes years to develop the skills necessary to excel in this craft. Without a deep-seated passion and commitment, it is difficult to succeed. Luckily,
STRINGS August/Sept. 2006 NO. 141 P.62~67 The lecture hall is in the Library of Con¬gress in Washington, D.C. The attendees are members of the American Federation of Violin and Bow Makers, master cra
Since 1989, Cedar Strings has become the leading Musical Instrument workshop in Chain Beijing. Providing second to none service to our customers, we have a wide variety of instruments, violins,
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
Our location in Batavia (on the border of Batavia and West Chicago), has 3,000 square feet that houses our inventory of Instruments and Bows, our Workshop (where we Repair, Restore and Make Instrument
Anthony DiMambro has been an active restorer of bows for nearly 16 years and has taken on bow making as of 2015. He spent several years doing bow restoration full time at a major violin shop in the mi
