Valery Kagansky was born in Kiev, Ukraine. He studied at the Odessa Conservatory of Music, and worked as an apprentice to prominent luthiers in Rome and Cremona, Italy, in the early 80’s. Mr. Ka
Visit us in our intimate workshop conveniently located near Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. Come down the stairs to our garden level studio to view bows and instruments or to discuss restorati
We have over 100 instruments in our collection. Try as many as as you like in our elegant showroom, surrounded by my personal collection of historical documents of the greatest string players from Pag
In September 2006, leading scientists and violinmakers brought three great Cremonese violins to an acoustics lab for the first-ever 3D laser vibration scans of violins, plus CT Scans and analysis. Add
Jason Viseltear makes violins, violas, and cellos for both contemporary and period / baroque performance. His atelier in Manhattan since 1995, his first studies were with Robert Young that led to the
Kot’s Violins was established by master violin and bow maker Shu Sheng Kot. He has won numerous gold medals in prestigious international competitions for both his instruments and his bows:
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Harold Golden began his career in music as a professional guitarist and string bassist but his keen interest in the construction and sound of the violin put him on the path he has been following for 3
Otto Musica Corporation is the Strings & Accessories Group of Messiah Enterprises, which was established in 1974.
Through our deep bench of string instrument specialists and world-wide network, al
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
I made my first violin in 1990. Since then I have been making violas and violins, in the Italian tradition, one at a time, for players across the country and around the world. As of October 2015, I
Christophe Landon is a prize-winning violin maker, expert restorer, and also an international dealer in instrument and bows.
Just across from Lincoln Center on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, Chris
