Main Violin Shop has been providing high quality violin sales and professional equipment care since 2001. Its showroom features an extensive collection of violins of various types and sizes. We are kn
Rare Violins of New York is an internationally respected firm in the world of fine instruments. Co-founders Bruno Price and Ziv Arazi are unique as experienced dealers and former professional musician
Frank Saam began to study the art of violin making as a child. He apprenticed at the House of Primavera until he was 18. After graduating high school he moved to Belgium to work as a restorer for one
Our work is not just a business, it’s a Salchow family tradition for more than a half-century. Since 2009, Isaac Salchow’s talented staff has worked with the original intent of his grand
David Segal was born in Israel and is the son of violin maker, painter and wood carver Mendel Segal. Trained in Cremona, Italy at the International School of Violin Making, he was a student of Frances
Menzel studied lutherie with the famous Carleen Hutchins of Montclair, New Jersey, whose works can be seen at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. He was also the Secretary of the Catgut Acoust
The highly specialized market for antique stringed instruments can pose a variety of challenges for even the most experienced artists, collectors, and institutions. Our comprehensive approach to advis
Andrew Schaw is currently a member of the NYC Ballet Orchestra’s Violin Section. Before joining the NYC Ballet he was a member of the Chicago Lyric Opera. As a member of the NY musical communities h
Joe graduated from the North Bennet Street School in Boston, where he studied violin making and restoration under Ray Melanson. Upon moving to New York he began working as a repair person, first at Ne
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
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
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
