MATTHEW COLTMAN
Matthew Coltman trained at the Newark School of Violin Making and after graduating in 1977 he joined the world famous firm of W. E. Hill & Sons where he acquired his skills as a bo
CHRIS JOHNSON
Chris Johnson is an English violin maker who specialises in making individual instruments.
His work includes modern, classical and baroque forms, as well as exact copies of particular in
David’s main body of work is dedicated to the traditional design and build of new violas. Specializing in developing this exciting instrument David believes that it is important to establish the vio
ADRIAN VICKERS, MAKER AND REPAIRER OF FINE DOUBLE BASSES
Adrian Vickers has been making and repairing double basses since 1997 when he repaired his first instrument under the instruction of John Bedin
BOWERS VIOLINS
Paul Bowers instruments have a rich and colourful timbre throughout their range. They are noted for their ease of response, evenness across the strings, and for their power and projecti
Hill and Company is one of Hertfordshire’s leading dealers, repairers and restorers of violins, violas, cellos and bows. We are the third generation of a proven family business and have been in
FRANK MERCHANDISING
(LONDON) LTD
Established in 1952, Frank Merchandising Ltd specialises in supplying a premium selection of quality bows for stringed instruments to the UK retail trade. We also carr
ROBERT LAY/ALBAMUSICK
Albamusick deals in secondhand and antiquarian sheet music of all types together with related books. This vast collection of classical music, probably the largest in Britain, inc
GEOFF DENYER VIOLINS LTD
Geoff graduated from Newark School of Violin Making in 1984. He gained much experience in various workshops throughout Europe and now has his own premises in Winchester, from
We understand that buying an instrument is a very personal matter.
So we never put our clients under any obligation. Begin with a short consultation and take the opportunity to play one. Then, subject
Established by Paul Miller in 2005 as a stringed instrument dealership on the South Side of Glasgow, Giffnock Violins offers
a spectrum of services for instruments and bows with stock
ranging from beg
My interest in violins and bows dates back to my teenage years when I studied the classic French bows and violin making with Arthur Bentley on the Wirral. I sold my first bow (I renovated it myself) a