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May 28, 2021
Bosnian maple backs & Swiss tops
Now available in the store: New master grade violin tops from Switzerland and Bosnian maple backs (one & two piec...
Apr 25, 2021
All purfling back in stock - two new variants
We recently received a new purfling shipment from Germany and now have all variants back in stock. We also had two ne...
Feb 6, 2021
New backs and tops from Germany
We have not been able to travel to Europe for quite a while now to select new tonewood due the pandemic. We are there...
Oct 27, 2020
Violin tops from Switzerland
Beautiful master grade violin tops from Switzerland (from 2016, no middle cut) – now available online. Density 0.37 –...
Oct 16, 2020
New cello wood
We recently received some beautiful new cello wood from Gleissner OHG. Please browse the new back sets, tops, neck bl...
Oct 8, 2020
Master grade viola/violin tops from Italy (from 2010, no middle cut)
We continue to try out some new products and vendors. Please stay tuned for more to come. We hope that you will find...
Jul 26, 2020
Just in from Italy - Magnificent Lombardy poplar viola back sets
We just received these magnificent Lombardy poplar viola back sets from a new supplier in Italy. The felling year for...
Apr 30, 2020
Peter Biddulph - Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù
As makers we are very excited today because (after a significant amount of “hunting” on the internet and at auctions)...
Apr 1, 2020
Cello neck graft
We are very happy to be able to share some more beautiful work from Kevin Chapin (www.facebook.com/Chapinviolin/) at ...
Mar 17, 2020
Guadagnini model violin with pear purfling
See our pear purfling in use on a Guadagnini violin model. Many thanks to Kevin Chapin (www.facebook.com/Chapinviolin...
Jan 31, 2020
Just arrived: Purfling handmade in German
We just received our first shipment of handmade purfling for violins, violas and cellos. Please visit our store and e...
Jan 17, 2020
New tonewood coming soon
I just spent two full and exciting days at Gleissner OHG, one of our tonewood suppliers in Germany. I looked at hundr...