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Qualification
violin maker, master violinmaker
Service
new building, repair, restoration
Particularities
Ruschil & Bailly are luthiers and a violin shop in London. They specialise in violin making repair, viola repair, cello repair & sound adjustments
Opening hours
Monday open, Saturdays open
Address:
35N8 9DD London
Germany
Telephone:
+44 7984986229
Qualification
violin maker, master violinmaker
Service
trade, new building, repair, restoration, leasing, accessories
Particularities
Andreas Hudelmayer is a fine contemporary maker. He studien violin making at the Newark School of Violin Making and graduated with Distinction. Subsequently he worked for three years as a maker and restorer in two Berlin workshops, before he was appointed to be the Head of the London workshop of Frederick Phelps. In 2002 he established his own atelier in central London.
Address:
Studio 310 Peckham Levels, 95A Rye LaneSE15 4ST London
United Kingdom
Telephone:
+44 (0)20 7490 0188
Service
new building, repair, restoration
Address:
LondonUnited Kingdom
Telephone:
+44 746 3456 089 
Service
trade, new building, repair, restoration, leasing, accessories
Particularities
Thwaites is a family business that is providing instruments and luthier services especially to orchestral musicians – with specialised rental schemes for students and professionals.
The staff at Thwaites workshop
- Jack Pamplin – Founder & Expert
- Bill Pamplin – Director and Expert
- Caroline Lovell – Director and Bow Restorer
- Chris Chinn – Senior Luthier
- Richard Dean – Luthier
- Lance Hunter-Darch – Luthier
- Amy Lovell – Apprentice Bow Restorer
Address:
33, Chalk HillWD19 4BL London
United Kingdom
Telephone:
+44 1923 232412 Service
trade, repair, accessories
Address:
10 High StreetTW12 1PD London
United Kingdom
Telephone:
+44 20 8977 2952 Service
repair, leasing, accessories
Particularities
David Coltman is a violinist and experienced string instrument and bow restorer who worked at Edward Withers, London und Matthew Coltman, Chiswick, before establishing his own workshop in Pinner.
Address:
6, Anglesmede CrescentHA5 5SP London
United Kingdom
Telephone:
+44 0774 6755 406
Service
trade, new building, repair, restoration, accessories
Particularities
Laurence Dixon violin making and restoration at Guildhall University and South Thames College. Subsequently he worked at the Stentor workshops and with the London bass specialist Roger Dawson.
In his own workshop, the "Bass Place", Laurence Dixon is making instruments, sells double basses and bows and offers any luthier services bassists may require.
Address:
123 Dulwich RoadSE24 0NG London
United Kingdom
Telephone:
+44 794 737 7520 Service
trade, repair, accessories
Particularities
The Early Music Shop is an internationally renowned specialist for early music instruments, providing instruments, accessories, luthier services and tuitions.
The shop has showrooms in Saltaire, West Yorkshire, and in London.
Address:
11 Denmark StreetWC2H 8LS London
United Kingdom
Telephone:
+44 207 062 9000 Service
new building, repair, restoration, accessories
Particularities
Anette Fajardo studied violin making at the State Vocational School for Instrument Making in Mittenwald, Germany (Geigenbaufachschule Mittenwald). After graduating she worked at Michael Becker’s and Kenneth Stein’s workshop in Chicago, in Tobias Festl’s World Of Basses in Reutlingen, Germany and finally joined the workshop of Peter Biddulph in London. In 2001 she founded her own workshop in South East London and joined the team of luthiers at the Royal Academy of Music in 2006.
Address:
50 Brockley GroveSE4 1RJ London
United Kingdom
Telephone:
+44 20 8699 4753
Service
trade
Particularities
Peter Biddulph is one of the most renowned international experts in the world of stringed instruments and author of ground-breaking publications about Antonio Stradivari and Giuseppe Guarneri del Gèsu.
Address:
99 Mortimer StreetW1W 7SX London
United Kingdom
Telephone:
+44 (0) 20 7636 1733 Service
trade, new building, repair, accessories
Particularities
Emma Alter is a baroque violinist, who studied period bow making with the Dutch bow makers Pieter Affourtit, Andreas Grutter and Basil de Visser. Back in London, she learnt repair and restoration with Stephen Thomson.
In her London atelier she makes and sells period bows, not only baroque but medieval and renaissance as well, and hand made leather mutes.
Address:
Unit B, 4 Park EndNW3 2SE London
United Kingdom
Telephone:
+44 7939 277189 Service
trade, repair, restoration, accessories
Particularities
Paul Balmer is a violinist who was introduced to the art of violin making by Andrew Scrimshaw and offers instruments, bows and individual luthier services to amateurs, students and professional players.
Address:
99A Stapleton Hall RdN4 4RH London
United Kingdom
Telephone:
+44 208 342 9008
Service
repair, restoration, accessories
Particularities
Alex Hillairet studied at the Newark School of Violin Making under Patrick Jowett, Paul Harrild and Paul Gossling. After graduating in 2003, he apprenticed to several workshops in France, Germany, England and Korea, where he specialised in different restoration and conservation techniques and in sound optimisation. He is a member of the British Violin Making Association.
Address:
Warlters CloseN7 0SA London
United Kingdom
Telephone:
+44 2075029483 Service
trade, repair, accessories
Address:
8 Keswick MewsW5 5PG London
United Kingdom
Telephone:
+44 203 659 6159 Service
new building, repair, restoration
Particularities
Philip Ihle studied violin making in Cremona and worked for Mark Wilhelm in Suhr, Switzerland and Florian Leonhard in London. He specialised in custom-made violins and in restoring finest, historical instruments and tonal adjustment. Occasionally, he collaborates with his wife, the J & A Beare restorer Tomoko Murai.
Address:
42-44 Hassop roadNW2 6RX London
United Kingdom
Service
new building, repair, restoration
Particularities
Gareth Ballard was a professional musician when he decided to follow his passion and to become a violin maker. He was introduced to the art of violin making by Giuseppe Quagliano and studied at the Newark School of Violin Making. Subsequently he worked in several workshops in Austria and France in order to deepen his experience. Back in England he joined the atelier of Bridgewood and Neitzert in Stoke Newington for three years before he set up his London workshop.
Address:
47 Lambeth WalkSE11 6DU London
United Kingdom
Telephone:
+44 770 601 3195 Service
trade, restoration
Particularities
Founded in 1892, the Beare family company stands for the best traditions of the British stringed instrument business.
Address:
5-7 Cranwood StreetEC1V 9EE London
United Kingdom
Service
trade, new building, repair, restoration
Particularities
Michael Shakespeare studied violin making at the London College of Furniture under Patricia Naismith and worked for almost ten years as a restorer in the atelier of J. P. Guivier. With his own workshop he became a highly regarded partner of musicians in major London orchestras; he collaborates with the workshop of Sean Bishop of Bishop's Instruments and Bows as a principal restorer.
Address:
26 Tranquil ValeSE3 OAX London
United Kingdom
Telephone:
+44 20 8318 0738
Service
trade, repair, leasing
Particularities
Stringers is a well-known dealer of stringed instruments with shops and violin making workshops in Edinburgh and London.
The staff at Stringer London's workshop
- John Sydenham – Restorer
- Antoni Ruschil – Restorer
- Piotr Kulcenty – Restorer
- Juliane Schanzenbach – Senior Bow Restorer
- Florian Bailly – Bow Restorer
Address:
99 Lisson GroveNW1 6UP London
United Kingdom
Telephone:
+44 20 7224 9099 Service
trade, repair, restoration, leasing, accessories
Particularities
J P Guivier is a violin dealer and restorer, that was established in 1863 by Joseph Prospère Guivier.
The staff at J P Guivier workshop
- Kwon Su Kim – Head of Workshop
- Antonis Andreou – Instrument Restorer
- Luca Modaffari – Senior Bow Specialist
Address:
99 Mortimer StreetW1W 7SX London
United Kingdom
Telephone:
+44 20 7580 2560 Service
trade, restoration, leasing
Particularities
J & A Beare traces back its history to John Beare in 1865 and was established 1892 to become a leading international violin dealer – a famous name in the world of fine stringed instruments and a port of call for many of the best musicians.
Luthiers at the workshop of J & A Beare
- Philippe Briand – luthier
- Monika Bulsiewicz – archetier
- Gilbert Cox – archetier
- Gordon Kerr – luthier
- Rebekka Moos – luthier
- Tomoko Ihle Murai – luthier
- Andrea Ortona – luthier
- Alexandre Valois – luthier
Address:
30 Queen Anne StreetW1G 8HX London
United Kingdom
Telephone:
+44 20 7307 9666
Service
trade, repair, restoration, leasing, accessories
Particularities
Gary Bridgewood and Tom Neitzert studied violin making at the London College of Furniture with Norman Myall, Stephen Barber, Pat Naismith, William Luff and the maker and historian Ian Harwood before they established their atelier in 1982.
Address:
146 Stoke Newington Church StreetN16 0JU London
United Kingdom
Telephone:
+44 207 2499398 Service
trade, new building, repair, restoration, accessories
Address:
40 Nunhead GreenSE15 3QF London
United Kingdom
Telephone:
+44 7779 040789 Service
trade, repair, restoration, accessories
Particularities
Tom Blackburn is a professional musician, who established his violin making atelier in 1969.
Address:
75 Harrington GardensSW7 4JZ London
United Kingdom
Telephone:
+44 20 7373 2474 
Service
trade
Particularities
Tom Woods Cellos is a specialised London dealer of fine cellos.
Address:
26 Royal Opera ArcadeSW1Y 4UY London
United Kingdom
Telephone:
+44 20 7362 1812 Service
trade, repair, restoration
Particularities
Bishop Instruments & Bows is a London based dealer of fine stringed instruments and bows
The staff at the Bishop workshop
- Martin Sonnenberg – Restorer
- Jutta Walcher – Bow Restorer
- Michael Shakespeare – Repairer/Restorer
Address:
2 Hinde StreetW1U 2AZ London
United Kingdom
Telephone:
+44 207 4875682 Service
trade, repair, restoration
Particularities
Florian Leonhard studied violin making at the State Vocational School for Instrument Making in Mittenwald, Germany and started his career as Head Restorer at W. E. Hill & Sons and continued at Macholds in Bremen, Germany and Withers, London.
Additionally to his London showroom and workshop Florian Leonhard established an office in Hong Kong and a violin making atelier in New York City.
Address:
3 Frognal LaneNW3 7DY London
United Kingdom
Telephone:
+44 207 8 133 307
Service
trade, repair, restoration
Particularities
Phelps Violins was established in 1895 and is one of the leading UK dealers and restorers of fine violins, stringed instruments and bows.
Address:
34 Conway RoadN14 7BA London
United Kingdom
Telephone:
+44 20 8482 3887