Online violin shops: an overview
Buying a violin online has long since lost its stigma, despite the misgivings that some musicians still have about the topic. Buying a violin online via the Internet offers indisputable advantages. Not only the extensive historical background information prepared by some premium online violin shops, the wide-ranging selection of instruments, too, alone gives musicians a dazzling spectrum of choices. The question today is no longer whether to buy string instruments online, but where or from whom. While most online violin shops offer inexpensive mass-produced factory instruments, some very few specialized premium shops offer antique violins for sale, fine masterpieces, historic works and other rarities. Tip: take a look at the collection of Italian violins on the Corilon website.
List of online violin shops
The list of online violin shops provided here is intended as a point of orientation. The companies below were chosen by the site’s editors and are listed alphabetically; we would welcome information about other violin shops we have not yet discovered:
Corilon violins
Online shop for contemporary, antique, and historical string instruments since 2002. Specialist of old stringed instruments and bows in various price ranges – from affordable to very fine masterpieces. Extensive selection: antique violins, violas, and cellos; specialist in high-quality string instruments and bows; also carries affordable antique and new violins. Bonus: Online audio samples for every violin, viola, and cello to listen to online. Detailed photos, professional sound samples, and comprehensive condition descriptions. Operates its own violin-making workshops in Munich and Cremona. Personal consultation in German, English, and French. Free worldwide shipping, 30-day return policy, authenticity guarantees, and a guaranteed trade-in option. Our top recommendation!
Located in: Munich, Germany
Shipping: international
Website: www.corilon.com
Thomann
Musical instrument store, new factory outfits, violin cases, accessories, violin strings, instrument sets.
Located in: Burgebrach, Germany
Shipping: international
Website: www.thomann.de
Shar Music
New factory products, strings, violin accessories, cases and equipment, factory sets, mainly accessory online store.
Located in: Ann Arbor, United States
Shipping: international
Website: www.sharmusic.com
Fiddlershop
New instrument outfits, factory violins, strings, accessories, violin cases and equipment, and other new violins online.
Located in: Pompano Beach, United States
Shipping: international
Website: www.fiddler-shop.com