Violin makers in Alexandria, VA

Qualification

master violinmaker, restorer

Service

trade, repair, restoration, leasing, accessories

Particularities

Bropst Violin Shop is an internationally renowned dealer of finest stringed instruments that has been founded by Loren and Gerald Brobst in 1966 and is run by the family up to today. Rental and trade-in-programs are making a wide range of instruments available for educational purposes, and a full-service workshop offers all kinds of repairs and restorations including finest tonal adjustments.

Qualification

bow maker

Service

new building, repair, restoration

Particularities

Donald M. Cohen is a master bow maker and restorer who works for famous musicians, collectors and dealers such as Anne-Sophie Mutter, Sir Yehudi Menuhin and Daniel Mueller-Schott. Since 2017 he provides no standard bow maintenance and repair services to the public any more but focuses on making finest masterpieces and demanding restorations.

Donald M. Cohen initially studied violin with Ruth Posselt and Richard Burgin before he switched from music to bow making, and worked after his master's degree with Emile Baran in Decatur, Georgia. In 1980 he established his first atelier.