Setup, Repair & Rehairs

A instrument setup typically consists of:
Cleaning and polishing, new pegs, top nut, shooting and reprofiling fingerboard, handcut bridge individually made for the instrument, sound post, good set of strings, modern tailpiece, tailgut and fine tuner. Please contact us for further information.

Bow rehairs, using top quality Mongolian horse-hair, are £35.00 for violin bows and £40.00 for cello bows.

A same day service is often available by arrangement. Please contact us for further information.

 

Violin Bows

We have a range of good quality student bows. Sticks are Pernambuco or Brazilwood and mounted in nickel or silver. Makers include Erich Steiner, Knoll, G.Werner, W.Seifert, Arcos Brazil, Lefin, Finkel. Prices from £150.00.

We also sell the full range of Water Violet bows subject to availability. Prices on application.

Semi-modern Baroque Violin Bow - £600.00

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Jas. Dood

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W.E. Hill & Sons

Very fine violin bow by W C Retford, circa 1921, Tortoise shell mount

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Howard Green

Modern hand made violin bow silver mounted c2010

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More Violin Bows

German, Gustav Prager, c.1920

Strong round stick with mounts of silver and ebony. Excellent condition 61.5g.

German, Albin Hums c.1925

Strong round stick with mounts of silver and ebony 62.1g.

French, Jean-Luc Tauziede 2006

Lovely, strong, round stick with mounts of silver and ebony. 60.6g.

English, Dolmesch. Baroque

Beautiful fluted stick with ivory frog. 50.8g.

German, N. Lambert

Round stick with mounts of silver and ebony. 57.1g.

French, L. Morizot c.1930

Round stick with mounts of silver and ebony. 61.1g.