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British Violin Making Association
- Established to promote the craft of making and restoring violins and related instruments; includes information about membership and events, and a listing of members.
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Alan Ward, Violin & Cellomaker/Restorer
- Makes violins, violas, and cellos in the traditional way; also offers restoration services. Includes a profile and galleries. [Buckinghamshire].
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Andrea Pontedoro
- An Italian violin maker based in Edinburgh; provides a biography, a guide to his instruments and bows, and information on the ancient art and traditions of violin making.
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Andreas Hudelmayer
- Uses traditional methods and hand-tools to craft violins, violas, and cellos; includes a guide to his techniques, audio samples, and a gallery. [London].
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Buxton Violin Shop
- Colin Cross is a restorer and repairer, and specialises in making violins and violas. Includes a gallery, testimonials, and contacts. [Derbyshire].
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Christoph Götting
- Hand crafts violins and violas, with a particular interest in varnishes. Includes a profile, a guide to and gallery of his range, and contact details. [Hampshire].
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Colin Wills
- Maker of modern violins, violas, and cellos; includes galleries, profile, and contact details. [Somerset].
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Derek Roberts Violins
- Makes and restores violins, deals in a wide range of stringed instruments, and offers violin making courses; with a profile and details of his stock and services. [Leamington Spa and Pembrokeshire].
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Hans Nikolaos Pluhar
- Offers a guide to his instruments and philosophy, with a profile and contact details. [London].
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Harris and Sheldon
- Makers of concert violins, violas and cellos; includes information about their specialist techniques, profiles, research, and contact details. [London].
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Helen Michetschläger
- Hand crafts violins, violas, and cellos; includes galleries of her instruments, biography, current projects, and contact details. [Manchester].
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Martyn J. Bailey Luthier Ltd
- Professionally trained repairer and restorer of orchestral string instruments. Also makes cellos and double basses and sells accessories.
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Merion David Attwood
- Specialises in making instruments of the viol and violin families and early bows, based on surviving originals. Includes his profile, gallery and audio samples, and contact details.
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Neil Értz
- Makes violins, violas and cellos in both modern and baroque set-up. Includes his profile, examples of his work, and contacts. [Cambridge].
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Paul Bryant
- Specialises in hand crafting double basses and cellos. Includes information about his instruments, price guide, and contact. [Worcestershire].
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Sheena Laurie, Luthier
- Specialises in creating and restoring 'cellos, violas and violins; includes a guide to her instruments, workshops and courses, and contacts. [Fintry, Stirlingshire].
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Stentor Music Co Ltd
- Manufacturers and distributors of orchestral stringed instruments; includes a catalogue, listing of worldwide distributors, company profile, and contacts.
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Thomas Martin
- Double bass player and luthier, making instruments for fellow professionals. Includes details of his models, repair and restoration services, and a profile. [Oxfordshire].
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Tim Phillips
- Crafts a range of traditional and contemporary violins and violas, including electric models; includes his profile, a catalogue of his range, details of learning materials, and contact. [Powys, Wales].
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Timothy Batchelar
- Offers specialist repairs and restoration of orchestral stringed instruments; also deals in new and used instruments. Information about their services, current stock, and contacts. [Leicester].
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Tulloch Violins
- Hand crafted violins and violas in the Italian tradition; includes a gallery of his instruments, price guide, and contacts. [Orkney].
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Vivace Violin
- Offers a range of stringed instruments; violins, violas, cellos, double basses, bows and accessories.
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William Castle
- Violin, viola, and cello maker; includes his biography, a guide to his models, advice on choosing an instrument, and ordering guidance. [Shropshire].
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