Hand-made traditional (and non-traditional) Violin-family instruments for sale;

New (and used, when available)

Remember that Amati, Stradivari and Guarneri once made new instruments. I doubt mine will ever be anywhere close to that exalted category, but if they are good luthier-made instruments when new, and are carefully maintained, their value goes up, not down. This is especially true for a relatively unknown luthier-- as the maker's reputation increases, so does the value of his/her instruments. The same is less true for factory-made instruments.

Set-up Can be classical or fiddler-friendly

I do make 5-string fiddles, and the set-up is different for a fiddler, as a rule, than for a classical player.

Wood can be domestic or European

Fine instruments can be made of a variety of woods. Stradivari occasionally used willow or poplar, though the majority were maple. There have been some very good violins made from Big Leaf maple, but the European maple seems to hold the lead in making violins. violas, celli and basses work fine with domestic maples. Of the domestic Maples, Red maple seems to be closest to the qualities of the European maple.

Repairs; Free estimates