Our current selection of violins, including our new handmade instruments, contemporary/20th
century and antique violins.
Our current selection of violas, including our new handmade instruments, contemporary/20th
century and antique violas.
Our
new handmade European cellos.
We offer high quality ½ and ¾ size violins, cellos and violas
for talented younger players. We can also provide new handmade violins, violas & cellos for left-handed players.
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Violas For Sale
Martin Swan Violins MSV55 Viola
£1,850
This is a Stradivarius pattern viola with a plain maple back made with locally sourced Scottish sycamore. A very responsive instrument with a beautifully mellow and well-balanced tone. More details
A Scottish Viola by Alex Youngson, Glasgow 1974
£2500
Alex Youngson was a great maker from Clydebank who studied at Newark under Maurice Bouette. As far as I know he only made violas and viola d’amores (there’s one in the Kelvingrove Museum). This is a very nicely made large-pattern instrument, a far cry from his pre-Newark “Clyde built” instruments. The tone is very rich and powerful – suitable for a serious professional player. More details
Everything you need to know about our new handmade
instruments: what our design specifications are, why we got
involved in making new violins, and why we chose the Amati,
Bergonzi and Guarneri forms.
It's
a commonly received wisdom that you have to go to a violin
store to find the right violin, but we already have over 500
happy customers who would beg to differ.
Tone
evaluations of violins by named makers, along with auction
estimates and sale prices.
Summary of Martin's extensive work as a composer, producer,
recording artist and violinist, with links to albums he has
released or produced, and to some recent YouTube performances.
What's
new on the website. Thoughts on choosing and playing an
instrument. Links to forums and online information.
Terms & conditions, return policy, postage costs, how we
package and insure our instruments.
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