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Francis Beaulieu
7986, rue St-Denis
Montréal, Québec H2R 2G1
Tel: (514) 276-9676
francisbeaulieu@gmail.com
francisbeaulieu.com

Gary Bridgewood
Bridgewood & Neitzert Ltd
146 Stoke Newington Church Street
London
N16 0JU
+44 (0) 20 7249 9398

Karl Dennis
48 Beach Street
Warren, RI 02885
Tel: (401) 247-0159
karl@karldennisviolins.com
www.karldennisviolins.com

Atelier de lutherie Cédric Dombret
Rue Antoine Gossiaux 4A
1472 Vieux Genappe, Belgium
Tel:+32 (0) 479 523930
www.lutheriedombret.com

Hubert Dufour
Impasse des Hirondelles
F 83560 Rians
France
Tel.Fax: 33 (0)4 94 80 67 85
hubertdufour-luthier@wanadoo.fr
www.hubertdufour-luthier.com

Lyn Elder
74 North Street
Bristol, VT 05443
Tel: (802) 453-3625
lynelder@gmavt.net

Warren Ellison
325 Browns Trace
Jericho, Vermont 05465
Tel: (802) 899-2118
www.warrenellison.com

Pedro Ferreira
Rumor – Atelier de instrumentos musicais
Lisboa, Portugal
Tel: 00351 965 492 200
info@rumor.pt
www.rumor.pt

Renate Fink
Hagen 45
38835 Osterwieck
Germany
Tel: +49 (0)39421-68846
sonare@freenet.de
www.renatefink.com

René Garmy
4, av. du Dr Bertrand
13090 Aix en Provence
France
Tel: 33 4 42630304
rene@garmy-luthier.com

Gabriela Guadalajara
492 Convent Ave., #23
New York, NY 10031
Tel: (212) 491-6805
gabrielasbaroque@gmail.com
www.gabrielasbaroque.com

Sergio Gistri
Via del Castello 82/A
53034 Colle di Val d’Elsa (SI)
Italy
Tel: (0039) 0577 920318
s.gistri@iol.it
www.baroqueinstruments.com

Horst Grünert
Seeshaupterstr. 66
D-8122 Penzberg
Germany
www.Gruenert.com

Henner Harders
Mansfelder Strasse 48
D-16949 Putlitz/Mansfeld
Germany
Tel: 49 (0)33981 505434
www.violworks.com

Eitan Hoffer
Zvia, 2012900 Israel
Tel: +972 4 6619156
+972 507 626 156
www.hoffer-bows.com
E. Hoffer Bowmaker FaceBook Page

Timothy G. Johnson
2919 Sanger Ave.
Waco, TX
Tel: (254) 757-2376
tgjohnso@earthlink.net
www.timothyjohnsonluthier.com

Richard Jones
5 Lakeview
Powfoot, Annan DG12 5PG
Scotland
Tel: (01461) 700396
www.rjviols.co.uk

Jane Julier
Old Trickey’s Farmhouse
Blackborough, Cullompton
Devon EX15 2HZ
England
Tel: (0823) 681012
rossclocks@clara.co.uk

Judith Kraft
99 rue de Faubourg du Temple
75010 Paris
France
www.judithkraft.net

Daniel Larson – Gamut Strings
1600 London Rd.
Duluth, MN 55812 USA
USA: 1-888-724-8099
Int’l: 1-218-724-8011
support@gamutmusic.com
https://www.gamutmusic.com

Gesina Liedmeier
Middelwaard 2
6631 BJ Horssen
The Netherlands
Tel/Fax:(31 0) 487 541201
www.violmaker.com

Federico Löwenberger
Via Marussig 13
16166 Quinto al mare (Genova)
Italy
Tel/Fax (39) 010 373 0148
info@baroqueviolins.com
www.baroqueviolins.com/

Thomas Mace
12024 Peterson Hill Road
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
Tel: (206) 855-0920
thomas@earlystrings.com
www.earlystrings.com

Edward Maday
1066 Stanton Avenue
Woodmere, NY 11598
Tel: (516) 374-4943
www.edmaday.com

Ian Crawford McWilliams
Crawford Instruments
Brandenburg Workshop
Address: 9 Mühlentorstraße
City: 14770 Brandenburg an der Havel
Country: Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 152 027 90576
Fax: +49 (0) 3381 890 24 98
Berlin Workshop
Pestalozzistr. 82
10627 Berlin, Germany
woodmagician@hotmail.com
www.crawfordinstruments.org

Owen Morse-Brown
2 Little Snarlton Farm
Snarlton Lane, Melksham, Wiltshire
England SN12 7QP
Tel: (01225) 704525
info@owenmorse-brown.com
www.owenmorse-brown.com

Ray Nurse
2716 East 1st Avenue
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada V5M 1A7
Tel: (604) 255-1874

Charlie Ogle
2540 Woodland Drive
Eugene, OR 97403
Tel: (541) 683-4500
Fax: (541) 683-4492
www.violadagamba.com

John Pringle
2218 Mt. Willing Rd.
Efland, NC 27243
Tel: (919) 563-4118
www.pringleviols.com

Christian Rault
24 rue de Gémond
79270 Le Vanneau
France
Tel: (33) 549 79 53 53
christian-rault@wanadoo.fr
www.christianrault.com

Kai-Thomas Roth
16 Coombe Lane
Shepton Mallet
Somerset BA4 5XD England
Tel: 44 (0)1749 34 39 12
kaithomasr@aol.com
www.kai-thomas-roth-cellos.com

Linda Shortridge
725 #1 Tramway Lane NE
Albuquerque, NM 87122
Tel: (505) 822-1311
LindaShortridge@aol.com
Lindasviols@aol.com

Thomas Schiegnitz
Kopenhagener Str. 71
10437 Berlin
Tel: 030 47378771
tschiegnitz@googlemail.com
www.geigenbau-schiegnitz.de

Marc Soubeyran
33 Julian Road
Ludlow, Shropshire SY8 1HA, UK
Tel: +44 (0) 1584 877343
marc@soubeyranviolins.co.uk
www.soubeyranviolins.co.uk/

Marco Ternovec
Parochiestraat 92
9472 Iddergem
Belgium
Tel: (32) 53 67 25 22
Fax: (32) 53 41 64 80
www.liuteria-antica.com

West Dean Musical Instrument Workshop
West Dean
Chichester, West Sussex
England PO18 0QZ
Tel: (01243) 811301
Fax: (01243) 811343
www.westdean.org.uk/

Instrument Dealers

Hammond Ashley Associates
970 5th Ave NW
Suite 100
Issaquah WA 98027
Tel: (425) 392-3963
www.hammondashley.com

Corilon Violins
Hussenstrasse 30
78462 Konstanz, Germany
Tel: +49 7531 3638165
www.corilon.com

The Early Music Shop (London)
11 Denmark Street
London WC2H 8TD England
Tel: 44 (0) 207 632 3960
www.earlymusicshop.com

Claire Givens Violins
1004 Marquette Avenue, Suite 205
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55403
www.givensviolins.com

David Gage
36 Walker St.
New York, NY 10013
Tel: (212) 274-1322
www.davidgage.com

William Monical
288 Richmond Terrace
Staten Island, NY 10301
Tel: (800) 816-4424
wmonical@admin.con2.com

David T. Van Zandt
Seattle, WA
Tel: (206) 478-9603
www.vanzandtviolins.com

Historically-Informed Bow Makers

Pieter Affourtit
Kasteellaan 28
NL-1628 KP Hoorn
Holland
Tel/Fax: (00 31) (0) 229 503193
pieter@affourtit-bowmaker.com
www.affourtit-bowmaker.com

André Alegre
‘Le Bourg’
81140 St. Beauzile
France
www.archets-baroques.fr

Ralph Ashmead
P.O. Box 1411
Tuolome, CA 95379
Tel: (209) 928-1272
www.ashmeadbows.com

Louis Bégin
C.P. 131
Lantier, Quebec
Canada JOT IVO
Tel: (819) 324-0944
Fax: (514) 284-0804
lbegin@iq.ca

Coen Engelhard
Serrelongue
09130 Sieuras
France
Tel: 0033 677797089
www.renaissanceviolbows.com

Christopher English
2029 Spruce Street
Port Townsend, WA 98368
Tel: (360) 379-9835
www.cf-english.com

Harry Grabenstein
37 Walker Hill Road
Williston, VT 05495
Tel: (802) 872-8923
www.hfgbowmaker.com/

René-William and Michel Groppe
18 rue Mabille
F- 57000 Metz
France
Tel: 0033 387 76 29 87
Fax: 0033 387 21 02 52
www.archetiers.com

Kees van Hemert
Lange Beestenmarkt 70
2512 EG The Hague, The Netherlands
Tel/Fax: (31 070) 362 5107
www.bowmaker.nl/

Eitan Hoffer
+972 4 6619156
+972 507 626 156
Zvia, 2012900 Israel
www.facebook.com/E.Hoffer.Bowmaker
www.hoffer-bows.com

William Jurgenson
Muehltorstr.24
D-74348 Lauffen
Germany
Tel/Fax: (00 31) (0) 229 503193
wjsjlauffen@t-online.de
home.arcor.de/w.jurgenson

Stephen Marvin
4 Sandcliffe Road
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M6N 2M3
Tel: (416) 239-6770
s.marvin@sympatico.ca
www.historicalbows.com/

David Orlin
726 Brooks St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
United States
Tel: (734) 663-6631
david@orlinbows.com

Marco Pasquino
Reg. San Michele 268
13039 Trino (VC)
Italy
Tel: (0161) 805353
www.marcopasquino.com

Nelly Poidevin
18 rue Francois Luzel
F-22100 Dinan
France
Tel/Fax: 33 0 2 96)87 05 43
nelly@archets-poidevin.com
www.archets-poidevin.com

Hans Reiners
Hagelberger Strasse 51
10965 Berlin
Germany
Tel/Fax: (49 30) 785 87 05
info@bows-viols.de
www.bows-viols.de

Hagen Schiffler
Landratsstrasse 5
D 83410 Laufen
Germany
Tel/Fax: (49 8682) 955199
info@barockbogen.de
www.barockbogen.de

Serge Sioufi
Montreal, Quebec
Tel: (514) 495-8610
info@sioufi.ca
www.sioufi.ca

David Van Edwards
The Smokehouse
6 Whitwell Road
Norwich, Norfolk NR1 4HB England
Tel: (44 0 1603) 629899
bows@vanedwards.co.uk
www.vanedwards.co.uk

Basil de Visser
P. O. Box 16876
1001 RJ Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Tel: 31-20-623.5614
Fax: 31-20-423.0817
www.baroquebows.com

Scott Wallace
Gentzgasse 137/19
1180 Vienna
Austria
Tel: (43 1) 470 9573
fiddlesticks@xpoint.at

Historically-Informed String Makers

Aquila – USA
P.O. Box 82761
Portland, Oregon 97282-0761
Tel/Fax: (503) 788-5029
www.aquilausa.com/

Aquila Corde Armoniche – Italy
Via Aviano 10
36030 Caldogno, Vicenza, Italy
Tel: (04 44) 986972
Fax: (04 44) 989399
www.aquilacorde.com

Baroco
60 rue de Rome
75008 Paris
France
Tel: (01 42) 93 28 95
Fax: (0142) 93 27 45

Damian Dlugolecki
520 SE 40th Street
Troutdale, OR 97060
Tel: (503) 669-7966
www.damianstrings.com

Naoki Fujii
Stuyvesant straat 9/1
1058 AJ Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Tel: (31 20) 689 2058

Carl Hellweg – CHD Strings
Postfach 720145
Lütgendortmunder Hellweg 12
44388 Dortmund
Germany
Tel: (02 31) 63 2562

Olav Chris Henrikson
Boston Catlines
34 Newbury Street
Somerville, MA 02144
Tel/Fax: (617) 776-8688
catlines@aol.com

Bernd Kurschner
Obere Waldstrasse 20
D-65232 Taunusstein
Germany
Tel/Fax: (49) 061 286910

La Bella Strings
256 Broadway
Newburg, NY 12550 USA
Tel: (914) 562-4400
Fax: (914) 562-4491
www.labella.com

Daniel Larson – Gamut Strings
1600 London Rd.
Duluth, MN 55812 USA
USA: 1-888-724-8099
Int’l: 1-218-724-8011
support@gamutmusic.com
https://www.gamutmusic.com

Northern Renaissance Instruments
6 Needham Avenue
Chorlton-cum-Hardy
Manchester M21 8AA
England
Fax/Tel: (44) 061.881.8134
www.nrinst.co.uk

Pirastro Strings
Gustav Pirazzi & Co.
Postfach 540 D 6050
Offenbach am Main
Germany
Tel: (49) 6983.1011
www.pirastro.com

Pure Corde
Oelmüller & Schulze GbR
Jägerstraße 7
14467 Potsdam
Germany
Tel: (49) 0 331 2730289
http://www.pure-corde.com
www.pure-corde-shop.com

Pyramid Strings
Sudetenstr. 41-43
D-91088 Bubenreuth
Germany
Tel: 09131-24064
www.pyramid-saiten.de/

SOFRACOB (Société Française de Cordes en Boyaux)
Zone Industrielle
Reventin Vaugris
38121 France
Phone: (33 474) 53.32.30
Fax: (33 474) 53.38.25

Thomastik-Infeld
Diehlgasse 27
A-1051 VIENNA
Austria
Tel: (4 31) 5451262 47
Fax: (431) 5451262 43
www.thomastik-infeld.com

Toro Strings
C. da Conicelle
65020 Salle (Pe)
Italy
Phone: 39 08 5928325
www.torostrings.it/

Universale Gut Strings
Parochiestraat 92
9472 Iddergem
Belgium
Tel: (32) 53 67 25 22
Fax: (32) 53 41 64 80
www.liuteria-antica.com/Universale_strings