New to our range of fine violins is this 2008 handmade German violin by master luthier Wolfgang Schnabl. In this video, Bows for Strings violinist, Nick, plays a brief excerpt to demonstrate the beautiful sound of this instrument. Wolfgang Schnabl was born in 1963 in Bubenreuth, Germany, a town that is steeped in violin making history. From September 1984 to February 1988 he...

In this video, Bows for Strings violinist, Nick, plays the popular German-made Helmut Illner SIR-B model violin. These violins have been a real hit in our showroom.The German SIR brand of instruments was created by renowned luthier, Helmut Illner, in the town of Erlanger, Germany.SIR instruments are handcrafted in Germany from high quality aged and dried European spruce and maple. The SIR-B model...

It's the school holidays again, so you know what that means ... there's more time to spend playing your instrument! The holiday period can sometimes be a daunting one for new players (and often their parents who are acting as primary instrument carers!) as there might not be access to the teacher during the break, and so they will be looking after their instrument without guidance. To help, we've put together...