Prized by contemporary performers for their quality of tone and response, older
instruments can be expensive to acquire and most likely will not have retained their original
set-ups over the years. In such a case, the period player may want to reconvert the instrument
- a procedure that is certainly merited if the instrument is of good quality. Specifics might
include shortening the fingerboard, resetting the neck at a less acute angle, thinning the bass
bar, and using a lighter soundpost, tailpiece and period-style bridge, etc.
There are a number of dealer/specialists for period instruments and maintenance, but
any reputable repairperson should also be able to make these kinds of adjustments.
Often, however, it is more feasible to contact a luthier directly, who can make
an instrument specially for you, or who may know of one for sale. Additionally, some of these luthiers are
experts at repairing and restoring instruments. For those desiring a bass violin,
a specific model or type of viola da gamba, or one of the more obscure types of double bass
(such as the G or D violone), a commision is almost a necessity since finding one of these instruments
extant is particularly rare. Prices and waiting periods vary widely from one shop to the next, so it
is worth looking around.
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Instrument Builders:
François Danger
Atelier des 7 cordes
140, rue Winston Churchill
76650 Petit Couronne
Tel: 33 (0)2 35 68 61 89
atelierdes7cordes@wanadoo.fr
www.atelierdes7.com
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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
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Lyn Elder
74 North Street
Bristol, VT 05443
Tel: (802) 453-3625
www.lynelder.com/
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Warren Ellison
325 Browns Trace
Jericho, Vermont 05465
Tel: (802) 899-2118
www.warrenellison.com/
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Renate Fink
Hagen 45
38835 Osterwieck
Germany
Tel: +49 (0)39421-68846
sonare@freenet.de
www.renatefink.com
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René Garmy
4, av. du Dr Bertrand
13090 Aix en Provence
France
Tel: 33 4 42630304
rene@garmy-luthier.com
www.garmy-luthier.com/
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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/
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Horst Grünert
Seeshaupterstr. 66
D-8122 Penzberg
Germany
www.Gruenert.com
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Henner Harders
Mansfelder Strasse 48
D-16949 Putlitz/Mansfeld
Germany
Tel: 49 (0)33981 505434
www.violworks.com/
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Peter Hütmannsberger
Hauptplatz 4
A-4020 Linz
Austria
Tel: (43 732) 785 856
Fax: (43 732) 781 383
www.violadagamba.at
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Timothy G. Johnson
2919 Sanger Ave.
Waco, TX
Tel: (254) 757-2376
tgjohnso@earthlink.net
home.earthlink.net/~tgjohnso/
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Richard Jones
5 Lakeview
Powfoot, Annan DG12 5PG
Scotland
Tel: (01461) 700396
www.rjviols.co.uk/
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Jane Julier
Old Trickey's Farmhouse
Blackborough, Cullompton
Devon EX15 2HZ
England
Tel: (0823) 681012
rossclocks@clara.co.uk
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Judith Kraft
99 rue de Faubourg du Temple
75010 Paris
France
www.judith.kraft.free.fr/
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Daniel Larson Instruments
26 N. 28th Ave. E.
Duluth, MN 55812
Tel/Fax: (888) 724-8099
www.daniellarson.com/
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Gesina Liedmeier
Middelwaard 2
6631 BJ Horssen
The Netherlands
Tel/Fax:(31 0) 487 541201
www.violmaker.com
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Federico Löwenberger
Via Marussig 13
16166 Quinto al mare (Genova)
Italy
Tel/Fax (39) 010 373 0148
info@baroqueviolins.com
www.baroqueviolins.com/
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Thomas Mace
12024 Peterson Hill Road
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
Tel: (206) 855-0920
thomas@earlystrings.com
www.earlystrings.com
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Edward Maday
1066 Stanton Avenue
Woodmere, NY 11598
Tel: (516) 374-4943
www.edmaday.com
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Ian McWilliams
Crawford Instruments
376 Southcroft Rd.
Streatham, London SW16 6QU
Tel: 0044 (0) 7717 507 506
woodmagician@hotmail.com
www.crawfordinstruments.com/
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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
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Ray Nurse
2716 East 1st Avenue
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada V5M 1A7
Tel: (604) 255-1874
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Charlie Ogle
2540 Woodland Drive
Eugene, OR 97401
Tel: (541) 683-4498
Fax: (541) 683-4492
www.violadagamba.com/charlieogle.htm
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John Pringle
2218 Mt. Willing Rd.
Efland, NC 27243
Tel: (919) 563-4118
www.pringleviols.com
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Linda Shortridge
725 #1 Tramway Lane NE
Albuquerque, NM 87122
Tel: (505) 822-1311
LindaShortridge@aol.com
www.Lasobras.net
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Marco Ternovec
Parochiestraat 92
9472 Iddergem
Belgium
Tel: (32) 53 67 25 22
Fax: (32) 53 41 64 80
www.liuteria-antica.com
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Dominik Zuchowicz
35 Kenora St.
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada K1Y 3K7
Tel: (613) 729-8956
www.zuchowicz.com
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West Dean Musical Instrument Workshop
West Dean
Chichester, West Sussex
England PO18 0QZ
Tel: (01243) 811301
Fax: (01243) 811343
www.westdean.org.uk/
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Instrument Dealers:
Hammond Ashley Associates
19825 Des Moines Memorial Drive
Seattle, WA 98148
Tel: (206) 878-3456
www.bassviolins.com/
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Claire Givens Violins
1004 Marquette Avenue, Suite 205
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55403
www.givensviolins.com/
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David Gage
36 Walker St.
New York, NY 10013
Tel: (212) 274-1322
www.davidgage.com/
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William Monical
288 Richmond Terrace
Staten Island, NY 10301
Tel: (800) 816-4424
wmonical@admin.con2.com
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David T. Van Zandt
Seattle, WA
Tel: (206) 478-9603
www.vanzandtviolins.com/
