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Wholesale Suppliers for Violin and Bow Makers

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This Page lists resources for violin and bow makers and, includes suppliers of tools, tone woods, bow woods, varnish materials, fittings, general supplies, etc. It will continually be updated...so check back again.

If you are a supplier of tools or materials for violin or bow makers please let me know.  I would prefer to focus this list on wholesale and retail suppliers for makers rather than discount string and accessories mail-order houses directed more towards the general public.

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Violin and Bow Making Supplies

Tone Woods	Bow Making Supplies	Varnish Materials
Tools For Makers	General Supplies

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SUPPLIERS OF TONE WOOD

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Mills wood specifically for the violin family. Engelmann, Red, and Sitka spruce, Bigleaf and Red maple, willows and poplars.

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Gordon & Ann Carson are suppliers of fine Engelmann Spruce.  Their wood is cut from high elevation spruce forests in Northeastern British Columbia. Standing dead trees are often selected for better aging and stability.

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Andreas Pahler is a specialist in European spruce (Picea abies) grown on the upper slopes of the Alps, in mixed and protected forests at about 1000 m above sea level, as well as in maple (Acer pseudoplatanus).

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Supplier of European maple and split spruce.

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Suppliers of West Coast Canadian Big Leaf Maple, Engelmann and Sitka Spruce for Violin and Guitar Makers. Sets for other instruments are available and may be custom cut to your specifications! Mail Orders and GLOBAL SHIPPING.

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Suppliers of tonewoods native to the Adirondacks and Green Mountains that "... meet the standard which its European twins established in the early history of instrument making". Specializing in maples, acer saccharum and acer rubrum.

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A wood supply company for stringed instrument makers stocked with several species of aged wood, primarily North American, in many different sizes and characteristics.

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Supplier of fine tonewood.

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Suppliers of European maple, spruce, fruitwood and boxwood for Violin, Viola, Cello, Guitars, Harpsichord, Bagpipes, etc

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A supplier of fine European Maple, Italian Spruce, and Exotic woods for instrument makers.

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Specialists in low density Engelmann spruce

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Specialists in European Spruce (picea abies).  All tone woods are harvested from managed Forests.

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Supplier of Northwest Big Leaf Maple and Engelmann Spruce.

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SUPPLIERS OF VARNISH MATERIALS

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Suppliers of fine artist materials.  Has a good catalog.

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Supplier of oil and spirit based varnishes, gums, resins, oils, balsams and stains.

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Supplier of Raw Materials For Fine Arts, including pigments, oils, resins, balsams, raw mineral powders, etc.

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Koen Padding researches and manufactures historical varnishes and varnish related products that were in use from the Medieval period through to the Renaissance, Barock and Rococo. His company focuses on those coatings that are generally known as "classical violin varnish" most of the products can also be used for other musical instruments as well as in various related arts.

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Supplier of Strings, Instruments, Varnish materials, and Publications

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Old Wood's aim is to supply makers and restorers of stringed instruments with a complete range of top-quality finishing products to bring out the light, warmth and natural beauty of wood, while enhancing its acoustical properties.

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Artist's supplies offering an array of hard to find traditional materials for artists, plasterers, violin-makers, sculptors, conservators, restorers, faux finishers, interior decorators... etc.

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Joe W. Robson sells a variety of ready-made varnishes and natural colors that quite a number of violin makers have used successfully. These varnishes dry to the touch in a warm atmosphere in 2 to 3 hours.

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Supplier of amber varnish made by traditional methods as described in 16th and 17th Century manuscripts.

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WoodFinishing Enterprises has been supplying specialty and hard to obtain traditional finishing products to amateur and professional woodworkers and musical instrument makers since 1980.  It is sometimes difficult to reach this Dale, but the effort is worth it.  He sells high quality resins, gums, oils and varnish coloring agents.

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SUPPLIERS OF BOW MAKING MATERIALS

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The Supply Source for Makers, Restorers, Repairers and Maintainers of Bows, including hair, wood, wrap material, a wide variety of shell, etc. BowWorks is the US representative for the Lucchi Meter. Visit the BowWorks On-Line Catalog, or call or write for free catalog.

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Bow Making Tools and Supplies

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Fine Chinese , Mongolian and Argentine bowhair in all lengths and Special Brushes for Violin & Bowmakers.

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A Family business committed to producing the worlds finest quality bow hair

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SUPPLIERS OF VIOLIN AND BOW MAKING TOOLS

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Manufacturer of Precision Tools for Luthiers, Violin Makers, and Bow Makers, including a very fine hand powered disk sander that has to be seen to be believed, beautiful strong and lightweight precision quick setting clamps, sets of the finest peg shapers I've ever seen, and a peg shank skiver that violin makers have been waiting far too long for.  Impeccable work!

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Manufacturer and supplier of signal generators for use by luthiers for Chladni Testing, Plate Tuning, etc.

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International supplier of tools and materials used in all the fields of violin and bow making.

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Tom Croen is one of the most inventive violin makers around. He is marketing the neatest purling gizmos the violin making community has seen to date. It attaches to and becomes one with a standard Foredom™ flexible shaft power tool and hand piece and is used with precision carbide bits to excavate the purfling channel quickly and accurately.  This tool not only saves time but saves wear and tear on your body.

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Supplier of fine chisels, gouges, woodcarving tools, turning tools, planes, saws and more.

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Fabricant d'outils pour la dorure sur bois, la sculpture & la lutherie (pardon my French)
Suppliers of luthier and sculpture tools. On-line catalog in French.

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Manufacturer and supplier of quality plane blades and knives handcrafted to satisfy the demands of the most discriminating professional. Will custom make blades and knives to your specification... including toothed fingerplane blades.

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Bowmakers as well as Manufacturer and supplier of the LUCCHI ELASTICITY TESTER

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Manufacturer and supplier of over 50 types of planes, saws, spokeshaves, chisels, floats and more.

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Supplier of fine German carving tools, particularly the Dastra carving tools [my personal favorite].

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An amazingly strong ball vise particularly well suited for working on cellos and basses, allowing you to move and rotate your work to the angle most comfortable, convenient, safe and expeditious for you.  Various plates and jigs can be attached to the vise. It's great for for positioning your work for arching, scraping, graduating and varnishing, among other things.

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Custom maker of precision tools for violin and bow makers.  Manufacturer of custom stamping dies for underslides, name stamps, microchip stamps, gluing cauls, finger planes, and cryogenically hardened black oxidized steel cutting blades for their planes and custom fitted tool designs for individual needs..

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WHOLESALE SUPPLIERS FOR VIOLIN AND BOW MAKERS

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Suppliers of  Hide Glue "40 Centuries Old And Still Holding"

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Fine fittings for violin, viola and cello

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Specializing in the manufacture of bridges for bowed stringed instruments.

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Supplier of wood, tools, fittings, accessories, strings, bows, bow hair, etc.

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International Wholesale suppliers of musical instruments, accessories, tools, etc.

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Manufactures of cases and flightcases. Supplier of instruments, bows, fittings, accessories, strings, bow hair, wood and other raw materials, and tools.

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Wholesale only suppliers of strings, accessories, reference books for violin and bow makers, wood, etc.

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Luthier's supplies

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Supplier of fingerboards for the whole violin family, woods: ebony, rosewood, pearwood, grenadille and boxwood.

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Ms. Küster specializes in carving heads for musical instruments

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Suppler of fine woods and tools for Stringed Instrument Makers

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Wholesaler-Only supplier of violin, viola, cello and basst strings, fittings, bows and accessories.

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Maker and supplier of some of the finest pegs, end buttons and tailpieces in the world!

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Maker of Period Fittings. All measurements are elective. Special designs possible.

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Providing high quality merchandise and advice to Retailers and Luthiers across the U.S.A., exclusively on a wholesale basis.
Just talk to Susan, and you'll understand why I like this company.

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