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- Antonino Airenti, baroque Bow Maker in Genova, Italy
- Robin Aitchison and Sarah Mnatzaganian, Violin Makers in Cambridgeshire, UK
- Aubrey Alexander, Violin Maker in Salt Lake City, Utah
- Gregg Alf, Violin Maker in Ann Arbor, MI
- Ken Altman, Bow Maker in Silverton, OR
- Morgan Andersen, Bow Maker in Rosalia, WA
- Hratch and Artak Armenious, Violin Makers in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Merion David Attwood, Viol, Violin and Bow Maker in the U.K.
- Ralph Ashmead, Period Bow Maker in Tuolumne, California
- Sandro Asinari, Violin Maker in Cremona, Italy
- David Ayache, Violin Maker in Montpellier, France
- Kari Azure, Violin Maker in Raleigh, North Carolina
- William Bartruff, Violin Maker in Minneapolis, MN
- Peg Joanne Baumgartel, Bow Maker in Rosalia, WA
- Adèle Beardsmore & Alan Coggins, Violin Makers in Blackheath, Australia , including a Directory of Australian Violin and Bow Makers
- James Beatley, Violin Maker in Dublin, Ireland
- Francis Beaulieu, facteur de violes et d'instruments baroques, in Montreal, Canada
- Carl Becker and Son, Violin Maker in Chicago
- Steven Beckley, Bowmaker in Little River, California
- Rainer Beilharz, Violin Maker in Guildford, in central Victoria, Australia
- Hans and Eric Benning, Violin Makers in Studio City, CA
- Matthieu Besseling, Violin Maker in Amsterdam, Holland
- Eric Blot, Violin Maker and Author in Cremona, Italy
- Terry M. Borman, Violin Maker in Fayetteville, AR
- Esther Bornand, Violin Maker in Lausanne, Switzerland
- Paul Bradley, Violin Maker in Galway, Ireland
- Thomas Brenneur, Violin Maker in Montreal, Canada
- David Burgess, Violin Maker in Ann Arbor, MI
- Josep Carbonell, Violin Maker in Barcelona, Spain
- Andrew Carruthers, Violin Maker in Santa Rosa, CA
- David Chandler, Violin Maker in Burnsville, NC
- Robert M. Childs, Violin Maker in Cambridge, MA
- Gabrielle Kundert-Clements, Violin/Viola Maker in Olney, MD
- Donald M. Cohen, Bow Maker in Alexandria, VA
- Joseph F. Conrad II, Violin Maker in Warren, NJ
- Jonathan Cooper, Violin Maker in Gorham, Maine
- Marco Coppiardi, Violin Maker in Cambridge, MA
- Thomas O. Croen, Violin Maker in Eugene, OR
- Randy Crosby, electric 5-string Ranolin Maker in Burlington, VT
- Joseph Curtin, Violin Maker in Ann Arbor, MI
- Jacob Curtz, Violin Maker in New York, NY
- Fabio Dalla Costa, Violin Maker in Breganze, Italy
- Frank Davis, Violin Maker in Minneapolis, MN
- Frank Daniels, Violin Maker in Boise, ID
- Michael Darnton, Violin Maker in Chicago, IL
- Michael Doran, Violin and Cello Maker in Duval, WA
- Leroy Douglas, Violin Maker in Eugene, OR
- Christopher Dungey, Cello Maker in Pocatello, Idaho
- Gregory Eckes, Violin Maker in Visalia, CA
- Rock Eggen, Violin Maker in Denver, CO.
- Warren Ellison, Violin Maker in Jericho, Vermont
- Christopher English, Bow Maker in Port Townsend, WA
- Neil Kristóf Értz, Violin Maker in Cambridge, England
- Charles Ervin, Violin Maker
- Yair Hod Fainas, Violin Maker in Paris, France
- Adam Faller, Viola da Gamba maker in Marinette, WI
- Filippo Fasser, Violin Maker in Brescia, Italy
- Irina Feichtl, Bow Maker in Munich, Germany
- Renate Fink, Viola da Gamba Maker in Cambridge, UK
- David I. Folland, Violin Maker in Northfield, MN
- Jonathan S. Franke, Violin Maker in Monroe, OR
- Tanguy Fraval, Violin Maker in Brussels, Belgium
- David Frederick, Violin & Bow Maker in Lincoln, NE
- Paul Abou Gharib, Violin Maker in Beirut-Lebanon
- Thomas M. Gerbeth, Bogenmachermeister in Wien
- Stefano Gilbertoni, Violin Maker in Sheffield, UK
- Sergio Gistri, Viola da Gamba Maker in Siena, Italy
- Alan Goldblatt, Violin Maker in Hartland, Vermont
- Nicholas Gooch, Violin Maker in Munich, Germany
- Peter Goodfellow, Violin Maker in Sydney, Australia
- Todd Goldenberg, Violin Maker in North Berwick, ME
- Melvin Goldsmith, Violin Maker in Maldon, Essex, England
- Marc Gregoire, Violin Maker in Barre, Vermont
- Daryl Griffith, Violin Maker in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
- Joseph Grubaugh & Sigrun Seifert, Violin Makers in Petaluma, California
- Jean Grunberger, Bow Maker in Angers, France
- Harry Grabenstein, Bow Maker in Williston, VT
- Ilja Grawert, Violinmaker in Brisbane, Australia
- Gabriela Guadalajara, Baroque Violin and Gamba Maker in New York City, NY
- David Gusset, Violin Maker in Eugene, Oregon, with lots of useful information!
- Salve Haakedal, Violin Maker in Birkeland, Norway . Also makes Violas d'Amore.
- Andreas Hampel and Susanne Riebesehl, Violin Makers in Hamburg, Germany
- Darrell Hanks, Bow Maker in Portland, OR
- Lynn A. Hannings, Bow Maker in Maine
- Henner Harders, Viola da Gamba maker in Mansfeld / Putlitz, Germany
- Roger Hargrave, Violin Maker in Schwanewede-Meyenburg, Germany
- John Harrison, Violin Maker in Redding, California
- Martina Hawe, Violin Maker in Penzberg, Germany
- David Hawthorne, Bow Maker in Cambridge, MA
- Jamie Herrmann, Violin Maker in Portland, Oregon
- John Hill, Violin Maker in Phoenix, Oregon
- Ulrich Hinsberger, Violin Maker in Ringschnait, Germany
- Mark Hollinger, Violin Maker in Missoula, MT
- Andreas Hudelmayer, Violin Maker in London, UK
- In Memory of Peter Huetmannsberger (1962 - 2011), Viola da Gamba Maker
- Philip Ihle, Violin Maker in London, UK
- Feng Jiang, Violin Maker in Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Timothy Jansma, Violin Maker in Fremont, Michigan
- Hans Johannsson, Violin Maker An informative and well thought out set of Pages!
- Brian Johnson, Bow Maker in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
- William Johnston, Violin Maker in Texas
- Ole Kanestrom, Bow Maker in Port Townsend, WA
- Kevin Kelly, Violin Maker in Boston, MA
- Beate Kienitz, Violin Maker in Tuscany
- Oded Kishony, Violinmaker in Barboursville, VA
- Thurmond Knight, Violin Maker in Vermont
- Felix Krafft, Violin Maker in Berlin, Germany
- Anton Krutz, Violin Maker & K.C. STRINGS Homepage
- Klaus Martin & Michèle Kuhn, Violin Makers in Diessenhofen, Switzerland
- Bernd-Albrecht Kühne, Violin Maker in Suhl, Germany
- Francis Kuttner, Violin Maker in San Francisco, CA and Cremona, Italy
- Ivan Labussiere, Violin Maker in Brazil
- Peter Lam, Violin Maker in New York City, NY
- Eric Lane, Bowmaker in Boston, MA
- Dan Larson, Violin Maker in Duluth, Minnesota
- Silvio Levaggi and Anna Tartari, Violin Makers in Cremona, Italy
- Brian Lisus, Violin Maker in Santa Barbara, California
- Joseph Liu, Violin Maker in Los Angeles, CA
- Federico Löwenberger, Violin Maker in Genova, Italy
- G. Lucchi & Sons, bow makers in Cremona, Italy
- Leif Luscombe, Violin Maker from Mt. Elgin, Ontario, Canada
- Peter Lynch, Violin Maker in Manchester, MI
- Duncan MacDonald, Violin Maker in Seattle, WA
- Stephen A. Marvin, Maker of Modern and Period Bows in Toronto, Canada
- Ed Maday, Violin Maker in Woodmere, NY
- Matteo Mazzotti, Violin Maker in Piacenza, Italy
- James McKean, Cello Maker in Greenwich, CT
- Luke Mercier, Violin Maker in Spring Brook, Ontario, Canada
- Helen Michetschläger, Violin Maker in Manchester, England
- Chasha Mindlin, Violin Maker in Lake Sherwood, CA
- Jacob Mitas, Bow Maker in Portland, OR
- The Moes & Moes, Violin Makers, in Stamford, CT
- Rodney D. Mohr, Bowmaker in Mansfield, Ohio
- Mark Moreland, Violin Maker in Battle Ground, WA
- John Moroz, Violin Maker in Salt Lake City, Utah
- Robert Morrow, Bow Maker in Port Townsend, Washington
- Howard Needham, Violin Maker in Silver Spring, Maryland
- Brian Newman, Violin Maker & Winston-Salem Violins Homepage
- Charlie Ogle, Viola da Gamba Maker in Oregon
- Nelle Doak O'Neill, Violin Maker in Carson Valley, Nevada
- John Osnes, Violin Maker in Anchorage, Alaska
- In Memory of Keith Peck (1953 - 1998), maker of fine bows
- Petko Petkov, Violin Maker in Kazanlak, Bulgaria
- Valentina & Plamen Petrov, Violin Makers in Kazanlak, Bulgaria
- Michael Phoenix, Violin Maker in Mold, Flintshire, North Wales, United Kingdom
- Jeff S. Phillips, Violin Maker in Salt Lake City, UT
- Tim Phillips, Violin Maker in Newton, Powys [Mid-Wales], United Kingdom
- Hans Nikolaos Pluhar, Salzburg, Austria
- David Prentice, Violin Maker in Flesherton, Ontario, Canada
- Kevin Prestwich, Violin Maker in Boise, ID
- Paul Prier, Bowmaker in Salt Lake City
- John Pringle, Stringed Instrument Maker in Efland, NC
- Stephen Quinney, Violin Maker in Toronto, Canada
- Guy Rabut, Fine Violin Maker in New York City, New York!
- Douglas Raguse, Bow Maker in Cedar, Michigan
- Alkis Rappas, Violin Maker in Kingwood, TX
- Roberto Regazzi, Violin Maker in Bologna, Italy A wonderful resource for Books, Instruments, Professional Services, and Other Web Links. Why not!
- David Rivinus, Viola Maker in Newberg, Oregon With some very interesting ideas about viola design!
- Antonio Rizzo, Violin Maker in Torrance, California
- Arthur Robinson, Violin Maker in CHIDLOW, Western Australia
- Jeffrey Robinson, Violin Maker in Flagstaff, AZ
- Brian Roche, Violin Maker in Derbyshire, England. With some very good resources!
- Rémi Rouleau, Violin Maker in Neuville, Québec City, Canada
- Don Roy, Violin Maker in Gorham, Maine
- George Rubino, Bow Maker in Pownal, Maine
- Charles J. Rufino, Violin Maker
- Sibylle Ruppert, Violin Maker in Paisley, Ontario, Canada
- Benjamin Ruth, Violin Maker in Boston, MA
- Jordan Sandquist, Violin Maker in Anchorage, Alaska
- Anna Sandys, Violin Maker in Portland, OR
- Martin Schleske, Violin Maker in München, Germany (in German)
- Raymond Schryer, Violin Maker in Hilton Beach, Ontario
- William R. Scott, Violin maker in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Sigrun Seifert & Joseph Grubaugh, Violin Makers in Petaluma, California
- Elizabeth Vander Veer Shaak, Bow Maker in Philadelphia, PA
- John Simmers, Violin Maker in Bowen Hills, Queensland, Australia
- Colin Skofield, Violin Maker in Brighton, MA
- Nathan Slobodkin, Violin Maker in Bangor, ME
- Florian Schneidt, Bow Maker in Almere, Netherlands
- Ryan Soltis, Violin Maker in Sagle, ID
- Jean-Benoît Stensland & Thérèse Girard, Violin Maker & Bow Maker in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Jens Stenz, Violin Maker in Aarhus C, Denmark
- Glenn Robert Stevens, Violin Maker in Middleton, WI
- George Stoppani, Violin Maker in Manchester, England
- Bartolome Straatemeier, Dutch Violin Maker A very informative Page. Including a fine violin bibliography and biographical information on Dutch makers, and lots of other violin related Web Links.
- Henry Strobel, Violin Maker Author of several books on violin construction and maintenance.
- Kenneth E. Sullivan, Violin Maker in Rochester, NY
- S.V.I.T.(Swedish Violinmakers Italian Tradition) Homepage, a listing of several Swedish Makers.
- Eric Swanson, Bow Maker in Chicago, IL
- Maurizio Tadioli, Violin Maker in Cremona, Italy
- Anna Tartari and Silvio Levaggi, Violin Makers in Cremona, Italy
- Jean-Luc TAUZIEDE, Bow Maker in Anglet, France
- Marco Ternovec, Viola da Gamba Maker in Iddergem, Belgium
- Joseph A. Thrift, Violin Maker in Dobson, NC
- Nicholas M. Tipney, Electro-Acoustic Violin Maker in Nova Scotia
- R. Kim Tipper, Violin Maker in Victoria, B.C., Canada
- Otis A. Tomas, Violin Maker on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia
- William Townsend, Violin Maker in Austin, TX
- David Tseng, Violin Maker in Winnipeg, MB, Canada
- Alessandro Urso, Violin Maker in Bologna, Italy
- Michael Vann, Bow Maker in Gabriola, B.C., Canada
- David Van Zandt, Modern and Baroque Violin Maker in Seattle, WA
- The Vettori Family, Violin Makers in Firenze, Italy
- Noémie Viaud, Violin Maker in Risskov, Denmark
- Marcello Villa & Vittorio Villa, Violin Makers in Cremona, Italy
- Jason Viseltear, Violin Maker in New York City
- Basil de Visser, Period Bow Maker in Amsterdam
- Alessandro Voltini, Violin Maker in Cremona, Italy
- Stephan von Baehr, Violin Maker in Paris, France
- John Waddle, Violin Maker in St. Paul, MN
- Bernard Walke, Bow Maker in Ottawa, Ontario
- Gregory T. Walke , Violin Maker in Paisley, Ontario, Canada
- Rod Ward, Maker of Violins, Violas, and Cellos, in Guilden Morden, England
- Matthew R. Wehling, Bowmaker
- Jacek Wesolowski, Violin Maker in Gdansk, Poland
- Peter and Irene Westerlund, Violin makers in Norberg, Sweden
- Christopher White, Violin Maker in Boston, MA
- Kurt Widenhouse, Violin Maker in Belmont, NC
- David Wiebe, Violin Maker in David City, Nebraska
- Isabelle Wilbaux, Violin Maker in Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Gwyneth Wilbur, Violin Maker in St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada
- Lawrence Wilke, Cello Maker in Clinton,CT
- Colin Wills, Violin Maker in Somerset, England
- Hugh Withycombe, Violin Maker in Canberra, Australia
- Michael Yeats, Bow Maker in Portland, OR
- George Yu, Violin Maker in Toronto, Canada
- Doug Yule, Violin Maker in Seattle, WA
- Ute Zahn, Violin Maker in Minneapolis, MN
- Bernhard Zanders, Violin Maker in Nettetal - Hinsbeck, Germany
- Torbjörn Zethelius, Violin Maker in Stockholm, Sweden
Another good source for Violin Makers and Dealers Homepages can be found at the Violin Makers Listing™ website.
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