String Instrument Businesses - Viola da Gamba

Strings


(see also Mixed and Early String Instruments)

Pieter Affourtit


Maker of historical bows. 
Location:  the Netherlands.

Gillian Alcock


Maker of hammered dulcimers. 
Location:  Australia.

Anselmus


Maker of lutes and guitars. 
Location:  Switzerland.

Aquila USA


Maker of gut strings and synthetic strings, for historical and modern musical performance. 
Location:  Portland, Oregon.

Ander Arroitajauregi Aranburu


Maker of violas da gamba, violones, vihuelas, lutes, and other early fretted instruments. 
Location:  the Basque Country, in the north of Spain.

Ardival Harps


Maker of historical and traditional harps. 
Location:  Ross-shire, Scotland.

Marcello Armand-Pilon


Maker and restorer of lutes, archlutes, theorbos, and Baroque guitars. 
Location:  Cremona, Italy.

Ralph Ashmead


Maker of historical bows. 
Location:  Tuolumne, California.

Merion David Attwood


Maker of viols, members of the violin family, and early bows. 
Location:  near London, England.

Stephen Barber & Sandi Harris


Makers of lutes, vihuelas, Baroque guitars, archlutes, chitarroni, theorbos, bandoras, orpharions, citterns, and other wire-strung instruments. 
Location:  London, England.

Baroquebows.net


Baroque bow maker. 
Location:  Genoa, Italy.

Baroqueviolins.com


Maker and restorer of violas da gamba and Baroque violins, violas, and cellos. 
Location:  Genoa, Italy.

William Bartruff


Maker of Baroque violins, violas, and cellos. 
Location:  Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Eric Benning


Maker of violas d'amore, violins, violas, and cellos.
Location:  Studio City, California.

Betsill Workshop


Maker of baroque guitars, renaissance citterns, vielles, dulcimers, and other string instruments.
Location:  Stone Mountain, Georgia.

Nicholas Blanton Instruments


Hammered dulcimer maker. 
Location:  Shepherdstown, West Virginia.

Gerhard Bos


Maker of lutes, theorbos, Baroque guitars, and harps. 
Location:  The Netherlands.

Bows & Viols


Maker of historical bows. 
Location:  Berlin, German.

Larry V. Bowers


Maker of Baroque violins, violas, and cellos. 
Location:  Middleway, West Virginia.

Breezy Ridge Instruments


Hammered dulcimer maker. 
Location:  Center Valley, Pennsylvania.

Bruce Brook


Maker of lutes, theorbos, Baroque guitars, vihuelas, bandoras, orpharions and pegs. 
Location:  East Sussex, England.

Neil Brook


Maker of hurdy-gurdies, mandolins, mandolas, bandoras, orpharions, citterns, dulcimers, and other stringed instruments. 
Location:  Lancashire, England.

Lawrence K. Brown


Maker of Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque lutes, theorbos, and guitars. 
Location:  Ashville, North Carolina.

Buckdancer's Choice


Maker of dulcimers, mandolins, and other instruments. 
Location:  Portland, Maine.

Paolo Busato


Maker of Renaissance and Baroque lutes, archlutes, theorbos, and Baroque guitars. 
Location:  Padua, Italy.

Josep Carbonell


Maker of Baroque violins and violas. 
Location:  Barcelona, Spain.

Celtic Crafts


Hammered dulcimer maker. 
Location:  Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada.

Jiri Cepelak


Maker of lutes, archlutes, theorbos, and guitars. 
Location:  the Czech Republic.

Vincenzo Cipriani


Maker of harps, chitarroni, lutes, citoles, rebecs, vielles, psalteries, violas da gamba, and other stringed instruments. 
Location:  Italy.

Cloud Nine Hammered Dulcimers


Maker of hammered dulcimers, mandolins, and other instruments. 
Location:  Ostrander, Ohio.

Coyote's Paw


Maker of lutes, vihuelas, and other instruments. 
Location:  Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Cripple Creek Dulcimers


Maker of hammered and bowed dulcimers, harps, bowed psalteries, and other instruments. 
Location:  Manitou Springs, Colorado.

Douglas Cox


Maker of violins, violas, and cellos. 
Location:  Brattleboro, Vermont.

Bert Dekker


Viola da gamba, violone, and (available soon) lirone maker. 
Location:  Vries, The Netherlands.

Karl M. Dennis


Maker of Baroque violins, violas da gamba, vielles, and other stringed instruments. 
Location:  Warren, Rhode Island.

Damian Dlugolecki


Maker of gut strings for Renaissance, Baroque, Classical and modern performance. 
Location:  Troutdale, Oregon.

Dreamsinger Harps


Maker of harps, psalteries, and dulcimers. 
Location:  Detroit, Michigan.

Hubert Dufour


Maker of viols and vielles. 
Location:  France.

Claire Dugué


Maker of hurdy-gurdies. 
Location:  the United Kingdom.

Dusty Strings


Maker of harps and hammered dulcimers. 
Location:  Seattle, Washington.

David van Edwards


Maker of lutes, archlutes, mandoras, theorbos, and others. 
Location:  Norfolk, England.

Warren Ellison


Maker, repairer, and restorer of Baroque (and modern) violins, violas, and cellos, and viols. 
Location:  Jericho, Vermont.

Wolfgang Emmerich


Maker of lutes, archlutes, theorbos, vihuelas, Baroque and Renaissance guitars, orpharions, bandoras, and citterns. 
Location:  Berlin, Germany.

Christopher English


Bow maker. 
Location:  Port Townsend, Washington.

Eric Early Harps


Maker of early harps. 
Location:  Germany.

Ron Ewing Dulcimers


Dulcimer maker. 
Location:  Columbus, Ohio.

Luciano Faria


Maker of lutes, archlutes, theorbos, vihuelas, mandolinos, viols, and other early string instruments. 
Location:  Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Renate Fink


Viola da gamba maker. 
Location:  the United Kingdom.

Folkcraft Instruments


Maker of dulcimers, psalteries, and harps. 
Location:  Winsted, Connecticut.

Gaïta Medieval Instruments


Maker of vielles, rebecs, citoles, and bows. 
Location:  Edinburgh, Scotland.

Gamut Strings


Maker of strings for historical performance. 
Location:  Duluth, Minnesota.

René Garmy


Maker and restorer of violins, violas, cellos, violones, and double basses. 
Location:  France.

Sergio Gistri


Specialist in making viols and other Baroque bowed instruments such as the violone. 
Location:  Italy.

Claire Givens Violins


Dealer, maker, and restorer of violins, violas, cellos, and bows. 
Location:  Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Golden Musical Instrument


Maker and restorer of violins, violas, cellos, violas da gamba, and recorders. 
Location:  Luoyang, China.

Stephen Gottlieb


Maker of lutes, archlutes, and theorbos. 
Location:  London, England.

H.F. Grabenstein


Maker and repairer of Renaissance, Baroque, and modern bows. 
Location:  Williston, Vermont.

Horst Grünert


Maker of violas da gamba, violones, cellos, and double basses. 
Location:  near Munich, Germany.

Gabriela Guadalajara


Maker of Baroque violins, violas, and cellos, and violas da gamba. 
Location:  New York, New York.

H & R Dulcimers


Maker of hammered dulcimers. 
Location:  St. Charles, Illinois.

Salve Haakedal


Maker of violins, violas, cellos, and violas d'amore. 
Location:  Norway.

David Hawthorne


Maker and repairer of bows for Baroque and later violins, violas, and cellos. 
Location:  Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Heiligenbergmusik


Maker, repairer, and restorer of violas da gamba, vielles, vihuelas, citoles, psalteries, violins, and other stringed instruments. 
Location:  Heiligenberg, Germany.

Historical Bows


Maker of historical bows. 
Location:  Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Andreas V. Holst


Maker of lutes, theorbos, and other stringed instruments. 
Location:  Munich, Germany.

Alexander Hopkins


Maker of lutes, archlutes, theorbos, vihuelas and early guitars, mandolinos, gitterns, and other early string instruments. 
Location:  Mallorca, Spain.

Peter Hütmannsberger


Maker of violas da gamba, violones, and barytons. 
Location:  Linz, Austria.

Inokuchi & Son Violins


Maker of Baroque violins, violas, cellos, and contra basses. 
Location:  Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

JM Instruments


Maker of lutes, archlutes, baroque guitars, and chitarroni. 
Location:  near London, England.

Timothy G. Johnson


Maker and restorer of violins, violas, violoncellos, and viols.  Also designs and builds high quality Medieval and Renaissance instruments (bowed strings, plucked strings, harps) by commission. 
Location:  Hewitt, Texas.

James Jones Musical Instruments


Maker of dulcimers, bowed psalteries, mandolins, harps, and other instruments. 
Location:  Bedford, Virginia.

Richard Jones


Maker of Renaissance viols. 
Location:  Scotland.

Joyfull Strings


Hammered dulcimer maker. 
Location:  Nevada City, California.

Don Kawalek


Maker of hammered dulcimers, mandolins, and other instruments. 
Location:  Bunker Hill, West Virginia.

David Kettlewell

(A Hamper of Harps)
Maker of harps. 
Location:  Estonia.

Judith Kraft


Maker of viols, Baroque violins, rebecs, and Medieval fiddles. 
Location:  Paris, France.

La Bella Strings


Maker of strings for early and modern instruments. 
Location:  Newburgh, New York.

Daniel Larson Historical Instruments


Maker of lutes, vihuelas, mandolins, and other stringed instruments. 
Location:  Duluth, Minnesota.

Renatus Lechner


Lute maker. 
Location:  Germany.

Lehmann Stringed Instruments


Maker of lutes, vielles, rebecs, and classical guitars. 
Location:  Rochester, New York.

Gesina Liedmeier


Maker and restorer of viols and other stringed instruments. 
Location:  Horssen, The Netherlands.

Gyorgy Lorinczi


Maker of lutes, theorbos, and chittarone. 
Location:  Rumania.

Thomas Mace


Maker and restorer of Baroque violins, viols, violoncellos, and violas da gamba. 
Location:  Bainbridge Island, Washington.

Edward Maday


Maker of violins, viols, and double basses. 
Location:  Woodmere, New York.

Christian Magdeleine


Maker of guitars and citterns. 
Location:  Corsica, France.

Magical Strings


Harp maker. 
Location:  Seattle, Washington.

Magus Harps and Historical Musical Instruments


Maker of harps, hurdy-gurdies, harpsichords, clavichords, virginals, organs, and other instruments. 
Location:  Germany.

Tim Manning


Maker of dulcimers, bowed and plucked psalteries, lyres, harps, and other instruments. 
Location:  the United Kingdom.

Cezar Mateus


Maker of lutes and vihuelas. 
Location:  Monmouth Junction, New Jersey.

Charles Moller


Maker of lutes and hurdy-gurdies. 
Location:  Australia.

Owen Morse-Brown


Maker of vielles and violas da gamba. 
Location:  the United Kingdom.

Stephen Murphy


Maker of lutes, archlutes, theorbos, Baroque and Renaissance guitars, and vihuelas. 
Location:  France.

Musica Antigua


Maker of lutes, archlutes, theorbos, Renaissance and Baroque guitars, and vihuelas. 
Location:  Madrid, Spain.

Northern Renaissance Instruments


Seller of lutes, viols, citterns, bandoras, orpharions, early guitars, rebecs, and other early early stringed instruments.  Also sells strings and string sets. 
Location:  Manchester, England.

Steffen Nowak


Maker of Baroque violins, violas, and cellos. 
Location:  the United Kingdom.

Sebastian Nuñez & Veronica Estevez


Makers of lutes, vihuelas, citterns, early guitars, and harpsichords.  Specialized restorers of historical guitars. 
Location:  Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Oakwood Instruments


Maker of mandolins, hammered dulcimers, harps, and other instruments. 
Location:  the United Kingdom.

Charlie Ogle


Viola da gamba maker. 
Location:  Oregon.

Orphic Airs


Maker of harps, psalteries, dulcimers, hurdy-gurdies, and other instruments.
Location: 

Phantasy Psalteries


Maker of bowed psalteries. 
Location:  Minnetonka, Minnesota.

Pringle Viols


Maker of stringed musical instruments--including viols, violones, lira da braccio, lirones, barytons, fiddles, vielles, rebecs, and Renaissance and Baroque violins, violas, and cellos. 
Location:  Efland, North Carolina.

Anna Radice


Maker of lutes, archlutes, theorbos, guitars, vihuelas, and others. 
Location:  Bologna, Italy.

Wm. Rees Instruments


Maker of early harps and psalteries. 
Location:  Rising Sun, Indiana.

Jesús Reolid


Maker of vihuelas, citterns, fiddles, citoles, portative organs, and other instruments. 
Location:  Spain.

Arthur Robb


Maker, restorer, and repairer of lutes and vihuelas. 
Location:  the United Kingdom.

Arthur Robinson


Maker of viols, violones, rebecs, Medieval fiddles, modern and Baroque violins, violas, and cellos, and harps. 
Location:  Australia.

Rzepka Strings


Maker of violas da gamba, classical guitars, and other stringed instruments.
Location:  Portland, Maine.

Marco Salerno


Maker and restorer of viols, lirones, fiddles, rebecs, lutes, gitterns, citoles, harps, and other instruments, also bows. 
Location:  Rome, Italy.

Giuseppe Severini


Maker of citoles, vihuelas, and a variety of Medieval stringed instruments. 
Location:  Italy.

Silvershell Musical Instruments


Maker of harps, lyres, lutes, hammered dulcimers, and psalteries. 
Location:  Marion, Massachusetts.

René Slotboom


Maker of violas da gamba, violas d'amore, and Baroque cellos, violones, and double basses. 
Location:  the Netherlands.

Snyder's Dusty Dulcimers


Hammered dulcimer maker. 
Location:  Fairmount, North Dakota.

Song of the Wood


Maker of dulcimers, bowed psalteries, and harps. 
Location:  Black Mountain, North Carolina.

Songbird Dulcimers


Hammered dulcimer maker. 
Location:  Hannibal, Missouri.

Sound Creations


Maker of bowed and plucked psalteries, hardwood flutes, and other instruments. 
Location:  Bisbee, Arizona.

Lee Spears


Maker of hammered dulcimers. 
Location:  Salisbury, North Carolina.

George Stevens


Maker of lutes, guitars, citterns, gitterns, and gothic harps. 
Location:  the United Kingdom.

Stoney End Harps


Harp maker. 
Location:  Red Wing, Minnesota.

Bartolomé Straatemeier


Maker of violins and violas. 
Location:  the Netherlands.

Super-Sensitive Strings


Maker of strings for bowed instruments. 
Location:  Sarasota, Florida.

Matthew Szostak


Hurdy-gurdy maker. 
Location:  Camden, Maine.

Marco Ternovec


Maker and restorer of violas da gamba, Medieval fiddles, violone, lirone, lira da braccio, violas da braccio, and Baroque stringed instruments. 
Location:  Belgium.

Rick Thumb Dulcimers


Hammered dulcimer maker. 
Location:  Eureka, Missouri.

Thurau Harps


Maker, restorer, and repairer of early, Renaissance, and Baroque harps. 
Location:  Wiesbaden, Germany.

Clive Titmuss


Maker of lutes, theorbos, mandoras, vihuelas, and guitars. 
Location:  Kewlona, British Columbia, Canada.

Grant Tomlinson


Maker of lutes, archlutes, and theorbos. 
Location:  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Troubador Travel Instruments


Maker of cittern guitars and mandoras. 
Location:  the United Kingdom.

Tuck-A-See Strings


Maker of hammered dulcimers and bowed psalteries. 
Location:  Thonotosassa, Florida.

Unicorn Strings


Maker of bowed psalteries, hammered dulcimers, and celtic and traditional harps. 
Location:  Florida.

Unprofitable Instruments


Maker of rebecs, tromba marina, Medieval fiddles, and (coming soon) vielles.

violworks


Maker of violas da gamba, violone, lirone, and violas d'amore. 
Location:  Germany.

Basil de Visser


Maker of Baroque and classical bows. 
Location:  Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Oliver Wadsworth


Maker of lute and early guitar family instruments, including vihuelas. 
Location:  Worcester, England.

Matthias Wagner


Maker of lutes, archlutes, chitarrone, vihuelas, citterns, orpharions, Renaissance and Baroque mandolins and guitars, and other stringed instruments. 
Location:  Germany.

Harry Wass


Maker of hurdy-gurdies, citoles, vielles, violas d'amore, and more. 
Location:  Australia.

Ian Watchorn


Maker and repairer of lutes, theorbos, viols, violones, violins, violas, violas d'amore, cellos, barytons, guitars, mandolins, and more. 
Location:  Australia.

Webster String Instruments


Maker of harps and hammered dulcimers. 
Location:  Warren, Michigan.

Wood 'N Strings Master Works


Maker of hammered dulcimers and bowed psalteries. 
Location:  Arlington, Texas.

David T. van Zandt


Maker of Baroque (and modern) violins, violas, and cellos. 
Location:  Seattle, Washington.

Zuchowicz String Instruments


Maker of a variety of modern and historical bowed stringed instruments, including all members of the violin family, violas da gamba and violones. 
Location:  Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.