Our Violin & Stringed Instrument Inventory
Maintaining a continually rotating quality inventory can be challenging. It is not sufficient, however, to merely to have a large selection of instruments. The instruments should also be in the best possible condition. An old violin with a multitude of cracks, poor retouching and other repairs represents an unsound investment from the standpoints of dollars, tone and reliability. We only sell instruments that are in very good condition. With our 80% trade-in policy we know that a good many of these instruments will return to us in one way or another.
In addition to our older instruments, our inventory includes many new instruments that will improve with age. After all, every Stradivarius was once new! Some very fine instruments are being built these days and, depending on your budget, an excellent new instrument may offer much more bang for your buck.
Below is a sampling of some of the more familiar instrument brand names that we carry:
- Euro series for violin, viola and cello.
- Eastman, Suzuki, Hofner, and Yamaha acoustic violins
- Ted Brewer, Yamaha and Barcus Berry electric violins
- Bobelock, Duralite, Eastman, Hiscox and Everest cases
- CodaBow, Tabary, Apprentice, Yamaha, Richter and Dorfler bows
We also carry an extensive inventory of strings and accessories from the following manufacturers:
- Dominant
- Pirastro
- D'Addario
- Jargar
- Larsen
- Kun
- Fom
- Viva La Musica
- Willy Wolfe
- Bon Musica
- Milant
- Art Craft
- Bernadel
- Andreas
- Pops
- Nyman Hart
- Seiko
- Wittner
- Manhasset
- Bow master
- Mighty Bright
- Strad Pad
- Hill
- Psarianos
- BandStand
In-House Luthiers
At V.A. Hill Fine Strings Ltd., we are very proud of our professional, fully qualified staff of in-house luthiers. Both of our luthiers are graduates of the highly-acclaimed
Newark School of Violinmaking in Nottinghamshire, England. Whether your violin, viola, cello or bass is in need of minor repairs or a full restoration, our luthiers have the knowledge,
tools and skills to make it happen! All work is completed in our humidity controlled workshop to the highest of European standards. We use only traditional materials and internationally
accepted methods with no artificial glues or irreversible repair methods. At V.A. Hill Fine Strings Ltd., our extremely competent luthiers have had experience working on all grades of
instruments - from student violins to Italian instruments of the Golden Period!