| David Caron - Taos - http://www.caronviolins.com My 48 years experience in both restoration and making cause me to be unique in the business. I use only the most choice, expensive, well-aged maple available. The spruce I use is cut by me and aged from 10 to 25 years. I do not make copies. All of my models are originals, designed by me and based on the proportions of the greatest of the old Italian masters. - Read more |
| Anne Cole - Albuquerque - http://www.annecoleviolinmaker.com Since 1970 Anne Cole has created custom violins, violas, and cellos with an original concept of tone. Her instruments, one-of-a-kind works of art, combine playability and response with tonal warmth and power. - Read more |
| Robertson & Sons Violin Shop - Albuquerque - http://robertsonviolins.com Since its founding in 1971, Robertson & Sons Violin shop has grown into one of the nation's premiere sources for fine and rare instruments. - Read more |
| The Violin Shop of Santa Fe - http://www.violinshopofsantafe.com Offering string players the finest in instruments, accessories, and services to meet all of your playing needs. - Read more |
A modern luthier crafts her own traditionWHEN JURGEN WOLF RETIRED as principal cellist of the Dusseldorf Symphony in 2000, he reluctantly gave the orchestra back its prized cello-an original 1713 Gagliano-which had been his to use for ten years. Luckily, shortly before his retirement, during a visit to the United States, he had allowed violin maker Anne Cole to make a drawing and detailed measurements of the instrument. |
