Christmas Opening Times 2024

Saturday 21st December: Normal Opening Hours Sunday 22nd December: Closed Monday 23rd December: Closed Tuesday 24th December: By appointment Wednesday 25th December: Closed Thursday 26th December: Closed Friday 27th December: By appointment Saturday 28th December: By appointment Sunday 29th December: Closed Monday 30th January: Closed Tuesday 31st January:  9am – 5pm Wednesday 1st January: Closed … Read more

W.E. Hill & Sons Panormo copy violin bow.

A bow from W.E. Hill & Sons after the model of the Louis Panormo workshop c.1830 displaying the typical heavy chamfers down the front of the head. It follows the original model by not having a metal underslide between the frog and the stick. The stick itself is of exceptionally fine figured pernambuco and has … Read more

Violin by Giulio Degani 1902

Eugenio Degani (1842-1901) was born near Montagnana and trained with his father, Domenico, before setting up there in 1867. Giulio (1875-1959) worked with his father, Eugenio, and took over the family’s Venice workshop in 1901. He immigrated to the USA in 1915. This beautiful example by Giulio has a label, ‘Giulio di Eugenio Degani’ … … Read more

Luca Primon Maestro Liutaio Book

This monograph provides an introduction to the work of the master violin maker, Luca Primon, whose instruments represent a synthesis of the Parma and the Milan Schools: Parma due to the influence of his first teacher, Renato Scrollavezza, and Milan through his admiration for the violins of Giuseppe Ornati and Ferdinando Garimberti. It also indicates … Read more

Christmas Opening Hours 2023

Saturday 23rd December: Normal Opening Hours Sunday 24th December: Closed Monday 25th December: Closed Tuesday 26th December: Closed Wednesday 27th December: Closed Thursday 28th December: By appointment Friday 29th December: 9am – 5pm Saturday 30th December: 9am – 4pm Sunday 31st December: Closed Monday 1st January: Closed Tuesday 2nd January: 9am – 5pm (back to … Read more