The Violin Shoppe
info@theviolinshoppe.net

Call us:

In Charlotte
(704) 373-0551

or Toll-free
(866) 373-0550

SHOP HOURS

10:00 - 6:00 Tue - Fri
10:00 - 4:00 Saturday
Closed Sunday & Monday

 

 

 

 

Visit us at:

 

2112 East Seventh Street

Charlotte, NC 28204

The Violin Shoppe offers a full menu of services to help you keep your musical investments in top condition.

Any instrument can be restored, and the work will last if you care well for your instrument. We offer complete restoration services for all violin and viola family instruments. We often receive old family heirloom instruments unplayed for years and badly neglected and they are returned cleaned, polished, repaired and restored to complete playability for years of enjoyment. We also revitalize instruments played daily and reverse the effects of age and hard use so that it is once again easy to play and sounds its best. The value of the restored instrument is usually far greater than the cost to restore it and there is no charge for a repair estimate. Call, write or e mail us today and discuss with our repair personnel what you would like done.

 

Most major repairs are warranted for as long as you own the instrument. Seams and cracks repaired without removing the belly are warranted for a year.

Adjustment, Setup, & Custom Work

We can adjust any stringed instrument to play its best. We make sure it has quick response, a solid, balanced, and focused tone, and a soft, silky feel to the strings. Wolf tones can be minimized; squeaks and whistles can be eliminated. We set up new instruments and we re-set up old instruments. A world-class adjustment allows your instrument to play its best. Your stringed instrument should be comfortable to play -- an extension of your body and soul. We can help you solve ergonomic problems to make you more comfortable while playing. We can customize instruments to be historically accurate for any time period. We can also install electronic pickups.

Bow Rehairs

Fine, unbleached horsehair is used for most bows. For the finest bows, we have several different types of hair available, all hand-dressed by Michael T. Sowden & Sons in England. Mare's hair and the somewhat whiter stallion hair are both available, as is stronger Canadian hair for players who tend to break hair quickly.

Also available is the Sowden Red String Brand, which has been specially treated with natural extracts to reduce the hair stretch caused by humidity. Red String Brand is the hair choice for bows which are frequently used for outdoor concerts. Highest-quality black or salt & pepper hair is available for bass bows.

 

We make our own salt & pepper by hand, mixing black and fine white hairs. New blocks are handmade for every bow of selected maple and mahogany. During each rehair, the bow is carefully cleaned and inspected, the metal fittings are polished, and the screw is lubricated. All of our rehairs are warranted against failure of the knot or blocks for the lifetime of the rehair. A bow needs rehairing when the hair is worn smooth and will not retain rosin, or when too much hair is broken off by hard usage. Never store your unused bows in the case for more than a week or two because of the danger of bow bugs eating the hair, which can happen even in the cleanest home. We cannot be responsible for failure due to insect damage.