• Mon - Fri : 10am-4pm
  • Sat : 10am-5pm
  • Instruments

    At Bristol Violin Shop we sell a wide range of Violins, Violas, Cellos, Double Basses. We also offer a valuation service, and buy instruments for restoration.

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  • Repair and Restoration

    A musical instrument, like any sophisticated machine, needs attention from time to time to make sure that it is in the best working order.

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  • Hire Scheme

    Are you thinking of taking up an instrument? Have you thought about hiring first? Hiring is a great “hassle free” option and our scheme has been especially designed for beginners.

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  • About Us

    The Bristol Violin Shop was established in 1986 by Neil Hansford and Nicholas Woodward.

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A warm, welcoming and friendly environment, staffed by professional musicians,
teachers and skilled craftsmen.

Stocking an exceptional range of old and new quality instruments to suit all levels of expertise from beginners upwards.

Instruments

At Bristol Violin Shop we sell a wide range of Violins, Violas, Cellos, Double Basses.

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Bows

We stock violin, viola, cello and double bass bows, all sizes, from £35 to £5,000.

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Repair and Restoration

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Useful Links

Here are a selection of useful links.

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Gallery

A selection of photos of our lovely shop.

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Take a tour of our fine shop

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With expert instrument repair and maintenance, impartial advice about the sale of private instruments, insurance valuations, swift mail order response and a ready knowledge of the area's professional players and teachers, this is much, much more than just a shop... It remains a wholly dependable cornerstone in the lives of many in the string-playing and teaching community...


Keith Abrams , Violinist, Private Teacher, Former Director of Music - St Mary's School, Calne.