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We have a large turnover of fine instruments and bows and if you are thinking of selling then we can help you!
I am always looking to buy and pay cash for these instruments and bows however if that is not possible then I am happy to sell on consignment for between 10% and 20%. At a price to make us both happy.

Remember auction houses take upto 50% of the final sale price! I can get you more.
We can also usually set up your instrument in house to optimise it's playing qualities .... I really do try to sell only things that "work"! As always we love Italian instruments but, hey, we love French and English ones too!

This is a list of makers that I really like however it is by no means complete!


20th Century Italian instruments

Poggi
Fiorini
Ornati
Garimberti
Oddone
Carletti
Fagnola
Pedrazzini
Sgarabotto
Degani
Farotti
Capicchioni
Pevere


Older Italian instruments

Stradivari
Guarneri family
Guadagnini
Mezzadri
Gagliano family
Rivolta
Dall'aglio
Ceruti
Pressenda
Rocca

French instruments

JB Vuillaume
Lupot
Bernardel
Silvestre familly
Blanchard
Piqué
Chanot

Australian
A.E.Smith

English instruments

Parker
Panormo
Boullangier
Lott
Fendt family
Betts
Voller
Hudson
Wilkinson

French bows
Peccatte
Tourte
Simon
Persois
Sartory
Vigneron
Lamy
Maire
Maline
Gillet
Ouchard family
Morizot family
Bazin family
Fetique Family
Henry
Lupot
Millant family
English bows
Tubbs
W.E.Hill&Sons
(always wanted!!!! Viola bows in particular)
Watson Bultitude
German bows
Nurnberger family
(particularly his early work)

 

This is not a complete list but these are makers that I have sold before and would like to sell again!

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