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General Vendors of Strings and Accessories:

  • Discount String Center (1-800-348-5003): offers instruments, bows, cases, strings, and supplies.
  • Shar Products Company (1-800248-7427): offers instruments, bows, strings, accessories, and sheet music.  They have a very extensive printed catalog which can be requested on-line as well as a pdf version that you can download from their site.
  • Southwest Strings (1-800-528-3430): offers instruments, bows, strings, accessories, and sheet music.  They have a very extensive printed catalog which can be requested on-line as well as a pdf version that you can download from their site.

Need more help?  See the recommendations on string types.

Local Luthiers (makers of stringed instruments and/or bows):

  • Frank Saam: Maker and repairer of string instruments.  Hand made traditional instruments.  412 Otter Branch Drive, Magnolia, NJ  08049.  (856) 566-0654.
  • Mount Airy Violins and Bows: Elizabeth Vander Veer Shaak, bowmaker.  Great place for bow rehair - call ahead and they can be done while you wait.  6665 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA  19119.  (215) 438-9031.
  • William Sultan, String World Music Center: Reasonably priced instruments, strings and repairs.  Pittsgrove, NJ.  (856) 358-8732.
  • David Michie : better instruments, repair of fine instruments.  (215) 545-5006.
  • Phil Travaline Strings: violins, violas, cellos, and bows for sale and instrument/bow repairs.  Barnsboro, NJ.  (856) 464-8742.
  • William Moennig & Son, Ltd. : Dealers, appraisers of fine instruments and bows.  Member of AFVBM.  2039 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA   19103.  (215) 567-4175.
  • W.E. Wamsley Restorations, Inc. : Dealer and maker of fine violins, violas, cellos, and bows.  26 Tanner Street, Haddonfield, NJ  08033.  (609) 795-4002.
  • Riccardi's Violin Shop: Selling new and used instruments (a Shen Dealer).  Repairs, bow re-hairing and restoration of violins, violas, cellos, and string basses - with a specialization in string basses.  120 Hickstown Rd, Sicklerville NJ 08081.  856-374-2077  

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