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A prolific maker with an excellent eye and a steady hand, Malcolm Collins was actively making violins, violas and cellos up to his death in early 2025, at the age of 86. Like several other contemporary New Zealand luthiers, he received his initial training from seminal Hamilton maker, the late Ian S...

In 1992, Jay Ifshin and his workshop foreman Haide Lin decided to combine names and violin-making talents and develop their own “Jay Haide" instruments, after being frustrated in their search for good-quality student violins, violas, and cellos. After years of research and development, their exper...

Malcolm Collins was one of New Zealand’s most skilled and prolific makers, continually surprising us with newly-made instruments such as this handsome 2023 cello made while in his 80s. Trained by seminal Hamilton maker, Ian Sweetman, Malcolm adopted a Montagnana model for his cellos to produce an ...

Modelled after Antonio Stradavari, this late nineteenth cello was probably made in northeastern Germany but in the French Mirecourt style. A full length back and string length give the tone depth, richness and resonance while slightly narrower bout widths make this instrument more playable than many...

Born in Erlangen, Bavaria, Thomas Stöhr trained under Gunter Lobe before passing his master’s examination with distinction, a year before this cello was made. He subsequently won a number of prizes and awards for his personal instruments. This instrument is a workshop cello made under his supervi...

This lovely 3/4 sized cello probably came from the Mittenwald workshop of Anyon Dietl. After WWII, Dietl and his family fled from the Vogtland, in northeastern Germany, to escape the communist regimes of Czechoslovakia and East Germany. They came much further south than most of Dietl's contemporarie...

A prolific maker with an excellent eye and a steady hand, Malcolm Collins recently passed away in his 80s. Like several other contemporary New Zealand luthiers, he received his initial training from seminal Hamilton maker, the late Ian Sweetman. Malcolm’s cello models are influenced by the bold, b...

It is rare to have an old English cello with so much history available for purchase in New Zealand. Made around 1800, this elegant Cello reflects the Amati and Stainer styles that were popular in 18th Century London, when many workshops were crafting similar cellos, making England famous for its "ba...

Paganini 500 instruments are excellent examples of the quality of violin and cello production possible in China these days. This cello has an attractive warm brown varnish, and is designed for students working towards the middle grades. Good-quality ebony and European fittings align with well-execut...

In our opinion, the Paganini 1000 violoncellos, made in China with European know-how, and finished in our workshop with our own professional set up, are among the best quality-for-money instruments we have come across for a long while. The craftsmanship and finish are clean and accurate, the tone is...

Cremona-born Michele Buccell è had a passion for violin making from a very early age, refining his craft under renowned luthier Maurizio Tadioli after graduating at 21 from the International School of Violin Making in Cremona. In 2009, he won the Subino Preti Award for the best young Cremonese make...

This handsome violoncello was handmade in Gewa’s Adorf workshops in the Vogtland area of northeast Germany, as part of the “Meister" series, which features high-quality instruments for advanced students and professional players. Only the best selected tonewood is used, along with other top-of-th...

Noel Sweetman, New Zealand’s most prolific cello maker, made this handsome Montagnana copy especially for his father, noted violin maker Ian Sweetman, and considers it one of his finest examples. Noel, like Ian, has always maintained a keen interest in his instruments’ progress, so much so that ...

Paganini 500 instruments are excellent examples of the quality of violin and cello production possible in China these days. This cello has an attractive warm brown varnish, and is designed for students working towards the middle grades. Good-quality ebony and European fittings align with well-execut...

In our opinion, Telemann cellos, made in China with European know-how, and then finished with our own professional set up, are the best quality-for-money instruments we have come across in a long while. Our new s build on the success of the Telemann Sonata and Concerto ranges, offering a beautifully...

In our opinion, Telemann cellos, made in China with European know-who, and then finished with our own professional set up, are the best quality-for-money instruments we have come across in a long while. Our new s are a step up from the Telemann Sonata outfits, and are finished with a beautifully-ant...

A prolific maker with an excellent eye and a steady hand, Malcolm Collins is still actively making violins, violas and cellos in his 70’s. Like several other contemporary New Zealand luthiers, he received his initial training from seminal Hamilton maker, the late Ian Sweetman. Malcolm’s cello mo...

New Zealand-born Anthony Elmsley originally trained as a cellist before embarking on a violin making career. After his London training, he moved to Switzerland, building new instruments and carrying out stringed instrument conservator work for the Basel Historical Museum. This attractive cello was m...

We are very excited about our new Telemann range of instruments, and particularly so about our latest addition, the “Maestro" which deservedly headlines the series. This handsome cello made with 12-year-old European Bosnian maple and A-plus Italian-class spruce, and finished with a lightly antiqua...

Scott Cao student instruments are the brainchild of internationally recognised violin maker Scott Schu-Kun Cao. Californian-based Cao has, in addition to his own personal workshop, three other workshops (one in California and two in China) making different grades of instruments. All Chinese-made ins...