5 Marquette Dr., Cody, WY 82414 USA
(307) 250-5939; email loenviolins@aol.com
Thank you for visiting our page! We are a small, family-owned neighborhood shop in the old European tradition. We love the violin family and the 18th Century lore of famous makers, craftsmanship, and classical music. We also follow and play British Isles and North American fiddle music, and many other World musical traditions. Our motivation and passion is sharing the love of music and the tradition of fine craftsmanship.
We have been in the violin business since 1993. We began in Butte, Montana, worked in Seattle for many years, then retired to Cody, Wyoming. Our business model is modest. We cater to a small local group of mostly amateur musicians and students, whom we get to know personally and help to attain their musical goals over a period of many years. Our services are primarily sales of instruments and accessories, repairs, rentals, adjustments, and new making. Also, we are known internationally for our research into acoustics and technical details of famous classical instruments.
We specialize in violin, viola, cello, and bass. We have hundreds of bows and a selection of cases and accessories. We screen our products in order to offer those that meet our customers’ needs and offer excellent value. We are violin makers rather than sales people; and we love to answer questions in considerable depth.
We are a small neighborhood violin shop, offering
- Good references
- Internationally known research and a new book on fine classic instruments
- Friendly personal service based on 31 years of experience
- Inspired instrument making using the world’s best models and tonewoods
- Trained, informed repairs and adjustments
- A large selection of violins and their bows (some violas, cellos)
- Good quality rentals (no fiberglass bows, no plastic cases)
- Premium-quality fractional instruments for young players
- Accessories like strings, cases, stands, tuners, rosin
- Appraisal services
- Nice perks for customers including full value trade-in
- Lots of free information on instruments and care
- A whole different buzz from general music stores
