![]() Copyright and the Use of Text and Image Files: If errors are brought to his attention he will attempt to correct them promptly.Īndrew Bellis will not be liable for any damages of any kind arising from the use of this site, including but not limited to direct, indirect, incidental, punitive and consequential damages. While it is Andrew Bellis’s intention to keep information up-to-date and accurate he cannot guarantee either. I've realised a lot of knowledge has been lost about this skill and much is not taught at the various 'violin making schools'. ![]() Over the next months I will be adding a page or two of notes for those intending to set up instruments. Within the past year I have seen one fake Arthur Bultitude bow and heard about two others, and also two fake Hill bows, all stamped to deceive. In 2012 'Andrew Bellis Number One', the first bow I made in my first workshop in Bournemouth and sold, (having made it for myself) returned home. ![]() In my newsletter I have put some recollections of the Bournemouth Youth Orchestra. Sadly I can no longer do this, as outlined on my 'Courses' page. I could see this coming, and that's why I started teaching the craft in Oxford in 1991. That is simply not enough to fulfil the needs of today's players. England is now left with 6 bow makers/repairers. In 2018 we lost four bow makers/repairers, two due to ill health and two because it was no longer economically viable. It has become even more essential that you have your bow looked after well by someone who knows what they are doing. Basically, please package them EXACTLY as I recommend. * PLEASE NOTE* I have had to include some information about sending bows through the postal system, it is on the violin repairs page. My apologies if it seems too 'wordy' - I am assuming you are looking for information, not just pretty photographs of bows. Some have kindly emailed me to say they find the site difficult to navigate. ![]() Other information will follow as I have the time to upload it. Please note, for those visiting, my work days are Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.Ĭost of bow rehairs can be found by clicking on the relevant button at the top of this page. I set up and sell new violins, violas and 'cellos for students of all sizes, so that the instruments are musical ones, not just wooden boxes. I repair all instruments of the violin family (I no longer make instruments – I have colleagues whose excellent work I could never emulate) except full size double basses. I also sell bows across the whole price range from student/beginner violin bows at £45 (that's cheaper than a rehair!) and upwards, but only those I'd be happy to use myself, to ensure they are 'value for money' at whatever price point. Most of my bows are made from the now precious pernambuco wood of which I have stock seasoned at least 30 years in my ownership, since I started my business in 1980 having made my first bow in 1978. I make new bows from the finest materials (pictured above is a violin bow finished early in 2009, 'Taperflex' © built cane stick with kingwood splices, mounted with horn and silver, for a professional player). His previous clients include Kak Hang Lim and Pinchas Zukerman.Andrew Bellis is Dorset's longest established violin repairer and bow maker. Kin has built over 30 violins for customers. He has worked for Tom Lee Music for the past 15 years and can make simple adjustments to your violin, viola, cello and bass, or repair cracked bodies, broken necks as well as repair and rehair your violin, viola, cello and bass bows. Kin Sze Wong has over forty years experience repairing orchestral stringed instruments in Canada and Asia. Kin Sze Wong - Head Orchestral Strings Repair Technician Visit your nearest Tom Lee Music location. Bows can be re-haired, straightened, re-tipped and sealed as well to ensure optimum functionality. Besides correcting any structural damage, re-finishing is also available for any aesthetic considerations. Instruments can also be re-conditioned and modified to enable enhanced performance in tone production and playability. From 1/8 Violins to Double Bass, we can provide any repair service to bring your instrument back to its best possible condition. Our String Instrument Repair department can provide a range of repair services from general and routine maintenance to a complete rebuild.
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