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Violin shops in NYCInstruments: Anyone know of some great luthier/violin shops in NYC, upper west side near juilliard? Not looking to buy a Strad, but I am interested in replacing my old violin. Where can I go?From Pieter Viljoen Thanks a lot for any help.
From Jim W. Miller
Why does it have to be near Julliard? Anyway that's a dangerous area. I was almost run over by a car in front of the Barnes and Noble there.
Posted on May 11, 2005 at 04:56 AM From Preston Hawes
There are many violin shops in the building of 250 West 54th St.Posted on May 11, 2005 at 04:58 AM NYC is a REALLY expensive place to shop for violins, but I wish you good luck. Violin shopping can be lots of fun! Preston From Peggy Foggio
I highly recommend David Segal Violins which is right around the corner from Julliard (212) 769-4559.
Posted on May 11, 2005 at 12:49 PM From David Lee
Machold
Posted on May 11, 2005 at 01:48 PM From D Chin
Try DS Buck Violins. He's at the address Preston mentioned. The owner is an all-around nice guy and has a good selection of violins for sale in his shop. Phone number is 212-582-8200.
Posted on May 11, 2005 at 02:29 PM From Michael Avagliano
I would humbly recommend Machold Rare Violins. But the Upper West Side has several makers and dealers, including Rene Morel, Christoph Landon, Rare Violins of New York (Bruno Price), and Greg Singer, just to name a few. Posted on May 11, 2005 at 03:12 PM I'd say as well that although New York is an expensive place to live and work, some of the prices I've seen coming out of Chicago lately make some of the New York dealers seem like bargains. From Pieter Viljoen
It has to be near Juilliard because I'm attending a symposium there and I won't have time to travel that much.Posted on May 11, 2005 at 05:32 PM Machold is propably out of my price league. I'm not in the market for the types of things that they are selling. From Jim W. Miller
Sounds like fun. Remember though you can be just about anywhere in Manhattan in less than 30 min.
Posted on May 11, 2005 at 05:59 PM From Michael Avagliano
I know that's the image of Machold that many musicians have, but our inventory includes the full range of instruments. A violin doesn't have to be worth $2 million to be rare.
Posted on May 11, 2005 at 05:57 PM From Scott Taylor
Check out Gregory Singer violins. It is an excellent shop.
Posted on May 11, 2005 at 07:30 PM From Kelly Kilcourse
Personally I loved this store:Posted on May 12, 2005 at 01:44 AM Strings and Other Things 1995 Broadway 212-362-0857 and just like Jim Miller said, " you can be just about anywhere in Manhattan in less than 30 min." From Jim W. Miller
It's Disney World for adults. Time to visit again, I think.
Posted on May 12, 2005 at 02:33 AM From Pieter Viljoen
Michael, did you get my last e-mail?
Posted on May 14, 2005 at 06:24 PM From Wilhelm Klingenberg
NYC is too expensive in the price rangePosted on May 17, 2005 at 05:04 PM you are looking at. You would be better off with a dealer in a smaller place. Europe seems cheaper as well. From Michael Darnton
I don't think the perception of NYC being overpriced is accurate at all. The violin market is an international one now, and violins are priced on an international basis. In my experience, the place to find overpriced violins is little out-of-the-way places where there's no competition, and the shop doesn't really know much about the market. In that situation I've seen a number of things badly overpriced because the seller really didn't know what they were worth and was shooting for the moon (I mean $20,000 things--or even $3000 ones--selling for $50,000). One thing you do find that might skew things is that if you go into a good shop you're going to see a totally different type of thing than elsewhere--better, more expensive things than a small shop can have naturally gravitate to the better shops.
Posted on May 17, 2005 at 06:15 PM From Pieter Viljoen
Willhelm, I don't ever recall naming a price range, so I don't know where you are getting this from.Posted on May 18, 2005 at 12:37 AM I am sure one can find violins in NYC for $30,000. From Jim W. Miller
Michael reminds me I've seen some things in really good shops that were underpriced from utilitarian point of view. They were there because they could appreciate what they really were. A couple of experiences come to mind. I'd be writing lots of emails to line some things up.
Posted on May 18, 2005 at 12:58 AM From William Wolcott
If you're interested in modern fiddles, you might want to check out JosephTripodi.
Posted on May 18, 2005 at 02:43 AM From Nan-Yaw Wong
This is an unsolicited testimonial about my experience with Rare Violins of New York. I was in the market for a better violin and, having visited various other dealers in and around New York, was referred to them. Even though I am clearly an amateur and wasn’t going to spend an impressive amount of money, the service I got at RV was attentive, friendly and courteous. With their expertise, experience and patient guidance, I was able to select and eventually purchase an excellent old violin within a price I was comfortable with. Buying a violin for someone like myself could have been bewildering and intimidating, but Bruno Price and Ziv Arazi of RVNY was able to turn it into an educational and rewarding experience for me. I strongly recommend others to go to them.Posted on May 24, 2005 at 02:22 AM
From Tim Chi
Just as a reminder- DS Buck Violins is no longer in operation. I just found out that Mr. Buck was struck by a taxi while crossing a street in NYC last November, and he had passed away.Posted on April 1, 2006 at 04:32 PM I have never been to DS Buck Violins, but I met him briefly. Mr. Buck was nice to me, and I will remember his passion for violins. From thierry bonnaire
It's funny that nobody mention Brice de StCyr in Carnegie Hall, but he's a great luthier and a very nice guy.
Posted on April 1, 2006 at 07:42 PM From Preston Hawes
I think Dove had one of the BEST shops in NYC. He was genuine; you could tell he was in it because he loved it, not because he made heaps of money doing it (and I'm not sure he did make heaps). Posted on April 3, 2006 at 06:06 AM Very sad he's gone. He was my favorite NY luthier. Preston From Gennady Filimonov
Actually, it has been posted on v.com under Remembering Dov Buk in Dec. 2005Posted on April 4, 2006 at 01:17 AM http://www.violinist.com/discussion/response.cfm?ID=8084 From Tim Chi
Thanks Gennady. I did a search of Dov Buck's name and it didn't come up.Posted on April 5, 2006 at 12:36 PM By the way, isn't the correct spelling From Gennady Filimonov
I knew Dov well. A very sad loss.Posted on April 6, 2006 at 04:20 AM The correct spelling is as I spelled it: Dov Buk (B-U-K). From Preston Hawes
Isn't his last name spelled Buck? I'm pretty sure that's what his card said. There's a website too (buckviolins.com) that would seem it was spelled Buck.Posted on April 6, 2006 at 06:15 AM
From Gennady Filimonov
I have an old business card from him which reads Dov Buk.Posted on April 6, 2006 at 03:38 PM I can't believe that it really happened to him...........He was a great guy. From Yura Lee
This isn't NYC, but anyways, try Tarisio auctions... my friends have had good experiences with them, and their price range is wide.
Posted on April 6, 2006 at 07:56 PM From Preston Hawes
GF,Posted on April 6, 2006 at 08:07 PM Agreed. Sometimes life just seems so arbitrary. P. From Eric Godfrey
Yura Lee wrote "This isn't NYC, but anyways, try Tarisio auctions... my friends have had good experiences with them... "Posted on April 6, 2006 at 11:51 PM Actually Tarisio's shop IS in New York City (corner of Broadway & 57th, within sight of Carnegie Hall). Although an auction house, you can arrange to try their inventory (which builds up right before an auction) at a time other than the public pre-auction show dates. See their web site for a lot of detail. Although I didn't end up buying anything from them, I got a very cordial reception last year when I spent several hours trying violins, including a few well beyond my price range. Beare (London) has a small branch shop on a lower floor of the same building with a good inventory, so you can spend quite some time trying instruments without having to go outside! From Yura Lee
I meant this isn't NYC, it's on the web... But yes, you are right, I forgot they have a showroom in NYC. It can be stressful when others outbid you, but still, it's a good way to purchase an instrument of your own, I think.Posted on April 7, 2006 at 02:37 PM There are so many hypocrites within the violin dealer world, I hope you watch out, and good luck. From Kenneth Mirkin
Re Dov Buk:Posted on April 7, 2006 at 04:09 PM Dov's given name was Buk and operated the business under that name until about 10 years ago, until he decided to change the business name to "Buck" because everyone mispelled it anyway. His tragic death was a horrible loss to the world. He was truly a wonderful man. From Tim Chi
Re: DovPosted on April 7, 2006 at 10:59 PM My apologies to Gennady, and thanks to Kenneth for the clarification. |
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