Los Angeles/Southern California questin- Where do you go to get your violin cleaned? Any luthiers you recommend Okay, this is going to be painful for some of you. I have a 18th century Austrian violin that I use to play. Have not cleaned in 30 years and it has rosin. I haven't cleaned it professionally since I did not know who to trust and where. Finally getting to it. Anyway have any ideas or recommendations to someone trustworthy? Thanks. Yes. I do not deserve such a nice instrument.
redjives replied:
In the LA area the big shops are: - Metzler https://www.metzlerviolins.com/ - Cauer https://www.cauer.com/ - Benning https://www.benningviolins.com/ - LA Violin Shop https://laviolinshop.com/ All four are well respected shops. Call them and see which will best meet your needs. (Full disclosure: I used to work for Metzler’s.)
Dear violinists in LA, in your opinion, who's the best violin maker in town? I'm looking to possibly thin the neck of my violin and want someone really good to do it! Thanks!
Gerard K. replied:
Benning Violins studio city 11340 ventuta blvd 818-762-1374. . http://benningviolins.com/ they make Violins