Michaela Wedemeyer

Violin Maker & Restorer

New instruments violins, violas and cellos made especially to order.  

Expert repairs to violin, viola, cello and other stringed instruments using the finest materials. Bow rehairs and repairs. Highly skilled Setup of your instrument and careful adjustment of its tonal quality to obtain the optimum beauty of sound.

Instruments   Michaela's instruments are played by artists in the UK and Germany. new violins, violas and cellos made to order instruments in stock (photos) violins: Stradivari and Guarneri del Gesù models violas: A. Guarneri model 15 3/4 and 16 1/4 cellos: Stradivari model Instruments are made of the finest timbers and bear a varnish made in the workshops

Repairs and Restoration

Michaela offers a comprehensive repair and maintenance service for both instruments and bows at very competitive rates.

• help with insurance claims
• insurance valuations and appraisals
• improving tonal qualities and set up
• emergency repairs

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Bow Rehairs

• best Mongolian horse hair used
• price (rehair and clean):
  violin and viola . . . . . . .£33
  cello . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£35
  double bass . . . . . . . . . £40 

Bow Repairs

Replacement including: 

• silver/whalebone lappings
• thumb leathers
• pearl slides
• brass eyes, faces,pearl eyes
• straightening of stick
• for broken sticks please phone

Michaela Wedemeyer

Michaela Graduated in 1999 at the Newark School of Violin Making (Upper Merit). Afterwards she worked in a number of workshops in the UK and Denmark:  Frederick Phelps (London), Per S. Ovesen (Arhus, Denmark) and A.L. Padday - Wells Violins (Somerset, England)
Since 2005 Michaela has been working as a self-employed violin maker and restorer. Michaela's fine instruments are played by artists in both the UK and Germany

Contact Details: 
Please note that callers must arrange an appointment before visiting our workshops.

 41b Lower Keyford, Frome, Somerset, BA11 4AR   Telephone: 01373 300487  Mobile: 07766 974473

Page Update: Friday January 25, 2008
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