Best Violin Shop Cambridge Near Me

Bob Dick: I emailed Paul's shop to have two violins appraised. He replied quickly and was able to give me a prompt appointment. Upon arriving Paul greeted me with a very friendly attitude. He quickly looked at the violins and gave an initial sense that these were low level instruments, and suggested a verbal appraisal. This saved me a good deal of money. He then looked at them more closely and pointed out several reasons for low appraisal. I am a musician myself so we could discuss the details of the instruments easily. I really enjoyed my time at his shop, which is easy to get to despite being in Boston, and if I'm ever in the market for a quality violin, I would start with Paul Wiessmeyer!

Alex P: Came in to get my bow grip replaced and get an estimate for replacing my violin bridge. Paul took his time looking over both bow and violin, asked if I had time to stay, and I said yes. He told me my bridge seemed misplaced; he pulled out his tape measure and compass to measure quite a few different parts of my instrument. My bridge was too wide, my soundpost and bass bar weren't aligned properly, my tailpiece was too long, and my fingerboard was scooped on the E string side. He asked, "Is it hard to push down on the E string?" I responded, "How did you know!" He told me he could fix these issues if I wanted and the instrument would probably sound richer. If he fixed them and I didn't like the sound, he could move it back exactly how it was. Paul asked me about every detail before making changes. Whole thing, including bow repairs and rehair, new tailpiece and fine tuner, new and aligned bridge and soundpost, restained fingerboard and planing, was ~$550, paid upon pickup a week later. When I arrived for pickup, he explained to me some historical facts about different fingerboard lengths, and I asked if he was familiar with my violin maker. He said not more than basic facts, pulled out a book with all luthiers through time, and sure enough there was my violin maker! My violin sounds significantly richer and actually rings now, which I didn't think possible. It is certainly worth more than its original price plus repairs cost. He asked me to play before I left to make sure I liked it, told me to come back anytime if I wanted to revert. The tailpiece Paul chose matches my pegs better than my old one, not to mention it's the proper size. I came in for a bow grip and left with a completely new higher class violin!

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