Blackburn Stringed Instruments

London luthier, Est. 1969

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Site Map

Description of site structure and content to assist navigation.

• Home page Here you can find background about Blackburn Stringed Instruments, our philosophy and values.


• Instruments The instruments home page lists all instruments we have in stock, by default, shown by value. To restrict the listing to specific instruments use the side menu on the right:
  • Violin stock listing
  • Viola stock listing
  • Cello stock listing
  • Double Bass stock listing
  The lower menu bar on the right hand side of the page allows the catalogue to be sorted by:
  • Value from "rare and special" to lower value instruments. The default view.
  • Maker (luthier)
  • Country of origin
• Bows Here we describe our stock of bows for violin, viola and cellos.


• Bow care. Important advice on string tension.


• Services Here we describe our instrument services including valuations, condition reports, certificates and insurance.


• Care and preservation of stringed instruments. Advice and instructions on how to take care of stringed instruments, including storage, cleaning, handling and how to attach strings to pegs.


• Student violins. This page describes our bespoke service for students, trial period and Buy Back Guarantee.


• Repairs Here we provide indicative costs for the repair and renovation of bridges, saddles, sound posts, fingerboards, etc.


• Purchases This page describes our commission sales service for sellers.


• Links Here we provide links to other sites relating to luthier, stringed instruments and music.


• Site map. This page.

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