Rickenbacker Violins
Musical Instrument Store
Why pick this one
Rickenbacker Violins makes violins, violas, and cellos while also repairing and restoring these instruments in Black Mountain.
Best for
- Custom violins based on Stradivarius or Guarneri del Gesu patterns
- Custom violas in 15 1/2-inch or 16 1/4-inch patterns
- Violin, viola, or cello repair and restoration
- Trying an instrument made by Kate Rickenbacker by appointment
Look elsewhere if
- Walk-in instrument shopping without an appointment
- Immediate access to a newly commissioned instrument, since the site notes there can sometimes be a wait
- Musical instruments outside the violin, viola, and cello categories
Specialties
- Custom violin making
- Viola making
- Cello making
- Violin repair and restoration
- Viola repair and restoration
- Cello repair and restoration
- Instrument adjustment
What makes them different
- Kate Rickenbacker studied violin making for 3 1/2 years at the Chicago School of Violin Making
- Kate Rickenbacker spent seven years refining violin, viola, and cello repair and restoration skills at Seman Violins
- Kate Rickenbacker makes four or five instruments per year
- Violins are based on Stradivarius and Guarneri del Gesu patterns
- The shop operates by appointment only
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 109 Rainbow Ln, Black Mountain, NC 28711
- Phone
- +18283371306
- Website
- http://www.rickenbackerviolins.com/
- impallari@gmail.com
Services
- String instrument making
- String instrument repair
- String instrument restoration
- Instrument adjustment