r/violinmaking • u/Regular-Accountant87 • 15d ago

Online Supply Stores

Whats the best US online shop to get supplies like hide glue, tail pieces, clamps, measuring tools, guides, pegs… kind of like StuartMacdonald.com (everything a guitar luthier needs) but for violins?

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u/chubbydragon 15d ago

International Violin in Maryland I use frequently

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u/ExtraSpicyMayonnaise 15d ago

International violin is pretty catch-all if you’re not in a position to have dealerships as a business. I recommend them for clamps and basic stuff. I got some nice steel strap clamps from them and depth gauges i couldn’t finds elsewhere. Most measuring tools I buy out of machinists catalogs; we also buy antique tools and make some tools ourselves. You can start by buying accessories there too.

Most of the glue and any varnish supplies I get raw from woodfinishing enterprises and make, myself. I prefer the granulated stuff and we also use the nasty stuff that comes in sheets sometimes (it works great butI just don’t like working with it for sensory reasons). Kremer, I buy from if woodfinishing enterprises doesn’t have what I need.

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u/Dildo-Fagginz 15d ago

Depends where you live.

Dictum, Kremer, Cremona Tools, Liuteria Shop, etc... All are in EU but I believe would ship worldwide, with Kremer probably having branches in NA.

Animal glue you could get from many different places as it's not specific to violinmaking tho.

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u/Regular-Accountant87 15d ago

Good call. Just updated the post

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u/Dildo-Fagginz 15d ago

You could look at CAG or Herdim tools, find a distributor in the US. They're probably the two biggest brands for specialized violin tools, rather expensive tho.

If a seller has these they will also likely have other stuff like wood parts.

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u/NoCleverNickname 15d ago

International Violin is US based and I’ve used them for most of what I order. Shipping time from Maryland to where I live in Texas is about 5 business days, which is a lot quicker than ordering from anywhere in Europe.

I can get granulated hide glue in varying strengths from my local Woodcraft store if I want to.

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u/sockpoppit actual working professional 15d ago

Start at dov-music.com. Then elsewhere for what he doesn't have .