Fine Violins

This violin was made by the ‘father of Australian violin makers’ Arthur Edward Smith in Sydney, in 1932. Smith was born in 1880 in London and migra...

This violin was made by John Johnston in 2005, in his workshop in Rozelle, Sydney. Having started out self-taught, making violins from native Austr...

This violin was made by Cedric Clarke in 1995 in Sydney. Clarke was born in Turramurra NSW in 1929. His father was violin maker C.H.S. Clarke, with...

This violin was made by John Johnston in 2001, in his workshop in Rozelle, Sydney. Having started out self-taught, making violins from native Austr...

This violin was made in 2019 by our head luthier & director at The Sydney String Centre, David Glanville. David was born in England & moved...

John Simmers graduated with distinction, from the Newark School of Violin Making in 1996. He is a founding member and current treasurer of the Aust...