About Johnson String
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Our contacts are extensive
Our instruments are gathered from many sources, including Sotheby's, Christie's, and Phillips auction houses of London, as well as Skinner's of Boston. We work with other shops from around the country, private collectors, and individual makers to fulfill the wide-ranging requests of our customers. We also appraise and broker collections.
Our services are comprehensive
We perform instrument restorations and repairs, as well as bow rehairing and repairing. We also provide appraisals for instruments purchased from Johnson String. In addition, we maintain the most complete and reliable rental program in the country. We stock an extensive selection of books, sheet music, Suzuki materials, cases and accessories—some exclusive to JSI—that can be purchased directly from our Newton Massachusetts store, by mail, or securely from this website. If you need anything for your violin, viola, cello, or bass, we have it!
Our instruments are exceptional
We have a dedicated staff of professional players and violin makers that selects each and every instrument and bow we offer. This means that everything from the construction of the instrument to the resonance of the E string is evaluated with careful, experienced eyes and ears.
