Are You Looking To Sell Your Instrument?

Don’t let an Auction house take up to 40%

We have a large turnover of fine instruments and bows and if you are thinking of selling then we can help you! I am always looking to buy and pay cash for these instruments and bows, however if that is not possible then I am happy to sell on consignment for between 10% and 20% commission. At a price to make us both happy.

The most cost effective way of getting the best value for your instrument

Remember auction houses take up to 50% of the final sale price! I can get you more. We can also usually set up your instrument in house to optimise its playing qualities …. I really do try to sell only things that “work”! As always we love Italian instruments but, hey, we love French and English ones too!

We are selective…so if you have an instrument that sounds good…we want it!

A great history of selling instruments from the finest makers.

Over the last twenty years I have been lucky to sell instruments including Stradivari, Guadagnini, Montagnana, Goffriller, Gagliano and seemingly endless JBV’s to name but a few! With small overheads i can help achieve a good sale result for you – Sean Bishop

MAKERS WE WANT INCLUDE:

20th Century Italian instruments

Poggi
Fiorini
Ornati
Garimberti
Oddone
Carletti
Fagnola
Pedrazzini
Sgarabotto
Degani
Farotti
Capicchioni
Pevere

Older Italian instruments

Stradivari
Guarneri family
Guadagnini
Mezzadri
Gagliano family
Rivolta
Dall’Aglio
Ceruti
Pressenda
Rocca

English instruments

Parker
Panormo
Boullangier
Lott
Fendt family
Betts
Voller
Hudson
Wilkinson

French instruments

JB Vuillaume
Lupot
Bernardel
Silvestre familly
Piqué
Chanot

Australian Instrument

AE Smith

French bows

Peccatte
Tourte
Simon
Persois
Sartory
Vigneron
Lamy
Maire
Maline
Gillet
Ouchard family
Morizot family
Bazin family
Fetique Family
Henry
Lupot
Millant family

German bows

Nürnberger family

English bows

Tubbs
W.E.Hill & Sons
Watson
Allen