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Claire Givens Violins, Inc

Dealers, Makers & Restorers of Fine Violins, Violas, Cellos & Bows

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          • Up to $1,000
          • $1,001 – $2,000
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          • Over $100,001
          • Small Violins
        • VIOLAS

          • Up to $1,000
          • $1,001 – $2,000
          • $2,001 – $4,000
          • $4,001 – $8,000
          • $8,001 – $12,000
          • $12,001 – $20,000
          • $20,001 – $40,000
          • $40,001 – $60,000
          • $60,001 – $100,000
          • Over $100,001
          • Small Violas
        • CELLOS

          • Up to $2,000
          • $2,001 – $3,500
          • $3,501 – $5,000
          • $5,001 – $8,000
          • $8,001 – $12,000
          • $12,001 – $25,000
          • $25,001 – $50,000
          • $50,001 – $100,000
          • Over $100,001
          • Small Violas
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        • Violin Bows

          • Up to $300
          • $301 – $600
          • $601 – $1,000
          • $1,001 – $1,500
          • $1,501 – $2,500
          • $2,501 – $5,000
          • $5,001 – $10,000
          • $10,001 – $20,000
          • Over $20,001
          • Small Violin Bows
        • Viola Bows

          • Up to $300
          • $301 – $600
          • $601 – $1000
          • $1,001 – $1,500
          • $1,501 – $2,500
          • $2,501 – $5,000
          • $5,001 – $10,000
          • $10,001 – $20,000
          • Over $20,001
          • Small Viola Bows
        • Cello Bows

          • Up to $300
          • $301 – $600
          • $601 – $1,000
          • $1,001 – $1,500
          • $1,501 – $2,500
          • $2,501 – $5,000
          • $5,001 – $10,000
          • $10,001 – $20,000
          • Over $20,001
          • Small Cello Bows
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        • Under the long-time expertise and leadership of Workshop Manager Douglas Lay, the Givens Violins Workshop is staffed by a team of professionally trained violin makers and a full-time Bow Specialist. Our mission is to assist players in obtaining the best sound and response from their instruments and their bows. We encourage you to call us at (612) 375 -0708 or e-mail us at workshop@givensviolins.com to discuss any questions you may have and to make an appointment. The workshop provides estimates of work needed and maintains a weekly schedule, upholding a reputation for careful, thorough, and high-quality restorations.

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        • We carry a wide variety of accessories including strings, mutes, shoulder rests, chin rests, metronomes, music stands, and more. Our string prices are the lowest on the market. Accessories are easily shipped upon request. To make a purchase, please contact us today or stop by our shop, 10am – 5pm, Tuesday – Saturday.

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        • As a full-service string shop, Givens Violins offers a wide range of services to our clients through every step of the instrument selection process and throughout your playing career.
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April 11, 2019 by Sherry

Announcing the launch of the our new Dipper Restorations website

We are excited to announce the launch of Dipper Restorations newly designed website. Dipper Restorations is the Early music players prime source for historical instruments in their authentic original condition. Andrew Dipper is a maker of reproduction historical bows of all early periods using models from renowned international collections. New features are on our website include:

• Organized and easy to find the inventory
• Current and up to date content
• Early music blog
• Restoration projects by Dipper
• Easy to use mobile friendly website

Biography
Andrew Dipper has been making, restoring and conserving musical instruments since 1965. He relocated his shop to Minneapolis in 1990 from the English Cotswold’s. Dipper Restorations is located at Givens Violins at 1201 Marquette Avenue in Minneapolis.

Dipper Restorations specializes in the restoration and conservation of historically significant and ornate fretted and bow musical instruments with special interest in the period 1570-1830. Dipper Restorations offers for sale fine examples of original historic instruments and excellent copies of works by the best makers of past times.

Andrew Dipper is a maker of highly regarded historically informed baroque and transitional bows, using innovative materials like unique sustainable woods for sticks and frogs, and water buffalo horn tip plates and buttons for ease of international travel.

Dipper’s work can be found in many of the world’s foremost public and private musical instrument collections, including the Metropolitan Museum in New York, the Federal Musical Instrument Museum of Berlin, the National Music Museum in Vermillion, SD, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and MIM. His bows are used by top international Early music performers.

Take a look at our new website www.dipperrestorations.com and you will discover that we have many baroque and classical instruments and bows to offer. We welcome appointments to try out instruments and bows or we can ship them to you to try.

Filed Under: Andrew Dipper

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1201 Marquette Ave. Suite 150
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55403
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Phone: 612-375-0708 or
800-279-4323
Fax: 612-375-0096
cgivens@givensviolins.com

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