About
Libby Summers founded Stamford Strings in 2019 to provide Stamford and the surrounding area with servicing, repairs, restoration and sales of instruments of the string quartet. She draws on the expertise of other luthiers trained at Newark School of Violin Making with the aim to eventually form a cooperative. She believes that by working together, pooling their resources and their expertise, skilled craftsmen can thrive and flourish together, as well as providing a comprehensive and excellent service for the customer. Click here to view all the makers and restorers that currently work with Libby, or have instruments for sale with Stamford Strings.
As a player and teacher by background, Libby puts the needs of the player at centre stage at Stamford Strings. She carefully selects instruments for playability and sound, not primarily for their looks or investment value. Fine violins are tools for players, and that is what Stamford Strings is all about - enabling players to reach their potential with the very best instruments, set up expertly to work for them.
When she is not doing something with violins, Libby can be found knitting, seeking out the best coffee in town, putting up shelves, writing, reading or running. She is a self-confessed yarn and caffeine addict. At the moment her collection of yarn outweighs her collection of violins, but that balance could soon tip the other way!
Stamford Strings opened their first shop in Stamford, 3 St Leonards Street, Stamford, Lincs, PE9 2HU on Monday 21st September 2020.
In October 2021, Libby is joined by Roger Rosa as Lead Specialist in Restoration and Repair. Roger is also fully trained in guitar repairs and we will therefore be starting guitar repairs from 15 October.
As a player and teacher by background, Libby puts the needs of the player at centre stage at Stamford Strings. She carefully selects instruments for playability and sound, not primarily for their looks or investment value. Fine violins are tools for players, and that is what Stamford Strings is all about - enabling players to reach their potential with the very best instruments, set up expertly to work for them.
When she is not doing something with violins, Libby can be found knitting, seeking out the best coffee in town, putting up shelves, writing, reading or running. She is a self-confessed yarn and caffeine addict. At the moment her collection of yarn outweighs her collection of violins, but that balance could soon tip the other way!
Stamford Strings opened their first shop in Stamford, 3 St Leonards Street, Stamford, Lincs, PE9 2HU on Monday 21st September 2020.
In October 2021, Libby is joined by Roger Rosa as Lead Specialist in Restoration and Repair. Roger is also fully trained in guitar repairs and we will therefore be starting guitar repairs from 15 October.
