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        • Eastman Limited Edition Master Cello - Gold Set Up
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        • Eastman Master Series Guarneri Model Violin
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        • Primavera 200 Violin Outfit - UPGRADED
      • Hidersine Instruments and Bows >
        • Hidersine Reserve Cello - Hand Varnished in the UK
        • Hidersine Reserve Violin - Middle Grade
        • Hidersine Espressione Violin Guarneri Model
        • Hidersine Venezia Violin Outfit
        • Hidersine Veracini Cello Outfit - UPGRADED
        • Hidersine Veracini Violin Outfit - UPGRADED
        • Hidersine Piacenza Violin Outfit - UPGRADED
        • Hidersine Vivente Cello Outfit - Luthier Set up
        • Hidersine Vivente Finetune Violin Outfit - UPGRADED
        • Hidersine Vivente Violin Outfit
        • Hidersine Inizio VIolin Outfit and Starter Kit
        • Hidersine Inizio Violin Outfit - Fractional Sizes
    • Bows >
      • L'Archet Brasil Finest Pernambuco Bows >
        • L'Archet Brasil Violin Bow Sterling Silver Fully Mounted ART DECO
        • L'Archet Brasil Viola Bow Sterling Silver PLUS
        • L'ACHET BRASIL VIOLIN BOW PERNAMBUCO NICKEL FULLY MOUNTED
        • L'Archet Brasil Violin Bow Sterling Silver Fully Mounted
        • L'ARCHET BRASIL VIOLA BOW PERNAMBUCO NICKEL FULLY MOUNTED
        • L'Archet Brasil Viola Bow Pernambuco Sterling Silver Fully Mounted
        • L'ACHET BRASIL VIOLA BOW PERNAMBUCO NICKEL FULLY MOUNTED
        • L'Archet Brasil Violin Bow Pernambuco Nickel Performance
        • L'Archet Brasil Viola Bow Pernambuco Nickel Half Mounted
        • L'Archet Brasil Violin Bow Pernambuco Nickel Half Mounted
        • L'Archet Brasil Pernambuco Cello Bow Nickel Fully Mounted
        • L'Archet Brasil Cello Nickel Performance Pernambuco Bow
        • L'ARCHET BRASIL PERNAMBUCO CELLO BOW NICKEL HALF MOUNTED
      • Violin Bows >
        • Japanese Archet Sonore Violin Bow
        • Finkel Violin Bow, Atelier Model
        • L'Archet Brasil Violin Bow Sterling Silver Fully Mounted
        • L'Archet Brasil Violin Bow Pernambuco Nickel Performance
        • L'Archet Brasil Violin Bow Pernambuco Nickel Half Mounted
        • Marco Raposo Pernambuco Violin Bow
        • Hidersine Select Pernambuco Violin Bow
        • Orchestra Carbon Fibre Veneer Violin Bow - Silver
        • Dofler Pernambuco Violin Bow
        • Dorfler Pernambuco Violin Bow with Large Pearl Eye
        • Dofler Brazilwood Viola Bow
        • Gewa Brazilwood Violin Bow
        • Dorfler Pernambuco Violin Bow - Nickel
        • Orchestra Carbon Fibre Weave Violin Bow
        • Hidersine ¾ Fine Pernambuxco Octagonal Violin Bow
        • Orchestra Brazilwood Octagonal Nickel Mounted Violin Bow
        • Westbury Composite Violin Bow
        • Westbury Brazilwood Violin Bow
      • Viola Bows >
        • L'Archet Brasil VIola Bow Sterling Silver Plus
        • L'Archet Brasil Viola Bow Pernamubuco Nickel Half Mounted
        • Orchestra Carbon Fibre Veneered Viola Bow
        • Dorfler Brazilwood Viola Bow No. 7A
        • Orchestra Carbon Fibre Weave Viola Bow
        • Orchestra Brazilwood Round Nickel Mounted Viola Bow
        • Westbry Brazilwood Viola Bow
      • Cello Bows >
        • FInkel Cello Bow, Lefin Model
        • L'Archet Brasil Cello Nickel Performance Pernambuco Bow
        • L'Archet Brasil Pernambuco Cello Bow Nickel Fully Mounted
        • Hoyer Pernambuco Cello Bow No. 19 Master Series
        • Dorfler Pernambuco Cello Bow No. 17
        • Orchestra Brazilwood Round Nickel Mounted Cello Bow
        • Hidersine Carbon Fibre Cello Bow
        • Westbury Brazilwood Cello Bridge
    • Instrument Cases >
      • Sinfonica Shaped Fibre Glass Cello Case
      • Gewa Pure Polycarbonate Cello Case
      • Gewa Pure Polycarbonate Violin Case
      • ORCHESTRA CARBON FIBRE SHAPED VIOLIN CASE
      • BAM SAINT GERMAIN STYLUS OBLONG VIOLIN CASE
      • BAM ARTISTO VIOLIN CASE - BLACK
      • BAM STYLUS VIOLIN CASE - GREY
      • BAM CLASSIC VIOLIN CASE - NAVY
      • Sinfonica Shaped Fibre Glass Violin Case
      • GSJ OBLONG GREY VIOLIN CASE
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      • Appraisals and Valuations
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      • Gold Service
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      • Bronze Service
      • New Bridge
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      • Shoulder Rests >
        • Everest Violin Shoulder Rest
        • Kun Limited Edition 4/4 Violin Shoulder Rest 'Style Icon' Series - Flowers
        • Hidersine Oxbury Shoulder Rest
        • Bonmusica Shoulder Rest
        • Playonair Shoulder Rest
        • Hidersine Shawbury Shoulder Rest
        • Kun Violin Shoulder Rest
      • Strings >
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        • Thomastik Vision Solo Violin Strings
        • Thomastik Dominant Strings
        • Thomastik Spirocore Cello Strings
        • Il Cannone Violin Soloist Strings
        • Pirastro Obligato Violin Strings
        • Pirastro Passione Strings
        • Pirastro Perpetual Violin Strings
        • Pirastro Tonica Strings
        • Larsen Original Strings
        • Larsen Magnacore Cello Strings
        • Larsen Soloists Edition Cello String
        • D'Addario Prelude Strings
        • Prelude Gift Set for the Violinist
        • Pirastro Evah Pirazzi Gold Violin Strings
        • Jargar Classic 'Cello Strings
        • Jargar Young Talent Cello Strings Set
        • Pro-Arté Viola Strings
        • Hill Special Violin String, E
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        • Evah Pirazzi Gold Rosin
        • Pirastro Cello Rosin
        • Pirastro Obligato Rosin
        • Melos Rosin
        • Kaplan Art Rosin - Dark
      • Musical Face Masks
      • Violinist's Gift Box
      • Quartet of Belgian Chocolate Violins
      • Cello Anchor with Hardwood Base
      • CELLOGARD - PROTECTION FOR 'CELLOS
      • PURE SILK SCARF FOR VIOLINS
      • Violin Silk Bags
      • Wittner Tailpiece
    • Stringed Instrument and Bow Rentals
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We are open for sales, restoration and repairs
3 st leonards street, Stamford, Lincs, PE9 2HU

tel. 01780 764339
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Our Front Showroom and Set Up area
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Our private self-contained studio behind the shop for instrument trials

Our doors are open by appointment or by chance.
If you wish to book a repair or visit the shop for an instrument purchase or trial or to purchase accessories, please email us, ring us, message us or use our appointment booking service. You can also contact us on social media. You are welcome to arrive at the shop without an appointment on the off-chance that we are available, but please bear in mind that you may have to wait if we are seeing to another customer, you may be asked to return at another time, or you may find that we are out on deliveries or fetching coffee!

If you are requesting a booking, we will reply quickly to offer you access to our calendar where you can choose a time. When you arrive for your appointment please knock or ring the doorbell and wait to be let in. If we are not visible, it means we are in our back workshop. If you get no response from the doorbell please call the telephone number above the door, but if you have an appointment we should be waiting for you.

Stamford Strings 
3 St Leonards' Street, Stamford, Lincs, pe9 2hu


Stamford Strings is passionate about new making and showcases instruments from new makers, alongside antique violins, many of which are restored in-house. We restore, repair and conserve instruments and provide an appraisal and insurance certificate service. Bow repairs and rehairs are a speciality, and we have a dedicated skilled specialist for this work. 

Stamford Strings caters for all players, age ranges and abilities, from student to professional. Our shop is only 1.5 hours from Birmingham by direct train or road, one hour from Nottingham and Lincoln, 45 minutes from Leicester and 50 minutes from Cambridge. London is 45 minutes by train from nearby Peterborough too. Many prominent schools such as Oakham, Oundle and Uppingham are within half an hour’s drive, making it the ideal location for professionals, students and amateurs alike. 

Stamford Strings also has a great range of instrumental bows, cases and accessories. We specialise in Bows for Violin Viola and Cello and some of our accessories for Violins and Cellos are designed and made by us or directly for us.

For more details on how to find us see the map below and the description.

2022 opening hours

MONDAYS: CLOSED
TUESDAYS: 9.30pm - 4.30pm
WEDNESDAYS: 9.30pm - 4.30pm. 
                              5.00pm - 6.00pm BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
THURSDAYS: 9.30pm - 4.30pm
FRIDAYS: 9.30pm - 4.30pm

SATURDAYS: 9.30pm - 4.30pm
SUNDAYS: CLOSED

VARIATIONS IN HOURS OF AVAILABILITY

These are the hours that we are at the workshop. We are a busy luthier workshop as well as a retail shop, so it is best to make an appointment to ensure that we are ready to serve you.

We can open the shop on weekday evenings for instrument trials, pick ups or drop offs if you are travelling from a distance or cannot attend at other times, but please avoid these times if possible.

There are occasional Saturdays when we might have to close but we will give advance notice here and on our Facebook page. 


By Train
The train station is 12 minutes walk from the shop. Leaving the station road, head for the George Hotel, turn left to cross the town bridge, and walk up past the town hall. Turn right past St Mary's Church, and walk past The Arts Centre into St George's Square. take the road to the left of St George's Church, and follow the road around to the left, then take a sharp right onto St Leonard's Street.

By Car

There are a limited number of FREE 2 hour parking spaces on St Leonards Street, and a small car park almost opposite the shop. The machine takes cash and there is an app to pay online, However, the mobile signal is very poor, so we recommend bringing cash with you. The cost is 90p for 30 minutes, £1.20 for one hour, £1.90 for two hours
or £2.50 for three hours.

There is further parking on Wharf Road. Walk up Gas Lane opposite the exit to the car park to reach St Leonards Street.


Stamford Strings Ltd

Company Number 12197895
VAT Number: 396 5120 78
​
Registered address:
​3 St Leonards Street
Stamford
Lincs
​PE9 2HU

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Libby Summers, Director
Tel: 01780 764339
Mobile: 07818286538

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  • Home
  • Shop
    • Brazenose Violins Instruments
    • Cellos under £3,000 >
      • Eastman Limited Edition Master Cello - Gold Set Up
      • Hidersine Reserve Cello - Hand Varnished in the UK
    • Handmade Cellos >
      • Strad Model Cello - Collaboration
      • Filippo Protani Cello
      • Maurice Bouette Cello. 1965
      • Brazenose Cello
      • Tony Padday Cello
      • Andrew Wood Cello
    • Violas >
      • Carlos Libreros Viola
      • Gabriele Rossi Viola
      • Peter Smith Viola
      • Theo Parmakis Viola
      • Florea Precub Viola
    • Stringed Instruments £10000 - £20000
    • Violins £5,000 - £10,000
    • Violins under £5,000
    • Stringed Instruments £90 - £3,000 >
      • Antique and Second Hand Instruments >
        • Handmade Violin of the Newark School
        • Handmade Violin by Don Tatem 1986
        • Three Quarter Size Antique German Violin
      • Eastman and Primavera Instruments and Bows >
        • Eastman Limited Edition Master Cello - Gold Set Up
        • Eastman Master Viola Outfit SPECIAL BUNDLE OFFER
        • Eastman Master Series Guarneri Model Violin
        • Eastman Concertante Violin Outfit - UPGRADED SPECIAL PURCHASE
        • Eastman Westbury Cello Outfit 4/4
        • Eastman Westbury Viola UPRADED
        • Eastman Westbury Violin Outfit - UPGRADED
        • Primavera 200 Violin Outfit - UPGRADED
      • Hidersine Instruments and Bows >
        • Hidersine Reserve Cello - Hand Varnished in the UK
        • Hidersine Reserve Violin - Middle Grade
        • Hidersine Espressione Violin Guarneri Model
        • Hidersine Venezia Violin Outfit
        • Hidersine Veracini Cello Outfit - UPGRADED
        • Hidersine Veracini Violin Outfit - UPGRADED
        • Hidersine Piacenza Violin Outfit - UPGRADED
        • Hidersine Vivente Cello Outfit - Luthier Set up
        • Hidersine Vivente Finetune Violin Outfit - UPGRADED
        • Hidersine Vivente Violin Outfit
        • Hidersine Inizio VIolin Outfit and Starter Kit
        • Hidersine Inizio Violin Outfit - Fractional Sizes
    • Bows >
      • L'Archet Brasil Finest Pernambuco Bows >
        • L'Archet Brasil Violin Bow Sterling Silver Fully Mounted ART DECO
        • L'Archet Brasil Viola Bow Sterling Silver PLUS
        • L'ACHET BRASIL VIOLIN BOW PERNAMBUCO NICKEL FULLY MOUNTED
        • L'Archet Brasil Violin Bow Sterling Silver Fully Mounted
        • L'ARCHET BRASIL VIOLA BOW PERNAMBUCO NICKEL FULLY MOUNTED
        • L'Archet Brasil Viola Bow Pernambuco Sterling Silver Fully Mounted
        • L'ACHET BRASIL VIOLA BOW PERNAMBUCO NICKEL FULLY MOUNTED
        • L'Archet Brasil Violin Bow Pernambuco Nickel Performance
        • L'Archet Brasil Viola Bow Pernambuco Nickel Half Mounted
        • L'Archet Brasil Violin Bow Pernambuco Nickel Half Mounted
        • L'Archet Brasil Pernambuco Cello Bow Nickel Fully Mounted
        • L'Archet Brasil Cello Nickel Performance Pernambuco Bow
        • L'ARCHET BRASIL PERNAMBUCO CELLO BOW NICKEL HALF MOUNTED
      • Violin Bows >
        • Japanese Archet Sonore Violin Bow
        • Finkel Violin Bow, Atelier Model
        • L'Archet Brasil Violin Bow Sterling Silver Fully Mounted
        • L'Archet Brasil Violin Bow Pernambuco Nickel Performance
        • L'Archet Brasil Violin Bow Pernambuco Nickel Half Mounted
        • Marco Raposo Pernambuco Violin Bow
        • Hidersine Select Pernambuco Violin Bow
        • Orchestra Carbon Fibre Veneer Violin Bow - Silver
        • Dofler Pernambuco Violin Bow
        • Dorfler Pernambuco Violin Bow with Large Pearl Eye
        • Dofler Brazilwood Viola Bow
        • Gewa Brazilwood Violin Bow
        • Dorfler Pernambuco Violin Bow - Nickel
        • Orchestra Carbon Fibre Weave Violin Bow
        • Hidersine ¾ Fine Pernambuxco Octagonal Violin Bow
        • Orchestra Brazilwood Octagonal Nickel Mounted Violin Bow
        • Westbury Composite Violin Bow
        • Westbury Brazilwood Violin Bow
      • Viola Bows >
        • L'Archet Brasil VIola Bow Sterling Silver Plus
        • L'Archet Brasil Viola Bow Pernamubuco Nickel Half Mounted
        • Orchestra Carbon Fibre Veneered Viola Bow
        • Dorfler Brazilwood Viola Bow No. 7A
        • Orchestra Carbon Fibre Weave Viola Bow
        • Orchestra Brazilwood Round Nickel Mounted Viola Bow
        • Westbry Brazilwood Viola Bow
      • Cello Bows >
        • FInkel Cello Bow, Lefin Model
        • L'Archet Brasil Cello Nickel Performance Pernambuco Bow
        • L'Archet Brasil Pernambuco Cello Bow Nickel Fully Mounted
        • Hoyer Pernambuco Cello Bow No. 19 Master Series
        • Dorfler Pernambuco Cello Bow No. 17
        • Orchestra Brazilwood Round Nickel Mounted Cello Bow
        • Hidersine Carbon Fibre Cello Bow
        • Westbury Brazilwood Cello Bridge
    • Instrument Cases >
      • Sinfonica Shaped Fibre Glass Cello Case
      • Gewa Pure Polycarbonate Cello Case
      • Gewa Pure Polycarbonate Violin Case
      • ORCHESTRA CARBON FIBRE SHAPED VIOLIN CASE
      • BAM SAINT GERMAIN STYLUS OBLONG VIOLIN CASE
      • BAM ARTISTO VIOLIN CASE - BLACK
      • BAM STYLUS VIOLIN CASE - GREY
      • BAM CLASSIC VIOLIN CASE - NAVY
      • Sinfonica Shaped Fibre Glass Violin Case
      • GSJ OBLONG GREY VIOLIN CASE
    • Workshop Services >
      • Appraisals and Valuations
      • Bow Rehairing
      • Gold Service
      • Silver Service
      • Bronze Service
      • New Bridge
    • Accessories >
      • Shoulder Rests >
        • Everest Violin Shoulder Rest
        • Kun Limited Edition 4/4 Violin Shoulder Rest 'Style Icon' Series - Flowers
        • Hidersine Oxbury Shoulder Rest
        • Bonmusica Shoulder Rest
        • Playonair Shoulder Rest
        • Hidersine Shawbury Shoulder Rest
        • Kun Violin Shoulder Rest
      • Strings >
        • Thomastik Peter Infeld Violin Strings
        • Thomastik Vision Solo Violin Strings
        • Thomastik Dominant Strings
        • Thomastik Spirocore Cello Strings
        • Il Cannone Violin Soloist Strings
        • Pirastro Obligato Violin Strings
        • Pirastro Passione Strings
        • Pirastro Perpetual Violin Strings
        • Pirastro Tonica Strings
        • Larsen Original Strings
        • Larsen Magnacore Cello Strings
        • Larsen Soloists Edition Cello String
        • D'Addario Prelude Strings
        • Prelude Gift Set for the Violinist
        • Pirastro Evah Pirazzi Gold Violin Strings
        • Jargar Classic 'Cello Strings
        • Jargar Young Talent Cello Strings Set
        • Pro-Arté Viola Strings
        • Hill Special Violin String, E
      • Rosin >
        • Leatherwood EcoRosin
        • Evah Pirazzi Gold Rosin
        • Pirastro Cello Rosin
        • Pirastro Obligato Rosin
        • Melos Rosin
        • Kaplan Art Rosin - Dark
      • Musical Face Masks
      • Violinist's Gift Box
      • Quartet of Belgian Chocolate Violins
      • Cello Anchor with Hardwood Base
      • CELLOGARD - PROTECTION FOR 'CELLOS
      • PURE SILK SCARF FOR VIOLINS
      • Violin Silk Bags
      • Wittner Tailpiece
    • Stringed Instrument and Bow Rentals
  • About
    • Our People >
      • Job Vacancies
    • Services
    • Press
  • Contact
    • Book an Appointment
    • Privacy Policy
  • The Stamford Shop
  • Find A Teacher
  • Luthier Chats