tel. 01780 764339
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By appointment or by chance
Monday - Saturday 10am - 4pm Please use our appointment booking service or ring to discuss your requirements if possible. Same day appointments are sometimes available. 5th May Bank Holiday: 10am - 1pm Please ring or book before travelling to see us. Sometimes we are out on deliveries or home visits or we have long appointments that can't be interrupted, so you may have to come back or wait if you haven't booked. We say this for your benefit as we love visitors and welcome drop ins! |
Stamford Strings
63 High street St martins, Stamford, pe9 2la
Stamford Strings, founded by violinist and luthier Libby Summers in 2019, aims to offer top quality instruments and setups for players in the Stamford community and beyond. Showcasing both new and antique violins for sale, many restored in-house, Stamford Strings also offers restoration, repair, conservation, appraisal, and insurance certificate services. Bow repairs and rehairs are personally handled by Libby, with support from an external consultant.
Catering to players of all ages and abilities, Stamford Strings can order student instruments upon request. The shop also features a wide selection of bows, cases, and accessories, and offers a warm welcome to everyone to browse experience the instruments for themselves.
All our instruments are selected based on sound, playability and craftsmanship. They are also rigorously tested by professional players and we approach them from a musician’s perspective, as well as a luthier's.
Catering to players of all ages and abilities, Stamford Strings can order student instruments upon request. The shop also features a wide selection of bows, cases, and accessories, and offers a warm welcome to everyone to browse experience the instruments for themselves.
All our instruments are selected based on sound, playability and craftsmanship. They are also rigorously tested by professional players and we approach them from a musician’s perspective, as well as a luthier's.
travelling to see us
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.
Anyone coming into Peterborough station to do an instrument or bow trial can request a lift from Peterborough station from us, subject to availability. We can also do same day services for many things. Just get in touch to discuss your requirements!
Anyone coming into Peterborough station to do an instrument or bow trial can request a lift from Peterborough station from us, subject to availability. We can also do same day services for many things. Just get in touch to discuss your requirements!
2025 working hours
By appointment or by chance
MONDAY - SATURDAY 10am - 4pm
Drop in Ciao Cello Clinic Thursday (term time) 12.30 - 2pm
MONDAY - SATURDAY 10am - 4pm
Drop in Ciao Cello Clinic Thursday (term time) 12.30 - 2pm
These are the hours that we are usually at the workshop. We are a busy luthier workshop, and it is advisable to have an appointment on weekdays to ensure that we are ready to serve you. We will ask you for some details about yourself and why you want to visit. This helps us ensure that the right person can give you the right amount of time and help so please bear with us. There are occasional days when we might have to close but we will give advance notice here and on our Facebook page. Please check our availability before travelling especially to see us.
By Train
The train station is 2 minutes walk from the shop. Leaving the station entrance, turn immediately right up the passageway that goes up to Wothorpe Road. Turn left and then first right onto Church Street. A the end of the road, turn left onto High Street St Martins and we are just three doors down.
By Car, from the A1 (North or South)
We recommend that you exit the Al at the Burghley turn off (B1081), bringing you in on High Street St Martins. There is a lot of free parking on this street from the 'Welcome to Stamford' sign down to just beyond the Antiques Centre. If you can't find a space here then either turn right onto Barnack Road for further unrestricted parking or continue to the crossroads at The George Hotel where you have a choice to turn left for a limited number of FREE 2 hour parking spaces on Station Road, and a large car park just before the turning into Gresley Drive.
Or right at the traffic lights for further FREE 2 hour parking on Water Street.
We recommend that you exit the Al at the Burghley turn off (B1081), bringing you in on High Street St Martins. There is a lot of free parking on this street from the 'Welcome to Stamford' sign down to just beyond the Antiques Centre. If you can't find a space here then either turn right onto Barnack Road for further unrestricted parking or continue to the crossroads at The George Hotel where you have a choice to turn left for a limited number of FREE 2 hour parking spaces on Station Road, and a large car park just before the turning into Gresley Drive.
Or right at the traffic lights for further FREE 2 hour parking on Water Street.
By Car, from Bourne
Follow the A6121 into Stamford (Ryhall Road). Go past MacDonalds. At the roundabout take a right turn onto St Pauls Street, Then left at the traffic lights onto Brazenose Lane. At the bottom of Brazenose Lane, turn right at the mini roundabout onto St Leonards Street. Follow the road road to the left at the STOP sign, onto Wharf Road. Take this road right up to the traffic lights with the river on your left. Turn left at the lights, go over the bridge, and then you can either turn right or left for two hour parking bays, or right for the car park at the end of Station Road.
Walking from the town centre
Watch our video to see how to get to us from our old shop!