Violin Shop of South Africa
Shop in Westville

Selling and buying violins, bows, cellos, violas, and stringed musical instruments both new and used.We import our instruments directly from violin makers in Bulgaria. Each violin or cello for sale here comes with a certificate of authenticity from the maker. Our cello specialist is Kolio Kolev, cellist with the same orchestra. Our violin specialist is Petya Koleva, principal second violinist with the KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra. Once received in Durban, the instruments are evaluated once again before the selling price is established. Each violin or cello offered on sale here is carefully selected with the help of very good violin and cello players in Bulgaria before they are shipped to Durban, South Africa. The sound samples which are available for some of the instruments are recorded at the City Hall in Durban, which is renowned for its excellent acoustic properties.

This is not real violin shop, and not a registered business. They have been used for our professional work for different lengths of time. That is why you will find only one or two violins or cellos for sale at a time. We import our instruments directly from violin makers in Bulgaria and China for our own professional use. Once received in Durban, the instruments are all used by us for our professional work for different lengths of time. When we decide to sell one of our instruments we evaluate it once again before the selling price is established. The sound samples which would be available for some of the instruments are recorded at the City Hall in Durban, which is renowned for its excellent acoustic properties. We have made the process of buying a violin or cello very easy for you. Once you have seen an instrument that you want to try, you have to pay for it in full up front. In the rare occasions you do not want to keep it, you simply return the instrument to us in Durban and we will give you a full refund the same day we receive the instrument. Violins and cellos are shipped to any location in South Africa. Should you wish to see more than one instrument before you decide which one to keep, our representative Kolio Kolev will make an appointment to come and bring you a few of the violins or cellos available for sale on this site. Should you wish to come to us in Durban to see all the violins or cellos available for sale, we will give you one night free accommodation at a three star guest house in Durban. We will arrange access to a large rehearsing room with fine acoustic properties for you to try the instruments. We only sell instruments that we own ourselves, and used ourselves for different lengths of time. We do not sell violins and cellos owned by other people for a commission, but we could make an offer to buy your instrument if we like it enough. We only sell violins and cellos, but we can assist you to order a viola directly from a particular maker in Bulgaria or China too. We can assist you to deal directly with the maker, but in this case we cannot guaranty a good price as most of the makers give us very preferential prices. We will buy back any violin or cello you have purchased from us, provided it is in its original condition and delivered to our premises in Durban. We have seen so many bad old violins, but we have seen some very good old violins too. No matter old or new, if it is well built, in good condition, and sounds good, it should be classified as a good violin. However, we would always advise that a new good violin is better value for money than a similarly good old violin. Secondly, there is a very good chance the good new violin will become even better after being played for a while, or the maker becomes really famous which would increase the value of his violins dramatically. Thus, the purchase of a good new violin makes a lot of sense to an advanced student or young professional, who wants to enjoy a good instrument at a fraction of the cost and room for improvement, which might turn out to be a great investment too.