Caroline's Violins

MAKER OF VIOLINS AND VIOLAS in the Scottish Kingdom of Fife.

NOTICE OF RETIRAL, Feb 11th 2024

Hello, and thanks for visiting my website, which will continue to run for the time being.

It was never in my plan to call it a day so soon (after all, violin makers are supposed to carry on until they die, right?) - but I began to develop cataracts just as Covid was tailing off and have been unable to do detailed work for a couple of years now.

One eye has finally been fixed, with some hope of the second op coming soon - but due to this lengthy break and no longer being full of youthful energy I have been forced to re-evaluate my chances of resuming work at the required and expected level, and have reluctantly concluded that the time has come to close my business.

There are currently three violins (No 29, 30 and 31, representing my most experienced work), plus a fifth viola, this one 151/4 inches long and possessing a lovely tone, for sale at Tim Wright Fine Violins, 28-30 Marchmont Crescent, Edinburgh (0131 662 0975).

With me, in my new, tiny workshop where I now build wonky wooden puppets for fun, are a further two 4/4 violins, No.6 (one previous owner) and No.20, both Strad models - plus two 7/8 size violins with carved heads. All reasonable offers will be considered for these instruments, you can contact me via this website or by calling 07958 608671.

So, it's a very big, heartfelt THANK YOU to everyone who has supported my business by purchasing an instrument or bringing set-up work to me, by and/or attending one of those Open Days which were so much fun! Thanks are also due to my teachers in Newark, Narelle Freeman and John Gosling, and my long-suffering friends and family.

Very best wishes,

Caroline Campbell