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Welcome to Gainesville Violins
"We Sell Sound"

Since 1997

Fine and rare violins, viola and cellos

Rentals, repairs and restorations in the European tradition

       Welcome

Founded in 1997 in Gainesville, Florida,

Gainesville Violins, Inc. is owned and operated by

Jan and Anna van Rooyen and

Daniel and Allison Muni.

Gainesville Violins is dedicated to providing superior quality instruments and service to all of our customers around the world.



CONTACT US

 PLEASE GO TO THE "CONTACT US" PAGE TO PHONE OR EMAIL US, OR TO VISIT US.

PLEASE CHECK OUR SCHEDULE

 PLEASE CHECK THE "SCHEDULE" PAGE TO SEE WHETHER THE SHOP IS OPEN AND WHETHER WE ARE AVAILABLE. THANKS!

HOW TO BUY
A VIOLIN

BUYING A VIOLIN IS A BIG DEAL. HERE
ARE SOME EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS
FOR YOU: How to buy a violin, Ethics.

VIOLINS BY JAN

For custom-made violins by violin-maker Jan van Rooyen, click here.


Please Note:

  • Please help us to serve you better: If your teacher does not use the internet or e-mail or does not read our newsletters, kindly please pass essential information contained in this website and newsletters on to her/him. Many thanks.
  • Please be aware that changes to our Schedule may be necessary from time to time. Therefore please check the "Schedule" page on this website regularly. Remember to hit the refresh button!
  • Please read below about Amazon.com. Thanks.

Printing Tip:

The easiest way to print a page on our site is to right click on the link to the page and choose to open the link in a new window. In the new window, choose File | Print to print, then you can close the new window when you're done.

Internet/Mailorder Business ... Too Impersonal, Too Difficult, Too Risky?

Judge for yourself ... read what our customers say.

Tricia Gura, Dallas, TX, wrote (2004):

"Dear Jan and Anna: I LOVE my new violin! I could never pick up my old one again. I joked about not being able to afford this unless I won the lottery - well, now I feel like I DID win the lottery. Thank you for all the extras you have given me. I have told many people that I've never received such wonderful customer service before. You are truly exceptional. Even though this entire transaction has been processed over the internet, I feel like we've dealt with each other face-to-face. One day, I do hope to meet you in person."

Laurye Messer, Tallahassee FL, wrote (2004):

"Thanks, Jan. You are such a pleasure to work with."

Holly Leake, Jacksonville FL, wrote (2005):

"Your website is amazing. I feel very
confident in dealing with your company."

Doing business with Gainesville Violins is easy and painless. Please visit our shop. Alternatively, just call us. We ship daily via UPS and can easily serve you in this way. We are committed to serve you to the very best of our abilities!

Check our "Customers" page for more comments by customers. Also see the "About Us" page and please be sure to visit the "Contact Us" page. Our most popular pages are the "Rentals" and "Catalog" pages.

Please be sure to check the Ethics section
on our "Policies" page!

We Are an Amazon.com Associate:

Please purchase your books, CD's and DVD's from Amazon.com THROUGH OUR WEBSITE! Just go to the Amazon.com icon on our Links page and mount your SEARCH from there. Many thanks!

Newsletter:

Please subscribe to our free email newsletter. We send them out from time to time to entertain you, inform you, and keep you updated. Go to www.gviolins.cc/newsletter.php and sign up now! Subscribers could win prizes such as books, CD's, posters and more through those newsletters which contain a quiz, so keep a lookout and respond fast!

Contact Us:

Please hit the "Contact Us" button for information on how to contact us and for directions on how to reach us. Also check our "Schedule" page to see whether we are available.

Shop Hours:

Mon-Thu 1-6 pm for walk-in customers (but please check our "Schedule" on this website, since we are sometimes closed due to commitments elsewhere). CLOSED Fri-Sun in order to devote ourselves to the workshop. However, we may be available in the mornings and Fri-Sun by special appointment - please contact us (see the "Contact Us" page) to make the necessary arrangements. We'll bend over backwards to serve you!

One of Gainesville Violins's claims to fame is that we are a niche business that adds considerable value to each and every instrument in our workshop. We don't just grab them from a warehouse or a shelf and ship them like a Walmart. We work on them meticulously (see the "Workshop" page on this website). That is why -

  • they sound so great and are so comfortably playable
  • we can give a lifetime warranty
  • our customers rave (see the "Rental", "Customers" and "Catalog" pages on this website).

All of this takes TIME, EFFORT and EXPERTISE. Therefore we request our customers kindly to please allow us ample time to provide you with an extraordinarily great-sounding instrument produced according to the very best of our ability.

Also, to be fair, we must follow the "First come, first served" principle. Orders are processed and shipped in the order in which they have been received.

Accordingly, please place your order well ahead of the time that you will need it. Please allow up to three weeks, and sometimes even longer, for delivery. (In true emergencies, and for professional players and teachers, we can make exceptions.)

Thanks so much for understanding!

•4240 NW 129th Street Gainesville, FL 32606   Phone: 352-331-5555•

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