Violin Dealer in London

Bishop Instruments & Bows is one of central London’s many fine violin shops. Selling antique instruments as well as contemporary makers, Sean Bishop has provided countless fine violins, violas & cellos to players in London.

After studying violin and viola in Australia and the UK at Melbourne University, Queensland Conservatorium & The Royal Academy of Music, he worked with London orchestras including English Chamber Orchestra, The Philharmonia, BBC Symphony and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

Fine instruments and bows in London

After studying violin and viola in Australia and the UK at Melbourne University, Queensland Conservatorium & The Royal Academy of Music, Sean Bishop worked with London orchestras including English Chamber Orchestra, The Philharmonia, BBC Symphony and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

Establishing his violin shop as a dealer in London in 2004, Sean Bishop started selling violins by old masters such as Stradivari & Guadagnini to professional players.

The London Stringed Instrument Shop

Bishop Instruments & Bows stock musical instruments ranging from the world’s finest contemporary craftsmen to the old Italian violin makers, their clients include students, amateurs and professional musicians of all levels in London and beyond.

Above: An Italian violin for sale by Ansaldo Poggi, Bologna 1931

From Bishop Instruments & Bows:

“I have a special interest in the modern Italian school of making (Pedrazzini, Fagnola, Scarampella, Ornati, Garimberti etc.) as well as the instruments of JB Vuillaume. Bows are a large part of my business and my selection of new makers is perhaps the finest in the world and of course the great French masters feature in my dealing career.

I have been a regular contributor of articles on instruments & bows to “The Strad” magazine, newspapers and books as well as featuring on numerous television shows as the violin expert including “Put your money where your mouth is” and “Storage Hoarders”.”