Mount Airy Violins & Bows

 

 playing music

 

 

Music Calendar

 
 
CDs of Area Musicians ($15 each)

 

Links

Articles

A Visit With Bow Maker Elizabeth Vander Veer Shaak - violinist.com

Mount Airy Violins & Bows - KO Angotti

Bow Making in Mt. Airy - Chestnut Hill Local

Can Sweet Sounds Come From Common Wood? - NPR

 

Music

Brandywine Friends

Coatesville Traditional Irish Music Series

Old Music Project

Rafe Stefanini -- An Elizabeth Vander Veer Shaak customer and one of the foremost interpreters of fiddle music from the South. His dynamic and elegant fiddle and banjo playing is featured in some of the best bands to appear on the scene.  

The Philadelphia Ceili Group

Making

American Federation of Violin and Bowmakers

David Van Zandt's list of makers

Information about Pernambucco wood - an interesting paper on pernambuco, the wood used
for bowmaking. On Arcos Brasil web site.

International Pernambuco Conservation Initiative

Violin Society of America

 

Contact Information:
Mt. Airy Violins & Bows
Elizabeth Vander Veer Shaak, Bowmaker and Proprietor
6665 Germantown Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19119
215-438-9031
E-mail: 
mountairyviolins@gmail.com

Directions

From Fort Washington
From I-76
From PA Turnpike

 

 
 

Contact Information:                                                                 
Mount Airy Violins & Bows
Elizabeth Vander Veer Shaak, Bowmaker
Samuel Payton, Violin Maker
6665 Germantown Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19119
215-438-9031
E-mail:  mountairyviolins[at]gmail.com

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