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The Secret Violin Shop

An 18th Century Saxony full size violin fully repaired, restored and re-voiced at my Nottingham workshop. Critical expert student and performance review by Sebastian.    £2000

A late C19th to early C20th Celebre Vosgien Jérôme Thibouville-Lamy (J.T.L.) full size French Mirecourt violin.  Critical expert student and performance review by Sebastian.

                                                 £1,400

A late C19th to early C20th full size French Breton violin.

Critical expert student and performance review by Sebastian.

£1,000

A late C19th - early C20th Jérôme Thibouville-Lamy –(J.T.L.) Jeronimo Barnabetti full size French Mirecourt/Paris violin. Luthier made violin. Critical expert student and performance review by Sebastian     £1,750

An early C20th "Number 6" rare Jérôme Thibouville-Lamy (J.T.L.) full size French Mirecourt violin. Critical expert student and performance review by Sebastian.    £1,650

Grade 8 (ABRSM) student and Nottingham Robin Hood Youth Orchestra 1st violinist, Cassian reviews a Full size 1950's Czech Violin   £350

I am retired as a Home Office, London, criminologist and senior university academic. For many years I have been restoring and collecting antique violins. I am now an Associate Artist at City Arts, Nottingham where I continue to undertake all violin, viola and cello repairs completely free of charge for Nottingham Music Service, The Music Hub, Nottingham and the Robin Hood Youth Orchestra.


The Secret Violin Shop, founded in 2025, blends my interests in violin restoration and collecting with a lifelong ambition to start and enjoy working as an innovative artist and artisan in my own small arts and craft based business.


Mike Sutton, Associate Artist, City Arts Nottingham