Fine Strings

Fine Strings A second generation Luthier, Olivia Pelling, makes and repairs violin family instruments.

I was asked to make a new bridge for this hardanger fiddle. I started with a full blank because the sympathetic strings ...
03/02/2026

I was asked to make a new bridge for this hardanger fiddle. I started with a full blank because the sympathetic strings it has require a special bridge. I find it fun to work on these unusual projects!

I love the stories that come with instruments…this violin encountered a bear’s mouth in the Canadian wilderness! Thankfu...
02/13/2026

I love the stories that come with instruments…this violin encountered a bear’s mouth in the Canadian wilderness!
Thankfully, the owner was fine!

11/21/2025

This is so cool!

Great concert by the Nanaimo Chamber Orchestra this afternoon also featuring Alan Rinehart with a fabulous guitar concer...
11/16/2025

Great concert by the Nanaimo Chamber Orchestra this afternoon also featuring Alan Rinehart with a fabulous guitar concerto! If you missed it, they play again tomorrow afternoon in Ladysmith!

This was the first time I’ve seen a nylon tailgut crack on a cello…good thing it was spotted before it broke completely!...
10/11/2025

This was the first time I’ve seen a nylon tailgut crack on a cello…good thing it was spotted before it broke completely!! The Kevlar replacement I’ve put on will not do that and it’ll result in a better sound.

10/05/2025

Thank you for the warm welcome, Vancouver Island!! 😊🎻

Workshop Opening Meet & Greet will be held on October 4th from 1-4pm. Feel free to drop by then to see the shop and meet...
09/22/2025

Workshop Opening Meet & Greet will be held on October 4th from 1-4pm.

Feel free to drop by then to see the shop and meet Olivia (and possibly one of her assistants!).

Otherwise by appointment, feel free to email or call, contact details and contact form on my website finestrings.ca

First day of my workshop being open in Nanaimo, BC…can you spot my assistant? 😊
09/20/2025

First day of my workshop being open in Nanaimo, BC…can you spot my assistant? 😊

Getting ready to open up my workshop next Friday, Sept. 19th in Nanaimo! 😊
09/14/2025

Getting ready to open up my workshop next Friday, Sept. 19th in Nanaimo! 😊

The moving truck has arrived…now it’s time to set up my workshop in its new space! 🎻😊
08/09/2025

The moving truck has arrived…now it’s time to set up my workshop in its new space! 🎻😊

My husband, who is not a violin family musician, saw this and said, “Violin torture round”….😄…he had no idea what it was...
07/06/2025

My husband, who is not a violin family musician, saw this and said, “Violin torture round”….😄…he had no idea what it was (for those who are also not sure, it’s a mute, which forces us to play quietly!)

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Laguna Way
Nanaimo, BC
V9T0A7

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 8pm
Tuesday 9am - 8pm
Wednesday 9am - 8pm
Thursday 9am - 8pm
Friday 9am - 8pm
Saturday 9am - 8pm

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+16133250752

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