Mount Airy Violins & Bows

Mount Airy Violins & Bows Making. Music. Local. MAVB is a full service, work-owned business that offers sales, restorations, and rentals of violins, violas, cellos and bows.

10/18/2025

Thanks to everyone who came out to our Hildaland concert this evening! Enjoy these two short clips from the concert.

We still have plenty seats available for our next shop concert, to be held on Friday, October 17, featuring Hildaland!Pl...
10/02/2025

We still have plenty seats available for our next shop concert, to be held on Friday, October 17, featuring Hildaland!

Please contact us, either by phone or by email, to reserve your seats. Admission is $20/head, with the concert beginning at 7:00 PM.

Orkney (Scotland) born fiddler Louise Bichan and Indiana (USA) mandolinist Ethan Setiawan present a collaboration and meeting of their musical worlds in Hildaland. A path steeped in the fiddle traditions of their respective sides of the Atlantic, the journey taken wends through Scottish, oldtime, and Swedish inspired music intertwined with contemporary compositions.
Bichan’s fiddle is a melodic foil to Setiawan’s counterpoint and harmonic depth, and the two weave in and out seamlessly. Setiawan has won such accolades as the 2014 National Mandolin Championship, the 2017 RockyGrass Mandolin Championship and has shared the stage with the likes of Julian Lage, Darrell Scott, Bryan Sutton, Mike Marshall, Tony Trischka, Darol Anger, Casey Driessen, the Steel Wheels, Don Stiernberg, Matt Flinner, and Jacob Jolliff.

Bichan has won awards for her compositions and playing, and has travelled far and wide to perform in various line ups since a young age. She has appeared at the likes of the BBC TV’s Hogmanay Live show, Edinburgh Castle, Reading Festival, Cambridge Folk Festival, Lorient Interceltique Festival, Milwaukee Irish Festival and Sligo Live festival. In 2016 she released her first solo album, Out of My Own Light, to great acclaim.

We’re looking forward to seeing you!

Final adjustments and polishing on this replacement frog.
07/08/2025

Final adjustments and polishing on this replacement frog.

…and that’s a wrap for 2024! We’ll re-open with our normal hours on January 2.
12/25/2024

…and that’s a wrap for 2024! We’ll re-open with our normal hours on January 2.

We’re on our way to Indianapolis for the VSA convention! The shop is closed for this week, and we will reopen on 11/26.
11/18/2024

We’re on our way to Indianapolis for the VSA convention! The shop is closed for this week, and we will reopen on 11/26.

It’s our 21st birthday! Here’s a picture of our founder, Elizabeth Shaak, standing outside the shop on the day it opened...
10/11/2024

It’s our 21st birthday! Here’s a picture of our founder, Elizabeth Shaak, standing outside the shop on the day it opened, October 11th, 2003. Looking forward to the next 21 years!

Announcing our next shop concert!Join us on Tuesday, October 8, at 7:00 PM as we welcome Lynx Lynx (www.lynxlynxmusic.co...
09/09/2024

Announcing our next shop concert!

Join us on Tuesday, October 8, at 7:00 PM as we welcome Lynx Lynx (www.lynxlynxmusic.com) to MAVB. This Norwegian-Swedish string duo, composed of Vidar Skrede and Patrik Ahlberg, will be playing both traditional Scandinavian music as well as their own compositions. Visit their website for more information about these two musicians!

Tickets are $20/seat. Please either call or email MAVB to reserve your spot, as seating is limited.

(Photo credit Amanda Campagnoni - www.kissthebrain.com)

Adam and Benjamin are off to the ‘Faux’berlin (not in Oberlin this year) Instrument & Bow Restoration Workshop next week...
06/15/2024

Adam and Benjamin are off to the ‘Faux’berlin (not in Oberlin this year) Instrument & Bow Restoration Workshop next week!

In the meantime, Mount Airy Violins & Bows will be open for pickups only next week, with limited hours. Call us if you need to come in, and we’ll try to fit you in.

Replacing a broken winding.
04/17/2024

Replacing a broken winding.

Our next event, happening on April 27!Violin Concert & Inspiring Talk on the Transformative Power of CreativityJoin viol...
04/04/2024

Our next event, happening on April 27!

Violin Concert & Inspiring Talk on the Transformative Power of Creativity

Join violinist Joseph Arnold for an evening of soulful music and an inspiring talk about Soulforce, the transformative power of creativity. Get ready to experience Soulforce through Joseph’s dynamic violin playing, and during a guided experience that will leave you feeling uplifted and refreshed.

Joseph Arnold is a professional violinist, author, Alexander Technique teacher, and Director of the Soulforce Arts Institute. He is dedicated to helping artists reconnect with their creative Soulforce so they can experience greater well-being, make transcendent art, and be of greater service to a world in need. Learn more at SoulforceArts.com

“Joseph Arnold is a true artist. He doesn’t just play music, he transports you to a higher dimension of peace and wonder. There are many musicians, but true artistry is something we can only dream about. Thank you, Joseph Arnold, for bringing us those dreams.” - Earl Varley, Trombonist, Rose Valley PA

Concert TONIGHT! We still have some seats left for you to come out and see Alex Cu***ng and Audrey Jaber in concert at t...
03/12/2024

Concert TONIGHT! We still have some seats left for you to come out and see Alex Cu***ng and Audrey Jaber in concert at the shop, 7:30 PM. $15-25 sliding scale admission. Please call or email the shop to reserve your seat.

Looking forward to seeing all of you!

Alex Cu***ng & Audrey Jaber In Concert!Join us at 7:30 PM on March 12 at the shop as we welcome Alex Cu***ng and Audrey ...
02/13/2024

Alex Cu***ng & Audrey Jaber In Concert!

Join us at 7:30 PM on March 12 at the shop as we welcome Alex Cu***ng and Audrey Jaber. Tickets are $15-25, sliding scale, payable at the door. Please send us an email or call the shop to reserve your seats, since, as always, space is limited.

Www.mountairyviolins.com/community-outreach/concerts-events/ for more details about these musicians and concert!

Address

6665 Germantown Avenue
Philadelphia, PA
19119

Opening Hours

Tuesday 1pm - 6pm
Wednesday 1pm - 6pm
Thursday 1pm - 6pm
Friday 1pm - 6pm
Saturday 1pm - 6pm

Telephone

+12154389031

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