Pernambuco and CITES
27 September 2022
Worried about possible restrictions on Pernambuco?
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Photo of Martin’s father, Harold Swan
25 July 2022
We just came across this old photo of Martin’s father, Dr Harold Swan, playing his violin. We think it was taken in about 1950. They don’t make them like that any more…
But then our server melted…
20th July
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Heat wave? What heat wave?
17 July 2022
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Wells has a ‘Hot Fuzz’ moment in Storm Eunice
18 February 2022
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Avenue House on Instagram
7 February 2022
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Season’s Greetings…
24 December 2021
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Fundraising to restore ‘Lev’s Violin’
31 May 2021
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Continuing the adventure of Lev’s Violin
18 May 2021
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Lev’s Violin, by Helena Attlee
4 April 2021
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Worried about Brexit? Read here to find out how we are dealing with it…
29 January 2021
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Season’s Greetings… and good riddance to 2020!
22 December 2020
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Coronavirus Update
Originally published 13 March 2020, last updated 23rd Dec 2020
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Newsletter: Martin’s favourite violins and bows – in all price ranges
14 October 2020
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Sartory and Simon violin bows – and more to come…
4th September 2020
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What shall we do with these strange creatures?
17 May 2020
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Bond-style advert for Drambuie – with music by Martin in his previous life as a composer
21 April 2020
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Boris, the watchful cat of Wells
6 April 2020
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Watch out for problems with low humidity
29 March 2020
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New-look website coming soon…
15 February 2020
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Snape Maltings youth orchestra rehearsal
8 February 2020
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We’re using a Ring video doorbell and video cameras to protect our premises
4 February 2020
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Martin keeping in touch with customers from our ‘office’ in Portugal
29 January 2020
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Rural Retreat: Croatian property for sale
19 January 2020
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We always welcome customer feedback…
2 January 2020
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Merry Christmas!
20 December 2019
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Take a peek into our cabinet of fine bows…
15 August 2019
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Warning, Pachelbel’s Canon is a total earworm …
13 August 2019
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At last – we have our violin storage system sorted
12 August 2019
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Chris Lee drawing of Avenue House
8 July 2019
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New article on James Tubbs, “an inconstant genius”
24 June 2019
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A blast from the past! Our website in 2008
11 June 2019
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Recent customer reviews
15 March 2019
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We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year…
19 December 2018
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Fraudster trying to sell violins on facebook under our name
5 August 2018
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Review from a customer who appreciated our friendly service
27 July 2018
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We’re now based in the Cathedral City of Wells, Somerset, UK
7 July 2018
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We’ve updated our privacy notice in line with GDPR requirements
11 May 2018
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We are moving…
7 May 2018
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Where did the winner of “BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2017” find his violin?
23 April 2018
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Swan-Cam, Wells, Somerset
31 March 2018
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Our customers hail from all over the world – this review is from Lebanon
27 Feb 2018
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Two new reviews for our service to customers
21 Jan 2018
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Reviews for father-and-daughter MSV violins
29 Nov 2017
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Customer review about buying from an online violin shop
14 Nov 2017
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I am delighted and entranced with my violin…
31 Aug 2017
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Martin Swan Violins fan art!
23 Aug 2017
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Viola Players Duet Better…
22 May 2017
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The Secret of Stradivari Finally Revealed!
1 April 2017
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UK customers – would you like a free Martin Swan Violins mouse mat?
10 Jan 2017
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Merry Christmas to all our customers!
20 Dec 2016
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Anna Ashmole writes about understanding violin customers around the world
25 Nov 2016
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Facebook feedback about a violin given as a birthday present
11 Nov 2016
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Our violins visiting the Savoy Hotel, London
28 Sept 2016
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Our pop-up London violin shop
18 Jan 2016
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Merry Christmas to all our customers!
21 Dec 2015
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Happy Halloween!
30 Oct 2015
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Would you like to review Martin Swan Violins?
20 Oct 2015
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A violin blanket to keep your instrument snug!
6 Feb 2015
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New-look violin blankets
6 Feb 2015
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We just donated four of our new ‘MSV’ violins to Sistema Scotland
4 Feb 2015
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Violin case sticker: “My other fiddle’s a del Gesù”
5 Jan 2015
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Martin Swan Violins postcards
1 Jan 2015
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Review for a small viola by Janos Spiegel which we sent to a customer in Spain
28 Dec 2014
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Violin bow head repairs – what to do if you break a valuable violin bow
14 Dec 2014
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Looking to visit a violin museum?
29 Oct 2014
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Ex-Paganini Shoe Violin, circa 1800
1 Apr 2014
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Looking for a good antique violin
20 Nov 2013
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Looking for genuine antique violins
20 Nov 2013
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Time off from looking for violins in Budapest
19 Nov 2013
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Martin in Budapest checking on the production of our new handmade violins
18 Nov 2013
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What is the Titanic violin and how much is it really worth?
19 Oct 2013
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A lost collection of violin mutes
20 April 2013
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The Suzuki Method – only practice on the days you eat!
14 April 2013
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How old is your violin? Date it by analysing the growth rings in the wood.
1 April 2013
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Paganini’s Shoe Violin
26 March 2013
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A day at the auction – so many violins, so little time
20 Dec 2912
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1683 Antonio Stradivari violin in the Ashmolean Museum
20 Nov 2012
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The parts of a violin
19 Nov 2012
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Stages in the making of a violin
19 Oct 2012
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Blind listening tests – old & new violins
16 Oct 2012
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The phenomenon of violin projection
18 June 2012
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Interested in baroque instruments?
11 June 2012
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The Fritz/Curtin Experiment continued …
17 March 2012
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New research into player preferences causes a media storm. The Fritz/Curtin 2011 Publication
1 March 2012
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Martin Swan Violins on facebook
21 Feb 2012
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