StringWorks

Specialties

StringWorks violins, violas, and cellos are all handmade, all solid woods, and fully guaranteed. Our StringWorks Setup is the highest quality setup in the industry, and our specifications far exceed industry standards. Purchase or rental, we’re happy to help our customers find the right instrument, case, and bow, anytime!

History

Established in 1997.

StringWorks was the first to sell musical instruments of any kind on the web! Back in 1996, when the first website was launched for StringWorks, it was more of a lark — an experiment — to see what this ‘new’ thing called the internet could do! StringWorks began with the same goal that guides us today: providing the highest quality instruments for rental and purchase. When our founder found that no instrument lines fulfilled all his high criteria — exceptional sound, high quality workmanship, uniqueness of appearance, specifications meeting or exceeding those set by MENC, ease of playing, and lastly, affordability; we decided we had to design them ourselves.

Our founder, Todd French, performed with Los Angeles Opera as a cellist for 17 years, as well as Los Angeles Master Chorale, and occasionally at the Hollywood movie studios or with Los Angeles Philharmonic. All of our principals have college and/​or graduate degrees in music, and all have performed at a professional level either i

Meet the Business Owner

Todd F.

Business Owner

Todd French performed with Los Angeles Opera as a cellist for 17 years, as well as Los Angeles Master Chorale, and occasionally at the Hollywood movie studios or with Los Angeles Philharmonic. He also served for 4 years as the expert-​in-​charge at Butterfield and Butterfield Auction House, in the Fine Musical Instruments department, and acted as curator for the instrument collection at USC