Violin Sales & Repair

Accessories and Sheet Music for Sale:

Grace Notes carries a wide selection of accessories and materials used to play string instruments. Supplies for both students and professionals can be found at the studio for competitive prices. Take the hassle out of online ordering and shipping cost buy purchasing retail items on-site at the studio.

A large selection of sheet music is also available for purchase—including all Suzuki Method Books and CDs.

Fine Instrument Sales:

Grace Notes has several fine instruments available for purchase. All instruments have been set up, inspected, and/or restored by Tom Pierce or another professional luthier prior to sale. All have new, professional quality strings on them. Payment plans for up to 12 months are available. Call to set up an appointment to try out these fantastic instruments!

Restoration and Repair:

All repairs and restorations are done by professional luthier, Tom Pierce. For more information about Tom visit his website www.tomsfiddleandbow.com

Tom Pierce, luthier

For set-up, repair, maintenance, and restoration of violins, Tom Pierce is the specialist to see.    A retired submarine electronics technician, Tom moved to Lafayette, Louisiana, from South Berwick, Maine, to pursue a second career as a violin repairer and maker.

"Loving the fiddle so much, I just had to learn how to play. Once I began playing this magnificent instrument, its intricate character and graceful lines hooked me and I knew I had to learn how to setup, fix, maintain and build them."

His violin making and repair studies started in 2000 at the Violin Craftsman Institute, UNH at Durham, New Hampshire. He studied violin making under the direction of Karl Roy, master craftsman from Mittenwald, Germany, and setup, maintenance, repair and restoration under Horst L. Kloss, a Mittenwald-trained master violin Maker.

For five years before moving to Louisiana, Tom set up, repaired and restored violins at his workshop in Maine.

Found an old cello in the attic or a violin at a yard sale? Bring it in to the studio to be repaired and restored. Not interested in playing it after it has been fixed up? No problem, Grace Notes will often purchase these instruments.