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The Potter Violin Company
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Thursday 10:00 am-8:00 pm
Saturday 9:30 am-4:00 pm
Sunday & Monday Closed
 
Welcome To The Potter Violin Company
Potter's Violins continues the tradition of excellence begun in 1898 by Herman Weaver who founded the Violin House of Weaver. This tradition was carried on by his son Jack and now the third and fourth generations of luthiers in the Weaver family; William Weaver, who produced the original Rudolf Doetsch instruments and his daughter, Kristi.

Weaver's ViolinsIn the summer of 1996 William Weaver decided to devote his time to the things he loves most: producing instruments and the dealing in very fine and rare antique instruments. L. Dalton Potter, the senior repair technician at Weaver's for 15 years, took over the retail and service operations which became Potter's Violins.

We offer violins, violas, cellos and basses of exceptional value - including all of the Heinrich Lutiger, Rudoulf Doetsch and Wilhelm Klier instruments. We maintain a wide range of accessories and our dedicated staff is always prepared to help you with any repair or adjustment your string instrument might require.

It has been and will continue to be our highest priority to be a pillar of support to the teaching community. Working with music educators, we have continued to refine the Doetsch line of instruments for optimum ease of play, reliability and tone color. Generations of music instructors, students and professionals have come to us with the confidence of obtaining the finest instruments, repairs and maintenance because of our high professional standards and reasonable prices.
Services

Consultations. Fine repairs and artistic restorations on instruments and bows. Appraisals. Tonal adjustments. Rentals & Insurance.

Education

Free Maintenance Guide. Tune Your Instrument. Learning About Instruments. Schools & Camps. Choosing Your First Instrument.

 
Performance

You may be a better player than you think! Risk-free trials on fine quality instruments and bows. Upgrade with our 100% trade-in policy.*

Performance
Community

Donations. Student Orchestras. Scholarships. Tuition Matching.
Find a Teacher. Potters Associated Luthiers Service locations.

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The Potter Violin Company
4706 Highland Ave
Bethesda, MD 20814
800-317-9452

Potter Violins is the leader distributor of Violin, Violas, Cellos and Basses. We are a professional resource for musical instruments, especializing in violins, Violas, Cellos and Basses.

We are a professional music shop, rental and repair resource.

Instruments:

  • Rudoulf Doetsch
  • Wilhelm Klier
  • Heinrich Lutiger
  • Hiroshi Kono
  • Heinrich Gill
  • Bernd Dimbath
  • Baltazar
  • Dunov
  • Zoller
  • Ilner
  • Eastman
  • Allegro
  • Halo
  • Shen

Bows:

  • Coda Bow
  • Arcos Brazil
  • Arcus
  • Spiccato
  • Water Violet
  • Jon Paul
  • Schuster
  • Pfretschner
  • Schaeffer
  • Surrage
  • Chagas

Cases:

  • Bobelock
  • Bam
  • GEWA
  • Concord
  • Eastman

Discount Strings:

  • Dominant
  • Pirastro
  • Pirazzi
  • Obligato
  • Helicore
  • Larsen
  • Jargar
  • Corelli
  • Infeld
  • Pirastro

With history dating as far back as 1898, Potter's Violins was founded in 1996, and now consists of a team of music-oriented dedicated professionals. Potter Violins provides all these services that would normally require many out source vendors, such as:

Rental Services:

  • Violin rentals
  • Viola rentals
  • Cello rentals
  • Bass rentals

Repair Services:

  • Violins repair
  • Violas repair
  • Cellos repairr
  • Basses repair

Free maintenance guide:
We offer a free maintenance guide! Learn things such as what you can do to keep your instrument playing at its best, and how often you should change your strings and rehair your bow. Care of the Violin,Viola, Cello or Bass. Regular Attention to the Following Details Will Help Keep Your Stringed Instrument in the Best Playing Condition: protection, temperature, humidity, cleaning, the bow, the bridge, strings, string tuners, chinrest, pegs, fingerboard summer/winter bridge, soundpost, open edges, cracks.

Servicing bows:
Our dedicated staff of professional instrument technicians use the same high quality bridges, strings and bow hair on all of our fine instruments.

Audio Tuning:
We can advise you how to get the sound you are looking for out of your instrument. Just bring it in for a free inspection whenever you like

Instrument repair, maintenance & service:
We can repair your instrument. Some of the repair service we offer are:>new bridge, new post, soundpost - reset, tonal adjustments, reface fingerboard, new fingerboard, fit new pegs, cello "pegheads", refit old pegs, bush peg holes, glue side seam, "f" hole wing crack, top off crack repairs, top off & bass repairs, top off & bass br, top off & new block, rib crack repair center seam, re-graduated top or back, scroll graft, re-varnish, touch up varnish, clean and polish, new nut or saddle bow rehairing, hand wound grips, natural leather bolsters, tips, frog repairs, replacement eyes, re-bushing split ends insurance appraisals, certificates with photos.

FAQs:
Potters Violins FAQ section answers a wide variety of questions, such as: shipping, maintenance, financing, beginner's FAQ, shopping for instruments, miscellaneous, parent questions, teacher questions and terminology.

Rentals:
Potters Violins offer a rental program. Our Rental program is designed to complement and to enhance the educational experience of the growing music student. Potter's Violind Co. have put together three rental programs: "Economy", "Standard", and "Premier"

Policies:
Potters Violins has different policies. They include: privary policy, potter's warranty, instrument trials, shipping policies, trade-in policy, consignments.

Community:
Our close friendship with members of the teaching community goes back more than two decades. It is our very distinct privilege to have been invited to so many institutes and workshops over the years

Schools and Camps:
Each year, Potters Violins compiles a list of institutes and music camps.
This year's Potters Violins summer institutes and music camps are currently being compiled.

Policies:
Potters Violins has different policies. They include: privary policy, potter's warranty, instrument trials, shipping policies, trade-in policy, consignments.

Perfomance:
Customers often who play our instruments often find themselves playing differently. We offer better bows, fresh strings and bows hair.

Great testimonials!

Potters Violins is proudly Serving DC (Distirct of Columbia) Metro (Washington DC) area, Northern Virginia and Suburban Maryland locally (Bethesda) and the entire world via our online interactive web site!

Please don't hesitate to call us! Our phone number is 800-317-9452.

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