I purchased a wonderful violin here. Great service and excellent setup. James spent a great deal of time with me. He is personable and very helpful. Zero pressure. After I made my selection he spent more time refining the setup until it suited my ear. Highly recommended!

Jim was extremely knowledgeable and helpful. Highly recommend!

Absolutely loved this place! Went in to see how much it would cost to get my violin repaired. Opened up the case and he looked at it and began working. When he was finished I thought itd cost a lot of money but he only charged for the missing string that he replaced. Will definitely be going here for future work.

Went in to have a violin I have had in storage for years looked at. Incredible service! Highly recommend.

I have tried violin repair in Seattle and Spokane in the past 40 years. Jim, the owner, is the best I have run into so far. He excels in restoration and set-up of symphony quality (fine )instruments. His ability to coax more sound out of an existing instrument by adjusting the sound post and bridge is AMAZING.Because this is an owner-operated shop, he gets busy at times, and there may be a wait. But Jim is worth waiting for! His advice is trusted by many professional fiddlers and violinists, for good reason. I also heard a cello that was restored by him, and it now is one of the best instruments I have ever heard play. Check his website for unusual shop hours, and you will not be disappointed.

My d string is broken and the brand is a weird unknown when i ordered it. The owner didn´t give any specific brand of violin that it is.

The owner made sure the needs of the musician came first. In fact, the customer behind us needed a smaller cello. He didnt try to make a buck...he helped him find a smaller cello at a different shop. Honest and fair.

Restrung my brothers violin for just the cost of the strings. Great place!

Wonderfully helpful. Fixed my daughters violin quickly while I waited.

Very nice guy. Excellent work at a very reasonable price. Thank you.

They helped fix my violin, and gave me a new case because mine was breaking, it was amazing to be there.

Excellent high quality work for the string professional. Helpful and educational.

Owner James Kytonen is highly regarded by area string players.

We bought a full size violin, best experience, very friendly, very helpful. We also go there for re-hairing our bow.

Great instruments, great luthier! World class.

James is an amazing luthier to talk to an Definetly listens to the customer.

I play old time fiddle and along with wanting a particular sound for my fiddle, Im also particular about the height and curve of the bridge. I drove from Kennewick, WA to have the owner and luthier, James Kytonen make some adjustments to my fiddle. After he got done, it never played or sounded better! Hes great at listening to the customer and is terrific to work with. All my fiddles will be going to his shop in the future. Thank you James for your years of luthier experience. My fiddle now has a new life!

The only one who works on my violin, and I live in Portland, OR...totally worth the drive to Spokane.

Good craftsman.

He was honest.

Extremely poor demeanor over the phone

Awesome