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Violin stores

Where to purchase a violin in Hamilton

• Long & McQuade
• The Music Stand

Where to rent a violin

• Long & McQuade

Other places where you may buy violins and bows, not necessarily in Hamilton

• Riedstra's Violin Shop - Located in Kitchener, Ontario.
• Allan's Violins Sales, rentals, luthier services- Serves southern Ontario
• Kijiji

Teachers, programs and companies who give violin lessons in the Hamilton Area

Offers group lessons for violin. Grades 2-5.

Name	Notes
Bel Canto Strings Academy
Crystal Sound Music
Dr. Gwyneth Thomson
Marianna Treco
Naphtali Music
Ponticello Music Studio
Hamilton Wentworth District School Board Elementary Strings Program	For children in Grades 3 to 8 in HWDSB schools. Cello also available.
Hamilton Music Collective
The Royal Conservatory	There is a 'FIND A TEACHER' link that can be used to find violin(and other) teachers in your area. Select the instrument and your city. Teacher Name field is not necessary.
Hamilton Susuki School of Music
Rockstar Music
Beethoven at Home
Kijiji.ca	Additional individual teachers without websites can sometimes be found on Kijiji.

Other interesting violin links

Meadowlark Violin Studio - A website from a teacher with some very interesting violin resources.

Last updated September 10th, 2025.