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Madrid / Spain
In a workshop on Calle Arrieta near the Royal Palace, the Conde family has built classical and flamenco guitars since 1915, now into a fourth generation. Visitors are welcome on weekdays to try instruments played by artists from Paco de Lucia to Al Di Meola.
Best for Guitars, luthier, flamenco guitars, classical guitars
Mittenwald
A fourth-generation Mittenwald workshop building violins, violas and cellos by hand since 1926, with a showroom of new and antique instruments and bows. Buyers visit the atelier on Muhlenweg to try and commission instruments.
Best for Hand-built violins, violas, and cellos from a fourth-generation Mittenwald workshop since 1926
South Street, Honolulu
Kamaka has handcrafted ukuleles from a South Street workshop since 1916, now run by the fourth generation of the family that started it in a home garage. The company still builds in small batches from Hawaiian koa rather than outsourcing production overseas.
Best for Heirloom Hawaiian-made ukuleles
Wellington Place, Belfast
Established in 1936, this family-run Belfast retailer sells guitars, pianos, drums and band instruments. Matchetts has kept the shop in family hands across its long trade.
Best for Musical instruments
Parma
Scrollavezza & Zanrè builds, restores and deals in violins, violas and cellos from its atelier in Parma, continuing traditions established by luthier Renato Scrollavezza, born in 1927. The studio is now run by Elisa Scrollavezza and Andrea Zanrè, with a shop at Viale Paolo Toschi 8 in Parma.
Best for Handmade violins violas and cellos
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