Store Hours
Tues-Fri: 9:30am-6:00pm
Sat: 9:30am-4:00pm EST
Call: (888) 846-5462
or (440) 461-1411
Fax: (440) 461-1855
Our Address is:
5767 Mayfield Road
Cleveland, OH 44124
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Violin, Viola, Cello, & Acoustic Bass – Sales, Rentals & Service
Peter Zaret & Sons Violin shop offers an extensive selection of violins, violas, cellos, and acoustic basses ranging from affordable student instruments to those valued at $100,000 and beyond.
- Inventory to accommodate every type of string musician
- We carry hard to find 7/8 size violins and cellos
- We also buy and trade
Peter Zaret & Sons Violins guarantees the quality of every bow and instrument it sells and will apply the full purchase price when upgrading to another bow or instrument.
Violins
We have inventory to accommodate every type of string musician, from beginning violinists to concertmasters.
Violas
We have an extensive inventory of superb Violas, ranging from the Old Masters to high-quality new instruments from around the world.
Cellos
Our Cello selection includes instruments for the most discriminating professional and/or collector, to those important early instruments for students.
Improving the Sound of String Instruments
In addition to offering an excellent traditional inventory, Peter Zaret & Sons offers numerous ways to enhance the tone and playability of any string instrument.
Dr. Zaret has extensively researched the violin family of instruments and has achieved very favorable results using methods that combine traditional violin making expertise with his innovative Patented Bass Bar and tonal system.
Dr. Zaret’s Patented Bass Bar was a stepping stone which prompted him to continue his research on other parts of the violin including the bridge, soundpost and portions of the violin that are often overlooked.
Dr. Zaret has developed a new design for the bass bar which allows precise and effective adjustment to achieve the most desirable qualities of sound in all instruments.
Our website has many samples of our instrument and bow inventory for your review. We have many types of instruments with and without Dr. Zaret’s Patented Bass Bar. We have instruments fitted with a combination of a traditional bass bar and Dr. Zaret’s Tonal System. We also carry many traditional European instruments.
We are happy to discuss our inventory with you in person, by phone, or by email, and we can provide you with up to 3 instruments and 3 bows for a one week trial period (see our Customer Service page). We also have a very popular high value rental program for student string players so that starting out can be affordable.
Dr. Zaret is known throughout the musical world for his remarkable Bass Bar invention that dramatically improves the power and tonal qualities of all stringed instruments. You will hear this when you watch and listen to the videos on his ten varieties of student and professional violins.
More recently, and after years of research, he has changed the future of bow rehairing with the development of Zarelon Acoustic Bow Hair, an acoustically improved material that works better and lasts longer, perhaps even for the lifetime of a bow.
Dr. Zaret has Bachelors and Masters degrees from Juilliard and a Ph.D. in Violin Performance along with 40 years experience as a concertmaster and college professor. His combination of playing ability, craftsmanship and scientific approach gives him a deep understanding of string musicians’ needs and makes him unique in his field.
Let us help you get the high-quality instrument you want. See our Rentals for details.
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