Carl Becker and Son, Ltd.
Enduring dealer crafts, sells & restores fine & rare violins plus other string instruments. The Loop 410 S Michigan Ave #436 Chicago, IL 60605 (312) 220-9700 Visit Us Online
Enduring dealer crafts, sells & restores fine & rare violins plus other string instruments. The Loop 410 S Michigan Ave #436 Chicago, IL 60605 (312) 220-9700 Visit Us Online
Our passion lies in creating an environment for musicians who demand superior quality. My name is Paul, and I am the owner and founder. In our Chicago studio my colleagues and I create violins, violas, cellos, and double basses for the professional musician and serious student. Our Worry Free Rental program provides instruments to students: full sized instruments to adults and smaller instruments to young...
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Since our founding in 1978, William Harris Lee and Company has grown to become the world’s largest and most respected maker of fine stringed instruments. In our shop on Michigan Avenue in Chicago, more than twenty luthiers craft violins, violas, and cellos of incomparable quality, using tools and techniques that have been passed down through centuries of violin-making traditions. However, as you can see from...
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Since our founding in 1978, William Harris Lee and Company has grown to become the world’s largest and most respected maker of fine stringed instruments. In our shop on Michigan Avenue in Chicago, more than twenty luthiers craft violins, violas, and cellos of incomparable quality, using tools and techniques that have been passed down through centuries of violin-making traditions. However, as you can see from...
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Chicago has a rich tradition in guitar making – it used to be the Guitar Making Capital of the World! But with the growing inclination of big US companies manufacturing their instruments outside the US using CNC machines instead of traditional building techniques, and nearly all electronics vocational programs being withdrawn from our schools, there are fewer and fewer opportunities for the budding student interested...
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Chicago Guitar Works is a guitar shop for expert guitar, amplifier and effects repairs. We have thousands of parts in stock and a complete machine shop conveniently located near some of Chicago’s finest rock clubs. Bring your electric or acoustic guitar in for a full setup or just pick up some new strings. Check out the selection of one-of-a-kind, custom-built guitars built from an array of...
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Tommy’s Guitars offers expert guitar repair as well as lessons. Have something to sell? We buy, sell and trade! Ukrainian Village 2548 W. Chicago Ave. Chicago, IL 60622 (773) 486-6768 Visit Us Online
Sensaphonics Hearing Conservation was founded by audiologist Michael Santucci in 1985 as a research and development company committed to controlling the damaging effects of loud sound, especially regarding musicians and hearing loss. With the advent of in-ear monitor (IEM) systems in the early 90s, Sensaphonics developed custom-fitted earphones designed to act as hearing protectors, isolating performers from ambient sound while allowing the in-ear monitor mix...
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Since 1973, Make’n Music has been the Midwest’s go-to boutique for some of the finest new and used electric and acoustic guitars including Fender Custom Shop, Tom Anderson, Suhr Guitars, Duesenberg, Nik Huber and more – as well as some of the highest quality tube amplifiers and effects pedals. It’s no wonder that readers of Premier Guitar have named us one of the “20 Coolest...
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For more than 25 years, beginners, professionals, hobbyists and collectors have counted on Geoff Benge to keep their instruments in top shape. We do ALL kinds of repairs, restorations, custom jobs and routine maintenance. Best fretwork anywhere. Many of the jobs we do are unique per customer requests. We specialize in designing and fabricating parts and accessories not available anywhere else. Guitars restored…braces fixed…frets replaced…nuts...
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