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Our rental program is recognized nationwide for its high-quality violin, viola, and cello rentals.

Student Instruments
Working with music educators, we constantly refine our entire line of student instruments for optimum ease of play, reliability and tone color.

Fine Instruments
We offer fine violins, violas, cellos, and bows from contemporary makers to old masters.

Services
Our highly experienced luthiers perform bowed string instrument repairs to exacting standards using the highest-quality parts and time-tested techniques.
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Celebrating Women Luthiers International Exhibit 2024
Potter Violins is pleased to open the second Celebrating Women Luthiers International Exhibit from May 3-11, 2024. This exhibit will highlight the often overlooked craft and artistry of women luthiers from all over the world with 60 violins, violas, cellos, basses, and bows on display. Stop by during our normal business hours, Tuesday through Friday…

Is Violin Setup Important? Here are the facts.
Introducing the Potter 12-Point Setup Thanks to your support and our staff’s dedication and expertise, we are honored to be celebrating our 25th anniversary! We’ve seen our fair share of instruments and learned a lot along the way about how to improve sound. One of the key factors in improving sound is setup. We have…
2021 Spring / Summer Music Festivals
The world still looks a little different, and so do your options for music festivals in 2021. While not complete, this list is a sampling of virtual, in-person, and hybrid music education experiences available locally this year. Virginia Suzuki Institute:June 20-24 Greater Washington Suzuki Institute: June 21-25 Practice Lab: June 21-24 Virtual Bass Coalition: June…

Excellence in Preservation Awarded to Potter Violins
We are honored to have been selected to receive the Excellence in Preservation Award from Montgomery Preservation Inc. in Maryland for preservation, rehabilitation, and adaptive reuse of our historic building! Previously dubbed the “Blair Mansion Inn,” the building has been a landmark fixture on the sliver of land between Blair Road and Eastern Avenue for…