Darnton & Hersh Fine Violins, expert appraisers, restorers and dealers in violin family instruments and bows, is a partnership among performers Stefan and Julian Hersh and violin maker/restorer Michael Darnton that breaks down the usual boundaries between string players and instrument makers, dealers, and experts.

Because we play and perform, we understand when players tell us what they need from their instruments and bows. Because we build and restore, we know how to work with players to optimize their relationship with their instruments. Through decades of experience in the trade we have acquired respected expertise on the instruments and bows themselves.