Vessel Mandolins and Violins

This is Gary’s son Dylan. On Wednesday night my dad suffered a stroke and is in the hospital recovering. The path forward is uncertain, but all of us here are working diligently to get everything in order for him. If you have current business with the shop get in touch ASAP, we are working to do the same from our end. The shop will be temporarily closed until further notice, but will remain open for all students and teachers who use the space.

Avoid these ridiculous tariffs. Buy a new violin made in the USA.
Stefano Scarampella copy by Gary Vessel 2025.

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'This is the process that I’ve employed for 40 years, and I’ve seen no reason to relearn a drastically different technique' Luthier Gary Vessel shares a method for layering pigments and shellac to reproduce the exact colour and thickness of an instrument’s varnish. Read more via the link in bio 🎻 . . . . #luthier #lutherie #violinmaker #violinmaking #varnish #varnishing #thestrad #thestradmagazine

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Christians are cultural terrorists!

The Untold Story of U.S. “Indian” Boarding Schools [Video]: Curated Excerpt from 2008 Documentary “Our Spirits Don’t Speak English: Indian Boarding Schools”https://richheape.com/boarding-school.htm[Speaker]: ...

I’ll be in Indianapolis next week at the Violin Society of America new instrument exhibit with my latest violin. Please come by and say hello.

New A model for sale. Engleman spruce top, American maple back, sides and neck, radiused fretboard, EVO frets, Rubner tuners, James tailpiece, varnish finished. With Crossrock case. $5800

This new A model will be making its debut at the CBA Fathers Day Bluegrass Festival next week. I’ll be in the luthiers pavilion with all sorts of wonderful instruments. Please stop by.

I propose sainthood for all violin teachers! They certainly are doing the lords work.

When the local retired anthropologist pretends he’s a violin maker….

In the next few days I’ll be transferring my phone service . Hopefully my phone number will not be shut off for any length of time. But you can always reach me via email if the phone isn’t working.
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Last instrument of 2023.