Svencino

Svend Christensen is an award-winning violin and bow maker, highly-skilled in the restoration and repair of all stringed instruments and the founder of Svencino, an online music store. To achieve the highest quality in sound Svend’s draws from his studies in fine arts, his natural talent for engineering as well as, a lifelong interest in physics. Based in South Africa, his reputation as one of the country’s finest luthiers and the company’s excellent customer service have contributed to the growth of his client base beyond the country’s borders and the African continent. His work is being sold in the U.S.A., Europe and the Middle-East. Svend’s unique approach to his craft and his business has also been shaped by his his drive for innovation. Listening carefully to the musicians who entrust their instruments to him for improved sound Svend responds with better designs, custom-made parts at affordable prices. Svend will refinish instruments to playability perfection. He also accepts commissions for bows and bowed instruments.