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| - Far and away the best, most legitimate pro shop for violin, viola, cello and upright bass repair in Las Vegas, possibly in the West. This is a serious shop that one wouldn't expect to exist in Vegas. If you require the services that a violin shop provides, then you will realize right away how extremely lucky we are to have Desert Strings.
The owner-operator (Yanbing Chen) is the founder of Cleveland Violins, and he's also a primary distributor of *the highest* quality bow hair available, which not all bow technicians have the integrity to source, buy or employ.
I'm a full-time violinist and I play acoustic jam, rock and hip-hop internationally at private shows that sometimes go for more than 8-10 hours straight - so I must get my bows rehaired regularly and often, lest I find myself wearing out the 4th bow in my case with 3 more shows to go in rural Romania, Brazil, or the Maldives.
"D Strings" always seems to have an interesting selection of instruments and bows (wood and synthetic) that represent a good value, too.
This shop singlehandedly renders all of the other violin shops in town irrelevant. No serious string player should be going anywhere else to get their instruments / bows worked on. IMO, it's a no-brainer to go 15 mins out of the way to ensure your tools are sharp, strong and true.
If you want to fully express your musical ideas, there is just no other way.
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