The Essential Practice Space
A parent’s guide to equipping the ultimate home practice environment for the advancing beginner. Discover the essential tools, accessories, and spatial setups that transform violin practice from a daily chore...
Welcome to the Long Island Violin Shop!
The Long Island Violin Shop is your complete resource for orchestral instruments in Long Island, NY. We buy, sell, repair, and service violins, violas, and cellos, and we offer rentals and lessons, too.
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Our History
The Long Island Violin Shop is a premier full-service shop for players of bowed stringed instruments. We offer instruments and bows of exceptional value for players of all ages, ability, and budget.
Shop Rentals
The Long Island Violin Shop offers one of the best instrument rental programs in Long Island. Unlike other standard rental programs, when you rent an instrument from us, you get 100% equity as long as you continue to rent your instrument. This means that with every rental payment you make, you are that much closer to owning your instrument.
Our Founder
Meet, Charles
Charles Rufino, born in New York in 1952, has been immersed in the art of the violin since 1974. His apprenticeship at the Newark School of Violin Making in England included periods of study at the great London workshops of J&A Beare, and W.E. Hill & Sons.
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The Social Benefits of Music Making
Learning to play a musical instrument offers many social benefits and experiences. Playing alone, in an orchestra, a small ensemble or a lesson, are venues to becoming a better musician;...
Practicing: How to Make it a Reward, not a Chore?
Learn how setting goal, changing up the routine and celebrating can help you achieve more out of your practice sessions.