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Andrew Dipper is in the business of restoring, conserving & building historic musical instruments.

10/27/2026

Happy birthday, Paganini!

Niccolò Paganini was born on October 27, 1782 and Andrew Dipper’s Paganini model Classical violin bow celebrates his early career. The frog of the first Paganini model bow made by Andrew depicted an inlaid crest of The Papal Order of The Golden Spur, which was awarded to Paganini in 1827. The unusual high swan head of this bow can be seen in historical images of Niccolò himself playing onstage.

10/21/2026

Andrew during the EILA meeting in Milan organized to study the history of Milanese violin making.

10/14/2026

Andrew and Tiziano Rizzi—one of the great Early fretted instrument conservators currently working for the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory—at the conservatory in Milan during the recent EILA (Entente Internationale des Luthiers et Archetiers) meeting.

10/07/2026

A must-have for Baroque players, Melos Baroque Rosin offers warm, balanced and full sound qualities, without any unexpected noises or dust, in all kinds of bowing techniques. This handmade rosin cake is designed especially for gut strings and available for baroque violin/treble viol and for baroque cello/bass viol.

Sold at Givens Violins for $15.50 each!

10/02/2026

The NMM's exhibit "Of Thee I Sing" is a celebration of America's musical instruments over the last 250 years. Andrew and Claire were at the National Music Museum in Vermillion, SD recently for the fall meeting of the Board of Trustees and couldn't resist jumping into the "stand-in" for a bit of fun!

09/24/2026

September is Classical Music Month – our favorite month of the year! To celebrate, we’d love to hear from you…

What is your favorite moment of classical music – is it a memory of a concert or performance, hearing a certain piece of music for the first time, mastering a challenging technical passage? Let us know in the comments—extra points if it involves a Baroque work!

09/17/2026

A meditative moment for you from the Dipper Workshop…

Andrew is using a travisher, a type of spokeshave originally used in English furniture making to hollow the seats of Windsor chairs, to sculpt out the inside of a king cello. The travisher’s curved design proves perfect for shaping an instrument!

09/09/2026

Abalone shell, to abalone fragment, to abalone inlay.

This bow received a new inlay by Andrew Dipper and we think it’s positively stunning!

09/04/2026

Dipper Restorations will be closed on Saturday, September 5th in observance of Labor Day. We will resume normal business hours on Tuesday, September 8th.

08/26/2026

From our bookstore: “High Notes”, a National Music Museum (NMM) book. In this colorful 80-page softcover book you will find some of the ‘high notes’ of the National Music Museum’s collections, including several musical instruments restored by Andrew Dipper. These instruments are each fascinating with their own stories to tell. This gorgeous souvenir book makes a great present for music aficionados.

Purchase your copy here: https://www.givensviolins.com/product/national-music-music-high-notes/
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Address

1201 S Marquette Avenue Suite 150-A
Minneapolis, MN
55403

Opening Hours

Tuesday	10am - 5pm
Wednesday	10am - 5pm
Thursday	10am - 5pm
Friday	10am - 5pm
Saturday	10am - 5pm

Telephone

+16123750750

Website

http://dipperrestorations.com/

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