Suppliers of tools and materials:

Chevalets Despiau (bridges)	Dick GMBH (tools)
Sowden (bow hair)	Hammerl (varnish materials)
Kremer Pigments (varnish materials)	Bois d'Harmonie (fine fittings)
Violinmaple (tonewood, with images)	NRI (early music products and articles)
Rivolta (tonewoods)	Damian Strings (gut strings)
Magister (varnish products)	Laughlin Cases (cello cases)

Publications and resources for string players and makers:

The Strad (UK)	Strings (USA)
Maestronet	Pegbox Forum
Violin Bridge Database	Auction Results from The Red Book

Violin Books:

The Art of Violin Making - written by Roy Courtnall and Chris Johnson, this is one of the best books for describing and illustrating the process of violin making.

Guiseppe Guarneri del Gesu - a superb publication with text by Carlo Chiesa, John Dilworth, Roger Hargrave, Peter Klein, Stewart Pollens, Duane Rosengard and Eric Wen and full size photographs by Stewart Pollens.

The Late Cremonese Violin Makers - a book by Dmitry Gindin about post-golden period Italian violin making with detailed text and over forty photographic examples

Musical instrument insurance:

Marsh and McLennan

Violin making associations:

British Violin Making Association	The Violin Society of America
American Federation of Violin & Bow Makers	Australian Association of Musical Instrument Makers

Violin making schools:

List of Schools

Cambridge Violin Makers