Customer Emails/Letters
We are always thrilled when our customers send us letters and emails describing their delight with instruments and bows they've purchased from our shop, and instrument retrofits they commission. We obtain permission to post some of them on our website and first place them on our homepage. As new ones arrive we archive older letters/emails on this page.
An email from December 29, 2010: "I bought my violin one year ago today and like it more and more as time goes on..."
An email from a professional Violist with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, December 7, 2010: "I'm so happy I bought your viola....."
An email from December 1, 2010: "Peter, I finally was able to spend a couple of hours playing the new violin and I really love it...."
An email from April 22, 2010 from a competition winner who notes that the judge specifically praised the sound of her cello!
An email from April 3, 2010: "Just wanted to let you know I am thrilled with the work you did recently on my violin..."
An email from February 22, 2010: "I've done two solos so far and both times received positive comments from other musicians...All have said that the tone is deeper and richer than my previous violin..."
An email from February 19, 2010: "After playing a solo at my orchestra concert last, I went back and listened to the recording and I was very impressed by my sound! ..."
An email from February 16, 2010: "Peter, thank you so much for retro-fitting my violin and viola..."
A letter from December 19, 2009: "...thank you for everything you have done for me and my violin..."
Here's a letter from September 22, 2009: "...We enjoyed seeing Jenna try those wonderful violins you sent her and fall in love with one of them..."
Here's a letter from September 1st, 2009 about a violin bassbar retrofit: "Maggie's violin sounds absolutely stunning. We are amazed at the quality of sound that comes forth from her violin given its relative affordability."
Correspondence about the Nicolae Bistrita intermediate violin retrofit, August 16-22, 2009: "Wanted to let you know, the violin arrived today...It's lovely, and it sounds fantastic."
An email from February 10, 2009: "PETER, I CAN'T TELL YOU ENOUGH HOW ENJOYABLE THE 1831 PASQUALE VENTAPANE VIOLIN IS..."
Read this group of emails from a Customer in Amsterdam, January 2009: " The violin just arrived. It sounds terrific! The G string has improved, but also the other strings sound more powerful than before..."
Here is an email from a customer whose violin was fitted with one of Peter Zaret's bass bars, October 6, 2008: "I want to thank you again for the magic you've worked on my violin."
Here is an email from a customer who bought a violin from Peter, September 7, 2008: "My what a gorgeous tone! Actually even better than my Francois Breton which I have been very happy with..."
Here's an email from a California customer who bought a viola with a bass bar for her daughter, August 25, 2008: "I just wanted to let you know how pleased we are with viola we purchased..."
Here's 2 emails from a jazz violist & violinist, July 7 & 31, 2008: " Peter, after 1 hour it sounds GREAT."
Here's an email from a Cleveland Customer, June 17, 2008: "All I can say is "WOW". What a difference in my new fiddle upgrade..."
Here's an email from a customer in Australia, May 29, 2008: "I am writing to thank you again for the lovely violin you sent me. No doubt, you must be tired of people praising your bass bars, but nevertheless I felt that I should express both my admiration and my gratitude. Each day this violin's virtues seem to unfold more and more as I play it..."
Read a letter from a customer in Bend, Oregon, April 24, 2008
Some emails from a violinist in Bulgaria, December, 2007: "The old german with its small and narrow and extremely boring sound has been transformed completely. Now it has power, brilliancy and deepness — you have made a jewel from it!!!"
An Email about a cello, August 2005: ""Here's your check for another one of your lovely cellos..."
An email from July, 2004: "What a Genius you are! Thank you so much for putting your latest bass bar improvement in my viola and violin..."
A customer has had a violin retrofit, from July 2004: ""The tone is warm with lots of overtones and great reserves of power. It responds instantly on all strings and I totally believe you when say that it is as good as any Strad..."
