Kenneth Stein Violins is a specialized stringed instrument shop offering sales, repair, restoration, and rental of violins, violas, cellos, and bows. The shop serves students, hobbyists, and professional musicians with instruments across a range of quality and price levels. They’re known for meticulous restoration work and bow rehairs, and their rental program provides a practical way for families with young musicians to get started.
Origin Story
Kenneth Stein established his violin business in 1979 and brought it to Elmhurst in 2004. The move to 172 North York Street gave the shop a permanent home in a community with strong arts and music traditions, convenient to school orchestra programs and private music teachers across the western suburbs.
Kenneth’s expertise in bow rehairs and instrument restoration has made the shop a trusted resource for musicians across the greater Chicago area. Nearly five decades after he first began working with violins, the craft remains deeply personal to him.