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About Us
About Us
Gainesville Violins Inc is owned by Jan and Anna van Rooyen in Gainesville, Florida, from where they have served customers throughout the USA and worldwide since 1997. An article appeared in 2007 in the Gainesville Magazine about Gainesville Violins. Jan and Anna (of Dutch origin; "Jan" is Dutch for "John") were born and raised in South Africa and between themselves speak Afrikaans, a Dutch-derived language. They learned English at school as a second language. They studied in South Africa, the USA and Germany. They have traveled in Africa, Middle Europe (such as Hungary and the Czech Republic), the Russian Federation, Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain, Portugal, Luxemburg, Brazil, Israel, Canada and the USA. Before relocating to America in 1997, they ran a violin shop called Jan-Hendrik van Rooyen Violins in Pretoria, South Africa, which they had opened part-time in 1979. |
Jan
Jan
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The Dil kids from Tampa FL: Thomas (10),Kimberly (7) and Allison (4). (Pictures taken in 2005.)
Working on the bridge of Thomas Dil's fine Georges Enescu violin (from Gainesville Violins).
Even this can be repaired.
Painting of Jan van Rooyen in the workshop (oil, 2007) by Alexandra Ramos, oboeist and fine artist from Orlando, Florida.
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Anna
Anna
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Anna and Jan work side-by-side.
Violins for Gulfwinds Montessori School, St Petersburg.
Helping with a new batch of varnish.
Completing a violin.
Anna sets up the violins.
Anna fixes a bow.
Preparing a violin.
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Amelyse
Amelyse
Gainesville Violins has always made use of the traditional European apprenticeship model, duly modified for and adapted to modern American circumstances. Apprentices eventually "graduate" to become fully-fledged workshop assistants. Assistant Amelyse Arroyo started as an apprentice in August 2005. She plays a fine antique French Buthod à Paris violin from Jan's "Vault Collection" and was a member of the Alachua County Youth Orchestra since her middle school years (pictures taken in April 2006). |
Amelyse after her senior recital (June 2006).
Amelyse in recital in the Thomas Center, Gainesville FL, June 2006.
Amelyse Arroyo started violin lessons in 1993.
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Our Location
Our Location
Address: 4240 NW 129th Street Gainesville, FL 32606 Hours: Walk-in Shop Hours: Monday-Thursday 1-6pm. (By appointment only: All other times and days.) Phone- 352-331-5555 Customer support: Regina Melzer and Lynn Simpson: customercare@gviolins.com |
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Shop Hours
From time to time we travel to certain locations in order to serve our customers there. We take with us various instruments and accessories. Below is our Schedule. If there is sufficient interest and needs in other locations, a teacher is welcome to invite us to their studio or another suitable venue to meet with customers or potential customers and to show them our instruments. Just contact us by email to make the necessary arrangements. We gladly do the same for orchestras and orchestra directors. Jacksonville: We do NOT set up shop at Wehner Suzuki in Orange Park any more. Our current location is with the Jacksonville Symphony Youth Orchestras at the Florida Community College at Jacksonville (FCCJ), South Campus. We meet in Building M2 behind the Wilson Center for the Performing Arts Building. To enquire, please contact Lynn in our office at 352-331-5555 or customercare@gviolins.com. Whenever we travel on business, our cell phone number is 352-278-7845. |
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