Jay R. Rury Violins is an owner-operated stringed-instrument sales and repair business in Richardson, Texas. We offer student, step-up, and professional violins, violas, cellos (and the occasional bass), bows, instrument repair, and restoration, bow rehairing, consignment sales, appraisals, and photographic documentation of your instrument. We have the cases, strings, parts, and accessories you need—always at discounted prices.

For 25 years we have provided the finest restoration and repair services on violins, violas, cellos, basses, and bows to North Texas professional musicians, teachers, and students through our local shop. We put customer satisfaction first every time, whether we are repairing your instrument or helping you select the one that perfectly fits your taste and needs.

If you're in North Texas, visit us and see why we've had the privilege of providing 25 years of reliable, affordable service to the North Texas stringed-instrument community. And if you're not in the area, we are happy to welcome you to our community of customers and friends through ruryviolin.com.

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Jay R. Rury has provided fine-instrument repair services and bow rehairing to the music community in the Dallas area since 1975. He opened the Rury Violin Shop in 1985 in the Oak Cliff section of Dallas. After 21 years there, in August 2006 Jay moved the shop to Richardson, at the northeastern edge of Dallas. Member, Violin Society of America.

Duncan Beaver, sales and repair associate, began learning repair with Jay in 1990 and in 1993 came to the shop full-time, bringing 20 years' experience as a professional musician, private violin teacher, and public school orchestra director and strings teacher. His 38 years' teaching, playing, and repair background makes him uniquely suited to assist in the search for exactly the right instrument.

 Shelley Caldwell has been behind the scenes all along, as Jay's wife and part-time bookkeeper. She retired from her publishing career in 2008 and joined the shop full-time. Currently Shelley is helping with marketing, doing the website, and keeping the books.