Gerard KilBride Violins

20/08/2026

ITS NOT TOO LATE
LAST CALL FOR ENTRIES.

🎻 Celebrating the power of craft, community, and creativity. Let’s revisit some unforgettable highlights from the global bridge-making community:
🪵 Join us in honouring the violin family bridge.

🌍 Showcase your work. Connect worldwide. Be seen.

🏆 Win amazing prizes: strings, bridges & tool
vouchers from: Josef Teller, Chevalets Despiau, Aubert, Barsa, Corelli,
Warchal, Schilbach Tools & Jargar Strings

📍 Submit your bridges or explore others:
Closing date: September 1st 2026
🔗 violinbridges.co.uk and archive.violinbridges.co.uk

17/08/2026

✨ ITS NOT TOO LATE

LAST CALL FOR ENTRIES.

🎻 Celebrating the power of craft, community, and creativity. Let’s revisit some unforgettable highlights from the global bridge-making community:

🪵 Join us in honouring the violin family bridge.

🌍 Showcase your work. Connect worldwide. Be seen.

🏆 Win amazing prizes: strings, bridges & tool
vouchers from: Josef Teller, Chevalets Despiau, Aubert, Barsa, Corelli,
Warchal, Schilbach Tools & Jargar Strings

📍 Submit your bridges or explore others:

Closing date: September 1st 2026

🔗 violinbridges.co.uk and archive.violinbridges.co.uk

04/08/2026

MAKE BRIDGES, NOT WAR

🎻 Celebrating the power of craft, community, and creativity. Let’s revisit some unforgettable highlights from the global bridge-making community:

✨ ONLY ONE MONTH TO GO!

🪵 Join us in honouring the violin family bridge.

🌍 Showcase your work. Connect worldwide. Be seen.

🏆 Win amazing prizes: strings, bridges & tool
vouchers from: Josef Teller, Chevalets Despiau, Aubert, Barsa, Corelli,
Warchal, Schilbach Tools & Jargar Strings

📍 Submit your bridges or explore others:

Closing date: September 1st 2026

🔗 violinbridges.co.uk and archive.violinbridges.co.uk

08/06/2026

New - International Violin Bridge Competiton 2020 - 2025

Ready to ship world wide

A photographic journey celebrating wonderful encounters with great contemporary bridges.

Bridges from the archive and highlights of the International Violin Bridge Competition 2021 to 2025.

https://violinbridges.co.uk/product/violinbridges-book-iii/

archive.violinbridges.co.uk

05/06/2026

Friday's Scrapings

04/06/2026

28/05/2026

MAKE BRIDGES, NOT WAR
🎻 Celebrating the power of craft, community, and creativity. Let’s revisit some unforgettable highlights from the global bridge-making community:
✨ GOLD CELLO 2021 – GREGORY SAPP
Amazing design, and beautifuly cut.

🪵 Join us in honouring the violin family bridge.

🌍 Showcase your work. Connect worldwide. Be seen.

🏆 Win amazing prizes: strings, bridges & tool
vouchers from: Josef Teller, Chevalets Despiau, Aubert, Barsa, Corelli,
Warchal, Schilbach Tools & Jargar Strings.

📍 Submit your bridges or explore others:
🔗 violinbridges.co.uk and archive.violinbridges.co.uk

19/05/2026

todays dust, tomorrows tunes

08/05/2026

Contemporary handmade fine violins by Gerard Kilbride 🎻

Crafted individually in Wales using traditionally seasoned tonewoods and an uncompromising attention to tone, response, and playability.

Each instrument is made with the intention of becoming a lifelong musical partner for the player.

If you’d like to discuss your ideal sound or learn about available instruments, please feel free to send a private message.

🌿 Handmade in Wales
🎼 Individual setup
🎻 Unique tonal character

Unique, Welsh Handmade Instruments with Outstanding Sound, beautifully made, taking your playing to