Johnson String Instrument

We have served the Greater Boston string-playing community since 1976. Together with JSI’s Guitar Shop and our bowed instrument sales division at Carriage House Violins, we form New England’s largest string instrument company, here to offer our customers—beginners through concert artists—the very best in bowed and fretted instruments sales and service. We are one of the first and most prominent internet resources for string players.
Our instruments are acquired from a variety of local and international sources, including the major auction houses, collectors, private sale, and consignment.

We perform instrument restorations and repairs, as well as bow rehairing and repairing. We also provide appraisals for instruments purchased from Johnson String and Carriage House Violins. In addition, we maintain the most complete and reliable rental program in the country. We stock an extensive selection of books, sheet music, Suzuki materials, cases and accessories—some exclusive to JSI—that can be purchased directly from our Newton Massachusetts store, by mail, or securely from our website. If you need anything for your violin, viola, cello, bass, or guitar, we have it!

We have a dedicated staff of professional players and violin makers that selects each and every instrument and bow we offer. This means that everything from the construction of the instrument to the resonance of the E string is evaluated with careful, experienced eyes and ears.

Our Teacher Services have provided teachers with exceptional customer service for over 35 years. By offering the best rental program in the country, a vast selection of new and antique instruments and bows, sheet music, method books, teaching aids, and every imaginable stringed instrument accessory, we help teachers maintain their teaching studios.

Visit The Bass Shop for all of your double bass needs, and The Guitar Shop to see our fretted instruments!

Please feel free to contact us with any questions and comments you may have. We value customer input.