Quist Violins

Great help and service. Good amount of cellos to choose from.

Very friendly and knowledgeable. They were patient and helpful while my son selected a new violin. I would recommend Quist to anyone interested in purchasing or renting stringed instruments.

Fast, high-quality service. I rented a viola to learn with my 5th graders and it was such an amazing experience. I couldn't recommend Quist enough. I got to rent a beautiful instrument at a great price and everything was so easy! I knew nothing about music or instruments and he helped me with getting everything I needed to learn. Thank you so much!

Wonderful kind and patient. We are new the violin world, we were not looked down upon for having an inexpensive instrument. Where other shops wanted to charge for time and answers to new questions, he offered information willingly; above and beyond expectation.

High quality student rentals with very careful and meticulous attention to set-up. Generous rent to own plan. Trade up and trade in as you gain experience. We are fortunate to have such a wonderful and professional violin shop here in Bellingham.

Extremely knowledgeable, kind individuals. You may have to wait, but they give their undivided attention when it's your turn.

You'll find excellent service and quality rental instruments at Quist. Have been renting various string instruments over the past decade and have always been satisfied and well cared for.

My husband called and made sure they had a violin in stock for my 5th grader. They did so we headed downtown. The owner helped us. What a kind and helpful man! The process for renting was quick and painless - we were in and out in under 15 minutes, and that included measuring her for her violin. Would definitely come here again.

I took group Violin lessons here several years ago and loved it. I wish the world had more Violin teachers like Jim Quist.

Jim at Quist Violins is wonderful! I have had the pleasure of working with his business (off and on) for the last 15 years and have received excellent service each and every time I walk through his door. From purchasing a cello, selling one to a stranger (he let me demo the cello at his shop so I didn't meet the buyer alone), luthier work, purchasing a special order case and even borrowing a cello for a special occasion - Jim is passionate, kind and knowledgeable and I would highly recommend his business to anyone.

We have been renting a beautiful violin for a year & 1/2 for our daughter. After the owner demonstrated at least 3 different violins, my daughter got to choose her favorite. It was an older instrument, few stratches, but played beautifully (deep, rich tone). I was surprised she chose it but it was clearly superior in sound. Thanks for taking that extra time to help us out. This company has a passion to share with their customers!

First review! I'll preface this with saying - I'm not a classical musician myself, but my wife is a cello teacher and plays in various weddings and other events. She wanted to check out the store and I'm glad we stuck around. We were a bit apprehensive at first. When we first walked in, we both got the impression that we were bothering the gentleman running the store (possibly the owner?).

As soon as he realized that we were not just there to goof around, he seemed to lighten up and was very friendly. He has a decent selection of stringed instruments (violins, violas, cellos, and a double bass). His music selection is very good for such a small shop and the prices were more than reasonable. The selection of accessories was also decent - cases, rosins, strings, etc. It was also good quality stuff. Overall, it was a very cool store and worth a visit. just show the guy you're serious and you'll be fine!