Very kind and knowledgeable! Was able to provide repair timely and was very generous to provide it for no additional cost.

STAY AWAY unless you want bad customer service, difficulty brought on by a huge language barrier and dealing with a guy who doesn't do much listening. If so, then this is your guy! Where do I start? To begin with, Paul's Violin is not located in a store. It's located in a back room of his house. That was the first red flag. The 2nd red flag is there is a huge language barrier. I mean HUGE. I'm not sure English is even his 2nd language. How none of the other posters mention this is odd. I took a couple violins in to have them restrung and get new bows. Simple enough. We only got as far as one violin. He proceeded to find an issue with that violin having been previously repaired, which we did not know. So he came up with what he felt as a solution to something that has never been a problem. The more I asked him about why he felt this was an issue now, after never having been one before, and then asked him specifics about what he wanted to do to "resolve" it, the more irritated he became. He does not like to be questioned. I've dealt with people like this in the past who "think" they are masters at their craft, and are beyond questioning. When he did try to communicate, we could not understand him at all. My wife included. To make it worse, he would talk directly to my wife, who knows nothing about violins. I asked him a few times to talk directly to me, which he wouldn't do, and then he would proceed to insult me to my wife. He would itemize a price on a post-it note, and when I asked him at least five times what was the current total price, he never answered me, often mumbling that he was too busy. Hey, if you run a business, be prepared to answer questions & be able to justify your work & prices to the customers. Through it all, I tried very hard to have patience with this gentleman because of the obvious language barrier. Finally, because I could legitimately not understand him, he looked at me and said do you not understand English? Seriously! I reminded him that there was only one person in the room where English was not their 1st language, and it wasn't either me or my wife! OK. To say this was a frustrating experience does not even do it justice. When he questioned me as to whether I knew the difference between a tuning peg and fine tuner, that was it. Seriously? I played violin in an adult symphony while still in HS. By then I was done. We never got to the 2nd violin. This gentleman repairs violins and apparently builds violins, but doesn't play violin. In all, this was about 30 minutes of my life I will never get back. Most of the reviews are from several years ago. If I could rate this ZERO STARS I would. The best thing about this experience was that it allowed us to go somewhere else locally where we had the violin strings replaced and got new bows as requested, and we were treated with professionalism, courtesy & respect, something this guy knows nothing about! Go somewhere else because there are better choices locally! read more

I have been coming with Paul for 4-5 years now for my violin maintenance and i finally got some major reconstruction done on it and I can say he did absolutely amazing job on my violin. I recommend anyone who needs their violin fixed or bows haired to go with him! read more

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First here with Paul was the best he took his time in fixing my son's violin .. prices are good Will decently come back to him in all my violin needs. read more

I took my nieces cello to Paul strings were broken I sat with him as he fixed it and talked us through the repair and told us how to tune the cello which was way easier then the old way he did a great job fixing the instrument I would highly recommend Paul and I told him I would go back and purchase a cello r from him when my niece reaches 6 grade which is when they will need a bigger cello at that age read more

Extremely sweet guy and he was very helpful. I wasn't too sure on what the next step was for my viola and he knew exactly what to do :) He seemed to love the craft and had tons of knowledge so I felt like I was in good hands Thanks so much ! read more

What a find!!! Paul is a rare find these days. During the start of Covid I thought it would be a great idea to get my daughter a violin to keep her busy and learn something new. Long story short, without lesson time passed and she outgrew the instrument. This is where Paul came in. We found him on a quick yelp search. Reviews seemed good enough so we decided to stop by. It was a blessing! He could have totally sold us a more expensive instrument but after talking with us and understanding what level my daughter was planning at he guided us toward the "RIGHT" instrument. He wasn't concerned about draining our wallet, he just wanted us to have something that would fit her needs but also would be of great quality. He shared a little about himself and his shop and he also took the time to show us how to care for and tune the instrument. These days you don't find that. This man has a passion for what he does, he is honest, fair and genuine. We walked out with a beautiful violin that fits my daughter perfectly, I spent way less than I thought I would and now I was even able to teach my daughter something about the instrument. Thank you Paul! If anyone even says the word Violin around me I'm going to mention his shop! read more

I'm regularly visiting paul's violin for vow hair changing and violin adjustment for my wife. Paul is a really nice and gentle guy, so I'm little bit wondering why some of people have some issue with him. Sensitive music instruments repairs, some times it cannot be 100% satisfied, then my wife keep going to the repair shop, and he has never expressed any dislike, and heard & tried what he can do. We tried to many of violin shops in Costa Messa, Irvine and so on, but he is the best for my wife's violin. I highly recommend him! read more

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Great service! We have gotten 2 violins from here and always receive really friendly service! He has different selections you can pick from. I definitely recommend this place! read more

Really nice home business. Needed a 1/2 violin for my son for elementary school music program. Paul spent the time to show our family one of the many violins he has. We didn't want to spend a fortune on something he will out grow in a year or two, or possibly break or loose. He checked fit on violin and bow and showed us all how the care and tune it with free app for your smartphone. He will replace any broken springs and offers a trade up program as your student grows up. If you bought an online violin that has any issues he can replace bridges and make them right. Bonus that Paul's shop is super close. read more

My 4 year old boy plays violin and he broke his 1/10 violin. I went to my local instrument shops in South Bay area and paid $300 for a used 1/8 size violin. I recently discovered Paul's through my friend. I ended up getting one more of 1/8 size from Paul. Paul is very honest and his new violins are much better priced than the used violins at my neighborhood violin shops. My son's violin teacher is very maticulas and picky. She even approved Paul's violin quality. I am going back to buy 1/4 size soon. read more

I've come here a couple times now and I have to say I really like Paul's Violin Shop. My violin was extremely grimey and had a ton of rosin buildup when I brought it in - playing bluegrass can have that effect on a fiddle. Paul cleaned my violin immediately while I hung out and played with his dog. The price was great and he even included a varnish touch up where it had been worn raw. My violin looked amazing after he was finished with it. I will definitely be coming back. read more

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I wanted to try an arcos brasil bow and this was the closest person to me (San Diegan). I also only had yelp reviews to guide me. Some reviews are very glowing and some thought he was haughty or stuck up. I'm pleased to report I had a good experience. He was very pleasant, and very patient. I must have spent an hour there and he just kept putting bows away and bringing new ones. There was a little bit of a language barrier but nothing insurmountable. His bow rehair prices are probably the best I've seen so that's a plus. He also had me try a 300k violin (one of those luthier troll moves that I always read about online, but never experienced) and had me guess how much it was worth before he told me the value. (I guessed 10k). the address on yelp points to a house (which had a cello sitting outside so that was pretty confusing), but his shop is to the side of the house. if you're facing the house, it's the little bungalo-ish building to the right. When I walked out, there was a confused looking korean family looking around and figured it out when they saw me with my case. read more

I've been coming here since 2015. Today, I went to get a bigger size violin for my kid. I couldn't remember how much I paid before. But you don't have to worry about it. He and his wife checked their receipt and let you know. Otherwise I had to go through 2-3 years worth of my receipt boxes. Thank goodness! They don't cheat you, I can tell that they are honest people. From the receipt they found I knew that the first time I came was 2015. Ha ha. Paul provided excellent customer service. He went above and beyond! He was great with giving you information such as how to handle your violin. Thank you! read more

I'm not sure what I was expecting, but Paul is an incredible craftsman. He was honest and gracious and restrung my violin bows while I waited! He even makes his own instruments and they are exquisite. read more

Excellent violins for children starting to learn to play the instrument.....You get the most bang for your buck! Seriously why would you pay 20 bucks a month to rent a violin only because you know your child will soon outgrow the instrumemt. Why go that route when you can get a brand new quality piece for $150 (all included) sized perfectly for your child and here's the topper: Paul gives you a $75 credit to use on your next violin when it comes time to size up....so you can rent a brand new violin for $75 for as long as your child can use it. Why would you need ENGLISH to take advantage of a deal like that????? read more

Paul is one of the best luthiers in the music world. His bow rehairs last for 6 months of consistent playing. He repaired one of our violins and it was flawless. It sounds incredible. He is reasonable on repairs and rehairs. Paul also makes beautiful violins and cellos. He also sells student instruments. We will drive 3-4 hours in each direction just to have him work on our instruments. read more

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Paul is my go to man since I moved from Las Vegas NV. Thank you for your service Paul! :)

In about 8 years, our family has purchased 2 Cello's, 1 bow, 1 hardcase, & had a hole repair. Overall, good & honest guy & no complaints.

Bought my daughter's violin here. The owner couldn't have been nicer. It is obvious that this is his passion and life calling. Needed a quick repair last weekend. Paul helped us immediately, free of charge. I love supporting small businesses, and this is one well worth supporting. read more

Great service. He's very patience. He make sure my son learn how to maintain his violin and tune

Went here to get a violin for my daughter for her music class. The one provided by the school had a rubber band holding it together (wth). $150 for the violin, $25 for the shoulder holder thing. The guy, I'm assuming his name is Paul is really nice. Showed us how to tune it and said he would replace the strings anytime. Also said he would give us a $75 credit if we turn it in for an upgrade. read more

I visited this place recently and I had a really good experience. Paul was really helpful answered any questions or concerns I had he showed me excellent customer service. His instruments are in very good quality at an affordable price. I will visit his shop again very soon. read more

I am a school music teacher with several decades of experience. I am not a professional string player. Several of my middle school students have purchased instruments here and the quality of his violins, bows and cases is very good. I also had an opportunity to refer the friend of my wife to Paul's. She was looking to buy her son a beginning outfit and was exceedingly happy with the service and quality of the instrument. read more

Excellent customer service! A bit hard to find because the place is small and though the address says Houston, it is actually on W Ramona St, but glad we found it! The price was great - $150 for a violin when I had paid that much to rent it for a year twice before at a different location (which had been a good deal, in my opinion since normally rentals are $20 per month). We also got a $75 credit to use whenever we need to upgrade it for my daughter, and he said that anytime we needed a new string, we could come in and get it for free. I would definitely recommend this place to everyone looking for a violin! read more

I visited Paul's violins for the first time today, September 9, 2016, and found Paul to be a completely charming person to interact with. I was having an old student violin and bow looked at to check out their condition, have them cleaned, the bow rehaired and new strings put on so that I could gift it to a friend. I ended up with a hilarious story and two new friends: one a luthier, the other a canine. Paul has an utterly adorable little dog named Coco who fearlessly barked her dismay at my entry, but quickly warmed up after Paul instructed her to get her rubber ball for playtime. I tossed the ball for her while Paul and I chatted about the state of repair of my instrument. At some point he looked down and noticed Coco had got into something and noticed some bits of wood on the floor. She then hopped up on the sofa next to me and delivered into my hand my half eaten bridge! It must have fallen on the ground. I found this to be completely hilarious but of course Paul was mortified and immediately promised to replace it for free. Thankfully, Coco make her big debut as a connoisseur of violin bridges on a decidedly cheap, barely-serviceable chunk of wood and it was completely funny and not at all tragic. Thanks to Coco's faux-pas, I'm sure I'll end up with a much nicer bridge than I started with. Paul tells me he has been at this convenient Fullerton location for about 20 years, and I wish I'd known about his shop sooner. I will post an update after I collect my violin and bow next week but based on his other Yelp reviews, I have no doubt I'll be satisfied with the work, and his pricing is extremely reasonable. I got a great deal and a great story! :) read more

I went to have a very old violin evaluated. Paul was very nice, informative and helpful. Great experience. Thanks Paul.

We came in for a cello repair. Paul did a great job at a fair price. He works out of a side building off of a residential home so it can be a bit hard to find. His English isn't that good but the service, quality and price are worth the extra trouble. He also makes violins and cellos and is a true craftsman. read more

Had two very good experiences so far here. Went with a student and he catered to our needs; I plan to come back! Very nice man, I recommend going to him for string instrument needs. read more

my wife is a violin teacher and instructor since she got out from the univ. according to her, the owner has high-end skills to fix string instruments and the cost is reasonably cheaper than any other stores. also, honesty is one key thing to visit the place again and again. read more