I just discovered that there is a luthier named William Atwood, very near-by to where I live. Here is his website.

http://members.cruzio.com/~delbosco/

I was wondering if any of you know anything about Atwood violins and had any comments? I just emailed him asking if I could come by to visit his shop and would like to have some basic knowledge on his instruments before I go.

Never heard of him, but I would guess you`d be looking at $6000 plus, assuming he does all the word himself rather than buying in the components and just assembling and finishing them.

Liz