J. Brown Violin Maker is located in a charming white bungalow behind Miller's Claremont Laundry & Dry Cleaning on Indian Hill Boulevard between First Street and Second Street across from the Claremont Village Square.
The shop, which sells violins, violas, cellos, basses and bows, as well as sheet music and other music-related accessories, also has a violin workshop for the making of custom-order violins. James Brown, a prize-winning violin maker who co-owns the shop with his wife, Debbie, designs and manufactures new violins and repairs and restores older models. He also re-hairs bows.
James is a member of the Violin Society of America (VSA) and is currently serving as president of the Southern California Association of Violin Makers, one of the oldest violin societies in the country.