Additional Services

Selling Your Old Instrument

We purchase instruments from the public on a very rare basis, but we would love to take a look at what you have! We recommend that you call ahead of time to the shop you plan on visiting to give us advanced notice of your visit. Our Austin shop can be reached at 512-640-4072 and our San Antonio shop can be reached at 210-349-4700. If your instrument has a label (which can be found inside the instrument by looking through the f-holes), we may be able to tell you by phone whether or not we are interested in seeing the instrument in person. If you have any relevant documents related to your instrument such as purchase receipts, prior appraisals, or certificates, please bring them with you to the shop. While we very occasionally purchase instruments from the public, we are typically only interested in instruments that are rare and/or highly valuable and that can diversify our inventory. We have a very extensive inventory of student instruments and cannot purchase beginner or fractional sized instruments.

We do not guarantee that we will purchase your instrument.

If we express interest in considering your instrument further, please plan on leaving it with us for one to two weeks while we make our decision. We must assess the authenticity and condition of an instrument before making a decision as to whether or not we would like to purchase.

Consignments

Terra Nova Violins may be interested in consigning your instrument. Please bring the instrument to our Austin or San Antonio shop for inspection. If you have any relevant documents related to your instrument such as purchase receipts, prior appraisals, or certificates, please bring them with you to the shop. If we feel that the instrument is a good addition to our selection, we will consign it.

By default, Terra Nova Violins keeps 30% of the selling price. Depending on the value of the instrument, that percentage may be negotiable.

Insurance Appraisals

Terra Nova Violins offers instrument and bow insurance appraisals for $75 per item. In some cases, the appraisal can be written using photos of the items. In other cases, the instrument must be left with us for a week or two as we verify the identity of the instrument and its current market value. If you have any relevant documents related to your instrument such as purchase receipts, prior appraisals, or certificates, please bring them with you to the shop. Please call ahead of time to tell us more about the instrument and we can tell you if it’s necessary to bring the instrument to the shop. Appraisals are complimentary for instruments and bows purchased from Terra Nova Violins.