Luthier - Restorer - Repairer - Dealer. Italian maker of fine violins, violas, cellos and bows. Creating hand crafted instruments for over forty years.Rino Righele creates violins known for their purity of sound, brilliant tone and great carrying power. These beautifully hand crafted instruments are styled after two Stradivarius models and three Guarneri models. Each instrument is varnished with Rino Righele’s own special varnishes creating innovations on traditional formulas. Mostly British Columbia wood is used, making Rino Righele violins truly unique yet traditional masterpieces that have been awarded many prizes in international competitions since 1978.more...See more text
I came in looking to buy a violin, and Rino showed me around and let me play everything in the shop, even instruments wildly out of my price range, just for the experience. As an advanced student, just a few weeks of practicing on this instrument has completely transformed my playing, and I deeply regret the literal years I wasted being held back by a poor instrument.
Rino is the most prestigious luthier in Vancouver and he actually knows what he's doing. Highly recommended.
I am a professional violinist. 20 years ago, my teacher recommended me to come to Reno' Shop. I was very happy to find him.
I would just come to him if I needed anything for my violin. He's been taking care of my violins, my bows. He knows what to do to make it sounds better and better. I totally trust him, trust his skill.
This is greatest place in Vancouver to come for violin services.
I already instroduced my students here. They all are very happy and keep coming back.
I am really happy with the work Rino has done for me over the years from repairs to my daughters' purchases of bows and violins. He is so knowledgeable and he went above and beyond in service. He is a personality for sure. He's a loud, older Italian guy, with a lot of passion for his work, but as we soon discovered he is actually very kind and generous.
I think it would be difficult to find anybody so unprofessional and rude. He is not professional trained maker, could serious hurt your instrument and got bad reputation in the town.
I am sorry if you think that my no-nonsense, straight talk is rude. I tried to explain to you that the sound distortions you heard were because of your violin's soundpost, which in my opinion needs adjusting. To prove my point, I allowed you to try many bows and when you were unsatisfied I truly believed that you understood the point I was trying to make, but I guess not. I offered to lend you a very good violin while I make the suggested soundpost adjustment. I always strive to give my customers value and this is why I told you that you will have a difficult time selecting the best bow for your violin when the soundpost is in need of an adjustment. It's a shame that we had a communication failure (perhaps it's my very thick Italian accent!) As for my qualifications, I have been a luthier for over 40 years. I have won dozens of awards and I graduated from the Technical Institute of Don Bosco in Verona, Italy.
By violincollector
November 19, 2014
I'm very happy to...
I'm very happy to find the Italian violin maker in Vancouver. He has fixed couple of my vintage violins and bows recently with super qualify work.
