At Hellweg & Cloutier, we understand the importance of materials and craftsmanship. Our focus is not merely on aesthetics, but...

While the wood of the Mountain Mahogany tree generally exhibits a rust-colored hue, certain sections of the tree will often...

Crafted from the heartwood of the Mountain Mahogany, a species native to North America. This supreme wood, known for its...

  We now offer a limited quantity of Honduran Rosewood (Dalbergia stevensonii) as a material option. This wood was recovered...

One of the most frequent questions we get about the Rippleboard fingerboard is “Does it still allow slides or glissando...

In the gilded glow of the morning's grace, Dances the light on the violin's face. Contours and curves come to...

At Hellweg & Cloutier, we're pushing the boundaries of the centuries-old art of luthiery. Our latest creation? A custom tailpiece...

Of all of the woods we have seen made into violin fittings, Mountain Mahogany is certainly among our favorite. With...

A Hellweg & Cloutier violin scroll with Mountain Mahogany "Fleur De Lis" model violin pegs and a Rippleboard

A Mountain Mahogany “Fleur de Lis” tailpiece on a cornerless 1704 “Betts” Stradivari model violin

A cornerless violin with an antiqued oil finish modeled after Antonio Stradivarius’ 1704 “Betts,” featuring a darkened version of the...

An 18th century violin featuring a thinner version of the Lady Blunt pegs in rare naturally dark mountain mahogany and...

A violin featuring a fusion of Stradivari and Amati scrolls, a thicker variant of the Lady Blunt pegs in mountain...

A cornerless replica of a golden period Stradivari violin, with a single-piece backplate

A Giuseppe Guarneri’s 1730 “Kreisler” model violin, fitted with a mountain mahogany “Lady Blunt” tailpiece, “Alard” pegs, a Richlite Rippleboard and...

The "Messiah" model violin tailpiece in raw, untreated Boxwood. With our Boxwood fittings, we choose not to apply any buffing,...