Electric Violin Shop owner Blaise Kielar has been retailing electric bowed strings for almost 30 years, first through his traditional violin shop in the 1980's and then later through his eclectic Music Explorium, starting in 1999.  It was this date in 2002 that saw the birth of the domain name 'electricviolinshop.com' and thus began the world's first (and still only) shop specializing exclusively in amplified bowed strings! Much has changed since 2002.  We relocated from our little store on Weaver Street in Carrboro, NC to our present day location in Durham, near the Research Triangle Park; our branding and logo had a makeover; we completely redesigned our website in 2010, and many great new products have entered the market since then. However, a few things have remained constant over the years: our commitment to quality assurance; our high level of customer service; our thirst for exploring and vetting new gear and our love for what we do.  Blaise, Chris, Duncan, Susie and Ted thank the strings community for your 12 years (and counting) of support! Check out the evolution of Electric Violin Shop in the pictures below (click images for enlargement)...

The evolution of the EVS logo

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A growing business--wider selection, wider space

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Love at first 'site'

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