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CONSTANTIN POPESCU, LLC, started by Constantin
Popescu in 1994, is a stringed instruments business
with two locations in Connecticut; Westport and
Cos Cob.Constantin Popescu,
a double bassist, is a graduate of both the
Bucharest Conservatory in Romania and of Juilliard
School of Music. Constantin has performed with
distinction with the New York Philharmonic and many
Symphony Orchestras in Connecticut, New York and New
Jersey, as well as frequent solo performances in the
Europe and the USA.
Constantin believes
that as a performing musician and teacher, he is
more qualified to judge the tone of an instrument
than either a dealer or a craftsman. He chooses his
instruments by their sound and not by their
appearance. Constantin also restores instruments, a
craft that he learned in Europe and which he
perfected in the USA.
He studied violin
restoration with Hans Nebel, as well
as bow making and repair with Lynn Armour Hannings.
In Italy,
Constantin studied in Parma and Cremona where he
collaborated with Raffaello Di Biagio where he
perfected his violin restoration and instrument
making skills.
When you walk into
the studio and workshop of Atelier Constantin
Popescu in Westport, CT, you walk into the world of
the luthier, a studio filled with instruments,
violins to double basses, some very old, some new,
instruments in various stages of repair, all
carefully arranged around memorabilia, period prints
and lithographs, and antiques. The unmistakable
aroma of the woods, of the materials, of varnishes,
fills the Victorian house on Westport’s west side.
While a student at the Bucharest Music Conservatory,
the leading school in his native Romania, Constantin
studied the artistry and craft of fine stringed
musical instruments. Mr. Popescu’s respect for the
instruments is an intrinsic part of his career as a
performing musician.
The response to
this concept - a string player and accomplished
artisan restoring and selling stringed instruments,
as opposed to the traditional dealer has been
overwhelming. Constantin's customers are his
colleagues in the orchestras in which he plays,
fellow teachers, area students and institutions
which include the New York Philharmonic, The
Juilliard School of Music, Purchase College,
Carnegie Mellon, and the United States Military
Academy.
His international
clientele include musicians in orchestras from
Eastern Europe to Vienna, from New York Philharmonic
to Cleveland Symphony and famous soloists as
Alexander Markov.
The instruments
sold and rented by Constantin Popescu are of the
highest quality. Because of our low overhead and the
fact that Constantin imports most of his instruments
and bows, he is able to sell them at very reasonable
prices. Constantin travels to Europe every year to
attend musical instrument shows and auctions and
spends time with the makers to help develop
instruments, which meet American customers’
requirements.
In our stores, we
offer personal attention to the individual customer
who expects only the very best. This is why we
prefer to meet with our customers by appointment.
Walk-ins are welcome in our Greenwich store.
The Riverside School of Music is located next to the
Greenwich store. The faculty includes some of the
area's top performers and music educators. We also
refer teachers in other areas.
As of April 3, 2008
The new Greenwich/Cos Cob address is:
403 East Putnam Avenue
Greenwich/Cos Cob, CT 06807
Telephone: 203.661-9500
The new address for the Riverside School
of Music that is located in Greenwich/Cos Cob
is:
401 East Putnam Avenue
Greenwich/Cos Cob, CT 06807
Telephone: 203.661-9501
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Our Westport facility is
available by appointment ONLY:
25 Davenport Avenue
Westport, CT 06880
Phone: 203.227.9577
Friday
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The Finest Selection Of Stringed Instruments
Personal Attention To The Individual
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