Southwest Strings has been the source of quality stringed instruments and accessories to musicians around the world since 1985. Our Tucson headquarters features over 27,000 square feet of warehouse space, allowing us to carry a huge variety of instruments, bows, accessories, sheet music, and cases for the stringed instrument enthusiast.

We are extremely proud of all the products that we sell. Our instruments offer consistent craftsmanship, superior sound, and outstanding value. Each instrument is professionally set up to our exacting standards here in our Tucson workshop so it arrives at your door ready to play. We carry a full range of strings from world-famous manufacturers at great prices, with free shipping on string-only orders. We offer rests, mutes, cases, metronomes, and tuners for everyone from the beginning player to the accomplished virtuoso. Our sheet music department features a huge selection of scores in various styles and instrumentations. We bring you all this with unparalleled customer service, quick shipping, and guaranteed satisfaction.

Throughout the years, Southwest Strings has always focused on violin, viola, bass, and cello players. We are specialized enough to know what string players need, yet large enough to give you the best possible prices. We value our long-term relationship with our customers and hope to continue to serve you for many years with our wide range of well-chosen quality products for every level of player.

We look forward to serving you now and in the future,

The Southwest Strings Staff

Our retail store is co-located with our headquarters in Tucson AZ.


The street address for our retail store is:


Customer phone orders can be placed during the following hours at (800) 528-3430:

Telephone customer service can be contacted during the following hours at (800) 723-6900:

Our retail store hours are:

Holiday Closures

During any holiday closures, you can still place Internet orders normally, however no items will be shipped out during these intervals. In addition, the website may be unavailable between the hours of 1 AM and 5 AM during store closures for upgrades and maintenance.

Since Arizona does not have Daylight Saving Time, all hours listed above are always Mountain Standard Time.

If you would like to visit our store to try out instruments, please call at least 48 hours in advance with a list of instruments you would be interested in playing. This will ensure that we have adequate time to set them up and get them ready for trial.