Terra Nova Violins

Specialties

Musical Instrument and Accessories Sales, Musical Instrument Rental, Musical Instrument Repair, Musical Instrument Restoration, Private Music Lessons

History

Established in 2006.

Abbas Selgi, the owner of Terra Nova Violins, has over 30 years of experience in all aspects of luthierie. In 1997 he emigrated to San Antonio from Tehran, where he had a successful violin-​making shop, and shortly afterward brought his family and realized his dream of becoming an American citizen. Abbas spent the next several years building a strong and growing business throughout Central and South Texas, and in 2006 he outgrew the small workshop in his house where it all began and started Terra Nova Violins at its current location.

Today Terra Nova Violins is the choice of professional players, educators, and students alike, with a vast offering of instruments and bows to meet even the most discerning of clients. Our focus on top quality instruments set up in-​house to the highest standards means that you will always find the tools you need to succeed as a string player. And our obsession with providing unmatched customer service ensures that your instrument buying experience will be

Meet the Business Owner

Abbas S.

Business Owner

Abbas Selgi knows everything about the violin – except how to play it. The owner of Terra Nova Violins, Selgi perfected the art of building and restoring violins and stringed instruments in his native Iran and now is a trusted expert for area musicians. He’s been at it for more than 30 years.

He found his career by chance as a young man in Iran. After he finished school, Selgi began an apprenticeship with his neighbor, a master in building and fixing musical instruments.

Under the guidance of his neighbor, Selgi learned the intricacies involved in carving and crafting guitars, violins and tars and setars, which are stringed instruments native to the Middle East. He soon started his own workshop and in 1997 followed family who had migrated to the United States and settled in San Antonio. After nearly a decade of working alongside his brother, in his own home workshop and later at an Austin violin shop, Selgi launched his own store with the help of a former business partner.