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January 2026
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The Strad Directory 2026

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Updated and expanded for 2026, the latest edition of The Strad Directory is as indispensable as ever, remaining an essential and ever-popular resource for the string world. It provides you with everything you need to fulfil your stringed instrument needs.

If you would like your business or organisation to be included in The Strad’s Directory online and in print, please complete the information here and we will be in touch.

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Updated for 2025, the latest edition of The Strad Directory is as indispensable as ever, remaining an essential and ever-popular resource for the string world. We are expanding the remit of the Directory every year to include even more related business. It provides you with everything you need to fulfil your stringed instrument needs; from makers and repairers to dealers, wholesalers and auction houses. It even gives details of making schools, insurance providers, teaching organisations, publishers and all kinds of other string-related businesses from across the globe including businesses across North and South America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australasia.

 

If you would like your business or organisation to be included in The Strad’s Directory online and in print, please complete the information here and we will be in touch.


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Weight 0.292 kg
Dimensions 26 × 17 cm

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