13th Annual Triennale Competition Of Cremona Violin Making - Entries Now Accepted

The 13th Annual Triennale Competition of Violin Making Antonio Stradivari takes place this year 19th September -14th October 2012; entries accepted until 30/04/2012 (in accordance with the postmark) by entry form (post only.) All full-time, Profressional Stringed Instrument maker may enter an instrument in one of the following categories: Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass.
This year's competition co-incides with the opening of the Museo del Violino, an important collection of precious classical Cremonese -school instruments, tracing their history and their makers' in a sophisticated and highly technological environment. It will also highlight great contemporary makers and the winners of the Triennale will have their entries exhibited side by side with the great works of Atradivari, Amati and Guarneri.

Fondazione Antonio Stradivari Cremona - La Triennale
Palazzo Pallavicino Ariguzzi
Piazza Sant'Omobono, 3
26100 Cremona - Italy
TEL 00390372801801
Fax 00390372801888

info@fondazionestradivari.it
www.friendsofstradivari.it

(In june.july the offices of the Foundazione Stradivari will move to the Museo del Violino, via Bell'Aspa n.3)

OCTOBER FACEBOOK COMP!!

Yes it's October and it's time for a new competition!! find our three spooky halloween pictures on our website and just post a comment on the OCTOBER COMPETITION thread on facebook saying WHERE you found them. Just put violins, if that's where they are or guitars or accessories or wherever :)

You're looking for a broom, a flying witch and a trio of skeletons!!

August FACEBOOK competition: win a €30 voucher

AUGUST facebook competition!
Win a €30 gift voucher for the shop....

Simply like our page

Then find the wall post marked "AUGUST COMPETITION"
Answer the question "what does music mean to you"
The answer with the most "likes" at the end of August wins!
The next best three answers get a small fun prize :)
Get €30 to spend on anything you like!

And the winner is....

Congratulations! to Lora Rai, whose name was drawn as the winner of our thirty euro gift voucher!
Runners up were Audrey Twyford, Herve Estner, Rune Midtsund, Suzy Taylor and Rose Clear who win our notebooks.
Please message Charles Byrne https://www.facebook.com/#!/CharlesByrneMusicShop and we will post out asap, or call to the shop.

Everyone who entered by liking the page will automatically be entered in the next competition in July; and any new "likes" will eb entered as well. Stand by for details at the end of June.

In the meantime we will continue to bring you news of events and gigs in Dublin and Ireland; product updates; music news and more

Facebook Competition Winner will be drawn this afternoon !

Well later this afternoon everyone's names will go in a big bag and Charlie himself will pull out the winner! plus five runner ups. Results will be posted here later today or tomorrow morning depending on time (it's a busy day here!)Best of luck to everyone and remember, more competitions in July - all you need is to like our page and you're in every draw.

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Last chance to enter our Facebook Competition!

It May 31st and your last chance to enter our very first facebook competition. One lucky winner will recieve a thirty euro gift voucher and five runner ups will recieve our promotional notebooks. So like our Facebook page before 12 midnight tonight and be in with a chance to win!

Plus get loads of info on events and musicians in Dublin and Nationwide; uodates on new products; and more great competitions!

New Promotional Notebooks! win one on Facebook

Goodies! New promotional notebooks came in this morning...lovely black and white goodies with pen attached, perfect pocket size or to fit your handbag. Ideal for your violin case, cello cover or music bag.

Never have to search for a piece of paper and a pen again - or better still, our phone number and web address :)

You can't buy 'em. We're not giving them away to everyone. But you could win one! Like our facebook page charles byrne musik instrumente and be in with a chance to win a €30 gift voucher or five runner up prizes of notebooks!

It couldn't be easier :)

Facebook and Us

Yes finally the long awaited facebook page is up; and to celebrate the fact that we now have a facebook page and didn't break the web making it, we will be holding a competition.

Anyone who likes us on FB in the next month https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dublin-Ireland/Charles-Byrne-Musik-Instrumente/196096247093212 will be entered into our first ever fb comp and a winner chosen at random.
the prize will be a 30 euro gift voucher - overseas customers are included in the comp (we will pay postage on an item of your choice up to €15 postage if you win)

so LIKE us :) get your friends and family to like us. and you could just be lucky!