About

R. Kim Tipper

Kim Tipper is a fine and dedicated luthier, a supporter of the arts in our community and an enthusiastic amateur musician. With over forty years experience in the craft, he strives to offer the best attention and care to instruments and their owners with a view to history and to music. Kim was born in Ottawa, Ontario and finished his education in Vancouver before living for twenty years in Saskatchewan where all of his children were born. In Saskatoon he took up instrument making and opened his first violin shop, before re-locating to Victoria in 1995. Kim also indulges his interests in art, history, philosophy, good food, fine coffee and the Italian language.