About Us
Greg Marsee-Owner/Luthier
My name is Greg Marsee and I am the owner and luthier. I started this business as a simple study on how to repair my students instruments for Woodford County Schools. I studied music with an emphasis in string orchestra at Eastern Kentucky university. After graduation in 2011 I was hired by Woodford County schools and started the string orchestra program. During the pandemic I began studying instrument repair through The University of New Hampshire's Violin Craftsmanship under the tutiledge of Instrument maker Paul Weissmeyer and bow re-hairing under bow maker Lynn Hanning. Following my studies I was awarded a grant through the Kentucky Arts Council to study under master violin maker Tommy Case in Great Crossings, KY. I have been making violins and violas since 2021 and repairing instruments since 2020. I began studying rosin making through my own experimentation and found that many of the practices used in manufacturing instrument rosin are also used in the bourbon distillation
Our Mission
We are a small violin shop in Versailles, Kentucky dedicated to providing repair and restoration services to bowed string instrument students and schools that need quality instrument repair at an affordable price. One of our aspects is the manufacturing of handmade string instruments and the first rosin manufacturer in Kentucky. Be sure to check out Colonel Marsee's Bourbon Barrel Rosin page on this website. We are also venturing into the market of medium and high quality antique violins, violas and cellos as they come available. Please continue to check back often to see our new in shop arrivals.
Our Specialty
Kentucky Small Batch Strings specializes in handmade bowed string instrument, refurbished antique instruments, and artisan rosin. Feel free to check out our inventory as it changes often.