The Violin Connection of Southern Africa represents the leading dealership in fine violins and related instruments in South Africa, and serves as an effective platform for both buyers and sellers of top-end fine instruments. Although operating mainly within the Southern African context, this dealership also maintains close ties with leading experts abroad, notably in London, Paris, Cremona and New York. Every effort is made to reach fair and reasonable assessments of instruments and to work as closely as possible to international norms and price structures. This dealership, founded in 2000, reflects the activities of Johan Grobbelaar, who as dealer, both in South Africa and abroad, form its foundation. Through the past 12 years this dealership has grown into important presence in the South African violin world, having assisted some of South Africa’s foremost musicians in obtaining their instruments, and also assisting older retiring musicians in getting their instruments into the hands of a younger generation of players. Johan Grobbelaar is also known as John du Plessis, as a consequence of holding two nationalities in two different names. He is a naturalized French citizen, but has also retained his South African citizenship. His personal page is in the name of John du Plessis.
