Kenneth Sillito (ex leader Gabrielli Quartet and Academy of St Martins in the Fields) said :
I have recently played some violins made by Ben Conover and was impressed with his work. I would have no hesitation in recommending his instruments to students and professionals.
Roland Roberts (Leader of the City of Oxford Orchestra and Solaris String Quartet) :
Ben has produced some fine looking and sounding instruments which I have used in concert and for professional recording work.
Ben Conover is primus inter pares in the panoply of fine archetiers in Ireland. His imagination of design and technical knowhow are boundless...
Keith Pascoe 2020