Instruments
- 1984–1989 Stradivari 1720 ex-Wieniawski-Wieniawski, as a loan by the UdSSR State Library
- 1996 Repin played shortly the Guarnerius del Gesù 1737 Isaac Stern ex-Panette-Panette, a loan by David Fulton
- 1996–2005 Stradivari Ruby 1708, as a loan by the Stradivari Society in Chicago and previously played by Pablo de Sarasate
- 2005 Guarneri del Gesù 1742 Il Cannone ex Paganini as a loan by the Municipal Administration of Genua for the use in a concert in the city
- 2002-2009 Guarneri del Gesù Von Szerdahely 1736
- Since 2010 Vadim Repin plays a Guarneri del Gesù 1743 Bonjour
His preferred bows are by Nicolaus Kittel and Nicolas Maline.
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