This is a new violin model with varnishing I developed with JP Zhou for a new series of violins. Inspiration came from the Guarneri Cannone violin. I think the red is very nice and the mild antiquating is real pretty. This is pure oil varnishing, about 30 layers, bought from Napoli (Italy), our good’ol varnish [...]
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These are some of the leftover stocks left after Musikmesse at Frankfurt. I still have about 20 sticks balance. Contact me about these bows, even if you read this after some time. I may have stock…. These are all excellent bows, beautiful at the same time. Plus if you are buying from the workshop, the [...]
This violin uses naturally air dried tonewoods (of at least 18 years) from the Russian mountains. Because of the proximity of these mountains compared with our workshop in Beijing, the cost is much lower than tonewood from Europe, yet the growing conditions of these tonewood is very much similar to those in Europe, giving it [...]
What’s unique about this instrument This violin was initially made for an orchestra soloist. His requirements was to achieve a big projection, while at the same time warm mellow tone. We had the help of a violinmaker in US, who introduced a unique technique to improve the tone of the violin. Apart from tonewood treatment, [...]
This is a master violin by my maker Dan Sun, a small workshop in Beijing. It is oil varnished, and the varnish is made by one of our client-luthier-supplier in Italy. Even we do not know the exact formula. But we are blessed because of its easy availability to us. The tone is nicely balanced [...]
This is a master violin by my maker Dan Sun, a small workshop in Beijing. It is oil varnished, and the varnish is made by one of our client-luthier-supplier in Italy. Even we do not know the exact formula. But we are blessed because of its easy availability to us. The tone is nicely balanced [...]
Why did we make this violin? After we have launch the Russian series, we’ve had many good feedbacks from this maker from our buyers. Some of them have requested us to make this violin in even better tonewoods. Hence we have asked this maker to produce this violin using European tonewoods. Because in the selection [...]
It is a violin of Stradivari style and made of European tonewoods, which can be seen from the dense and straight grain on the front and symmetric and pretty flamed back. Undoubtedly fine tonewoods demands for exquisite varnish, so its varnish is bright orange with some golden yellow leaked from the back. The surface of [...]
About this violin Kay Lee is a relatively young violinmaker in her mid 30s and is based in Guangzhou, southern part of China. She has been making violins for over 20 years now, having started in her own family before pursuing formal violinmaking education in France. Her study of violinmaking in France steer her violinmaking [...]
About this violin Whenever someone mentions a traditional old violin and its maker, Italy comes to mind, with words like Stradivari and Guarneri being reminded instantly, whose ways of violin-making have become the models for successors. Our master violinmaker JP Zhou seeks to re-create this magic of violins made in the traditional Italian Strad style. [...]
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