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 [...]
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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. [...]
Why have we made this violin? This violin has one of the most unique tone we have heard for a violin, owing to its unique shape. Modern violins are no longer made with this shape after 1900 because of orchestral requirements favouring less overtones and a more focus tone. But the tone of this violin is full [...]
Buying a master violin is always a challenge, especially at shops where you have so many selection. One of the best way is to get a violin expert to shop along with you. If I have the honor of accompanying you, this is one of the violins I would recommend. First, it has a varnish [...]
Description This is a reproduction of the Guarneri del Gesu’s Cannone violin in 1742 by my maker Dan Sun, a small workshop in Beijing. This violin is also called the Cannon violin by some. The most outstanding feature of this violin is the antiquating techniques and the impressive cracked marks. It is oil varnished, and [...]
