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 [...]
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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. [...]
About Baroque music and how different it is from classical music The Baroque ideal is an arch of sound, appropriately well-sustained and well-proportioned. For Baroque music to get airborne,the line must soar. The bow is like the breath of a singer. To quote Donington : “Phrases generally go to a peak note, which is often [...]
A Master Violin for players who wants a tone with no compromise With baroque bridge, baroque fingerboard, baroque tailpiece, baroque neck Master Level Instrument (4/4) This is made by Diao, our Chinese violinmaker and is a copy of a late 17th century violin, labelled with Maker’s Signature with year and location Sebastian Klotz, in Mittenwald, [...]
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 [...]
Professinal Level Instrument (4/4) With baroque bridge, baroque fingerboard, baroque tailpiece, baroque neck This is made by Diao, our Chinese violinmaker and is a copy of a late 17th century violin, labelled with Maker’s Signature with year and location Sebastian Klotz, in Mittenwald, An. 17** About Baroque music and how different it is from [...]
This is a good quality violin by Shanghai violinmaker Wen. He uses wood from Yunnan, different from those makers located in Beijing. Northeast wood has a different characteristic in that it is more dense. more solid. Most violins made in Shanghai uses these types of wood. When I commisioned this maker into Old Violin House’s network, I [...]
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