Old Violin House

New Violins by JP Zhou workshop (new varnishing #133)

jehpin — Sun, 15 May 2011 06:23:59 +0000

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 supplier.

This can be made into master violin models currently.

New Vecchio Cellos have arrived. I love the red ones!

jehpin — Sun, 15 May 2011 02:40:17 +0000

The red cellos have a beaming amber or pale yellow through them, very Italian cello like. I’m very happy my Vecchio cello workshop has improved on this technique. One of them has a more antique finish.

Ready for immediate delivery. 7-8 days to most countries. Contact me how to proceed. It takes just 2 minutes.

One of my best ever made cello…

jehpin — Tue, 10 May 2011 03:28:33 +0000

From the Opera workshop. I think this is absolutely stunning. I wished I hadn’t sold it, but is happy it went to a talented concert cellist.

A 7/8 Cello for our friend A. Wexler from Norway

jehpin — Mon, 09 May 2011 09:58:24 +0000

This cello was custom made by our friend from Norway, made slightly smaller than a usual cello for easy playing.

just to show you guys such a cello is possible with custom making so if you need a cello just slightly smaller, this is one of the few places where you can custom make a cello.

15euros OEM Titanium Fine Tuner (Ulsa or Mberg style) for Violin & Viola

jehpin — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 01:30:07 +0000

A friend introduced me to a factory that makes these OEM titanium made fine tuner and exported to Germany. They cost EUR15 each. Earlier I had price it at EUR12 but the factory had increased the price saying the earlier price is not sustainable for them because of the high price of titanium. I’ve bought them and they look pretty much to me like the same thing. It feels well constructed. If you want to combine with me for an order, let me know. The OEM makers told me minimum order is 500 pieces. So now I’m gathering some orders with my resellers. If you like to participate in this bulk ordering, let me know. I’ve created a tier pricing to encourage larger orders so there is some incentive to order more. I hope the numbers is one that is gather around your orchestra and friends.

Some of the features:

suitable for both loop and ball end strings
can be used for both violin and viola
can be used with gut and steel strings
double prong design
single body molded, dramatically reduces the number of moving parts
titanium being a better conductor of sound waves, allows for quicker propogation of your bow movement to the violin body, improving the response of the E string in a positive way (some might differ though )

The titanium fine tuner in practice.

1 piece (if you really want to just buy one piece, it’s still ok. But the price is higher at 20Euros, but if you make another order within the week of receiving it, I can count the one piece according to the new purchase bulk discount price and factor in discount in your new order.) Shipping for all options is 2 Euros shipping by registered airmail. This is a cheap form of shipping and takes 14 days to most places, and up to 30 days for places like South America and Italy. If you need the item urgently, please contact me for EMS shipping prices, or buy from your local store.

If you prefer bank transfer, contact me for details.

Below are the actual photos of the fine tuners.

I took the weight of the titanium one and a normal wittner fine tuner one.

WR Schuster Bows – Photos of stocks left after the exhibition

jehpin — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 06:40:16 +0000

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 savings are tremendous.

Hello, how many types of 5 strings violin/viola do you have?

jehpin — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 04:16:06 +0000

Today I have an email asking the above question.

1) violin LOB 354mm with viola ribs and viola bass bar #9212 (28mm width fingerboard at nut)
2) violin LOB 354mm with violin ribs and violin bass bar #9212 (similar in varnish, also 28mm)
3) violin LOB 355m with violin ribs #8967 (25mm width fingerboard at nut)
4) violin LOB 355mm with violin ribs #9248 (25mm width fingerboard at nut)

These are common models I always stock. So if this interest you, send me an email to ask me about latest stock photos. Or you can also leave a comment below. It will automatically send me a message with your email, which I will reply with photos.

Tertis viola has arrived. 15.5 and 16 inches.

jehpin — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 02:01:01 +0000

If you want to know the bouts measurements, let me know. Or if you want to custom make to a size of your choice, email.

Wittner fine tuner nickel string adjuster violin

jehpin — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 07:35:16 +0000

Wittner fine tuner is still one of my favourite fine tuner. I’ve compared to many of the ones made in China and India but the wittner fine tuner does not move side to side. It stays in place more easily than the other fine tuners. I now put them on most of my old violins.

Recently, I’ve come across an equally nice fine tuner. They call it the Titanium or Mberg style fine tuner. It is very lightweight. I’ve put them on some of my old violins and they change the tone a little. I might explore this a little more.

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Update
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I’ve been introduced to the factory who make the Titanium fine tuner and I’m now collecting orders from my resellers. They need 500pcs for a single order so I’ve created a page just for it. If you want to know more about this, read my page on it.

http://www.old-violin-house.com/2011/04/12euros-oem-titanium-fine-tuner-ulsa-or-mberg-style

Flight Series cases (short violin cases with detachable bow case suitable for cabin)

jehpin — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 02:22:15 +0000

I received some email requests over the past year to offer a short violin case that enables you to bring onboard flights, especially flights within the Euro zone where the regular violin case may be restricted because of its length. This time, I’ve added a detachable bow case.

Making time is 30 days, in lots of 10 pieces. Mail me for prices. Available as a single case or double case.

–JP