Sam Shen Workshop
Violins
SV300The SV300 features medium figure, tasteful antiquing, and accurate graduation.
Its tone is strong and rich. This model has been our most popular violin for the advancing student, offering superior performance for its price range.
String Set-up: Dominant, or Helicore
Bridge: Despiau
SV800
The SV800 is made from heavily figured tonewood, with a high level of craftsmanship applied to the plates and scroll. It has a bold, complex tone and is an excellent instrument for advanced and early-professional players
String Set-up: Dominant
Bridge: Despiau
SV1000
The SV1000 is a special violin for advanced and professional players. It is made by top luthiers from select European tonewoods, and carved to stringent standards of accuracy and beauty. The varnish is a hand-applied spirit that is carefully antiqued to resemble master instruments. Both Guarneri and Stadivari patterns are available to siut your sound personality.
String Set-up: Dominant, Zyex,
Bridge: Despiau
Violas
SA300 and SA800
Rich, warm and even in tone, this violas comes fitted with either ebony or datewood fittings. The SA300 model has moderately figured tonewoods and is oil varnished.
String Set-up: Zyex
Bridge: Despiau
String Set-up: Zyex, Obligato
Bridge: Despiau
Cellos
SC200 & SC800
Stradivari Pattern
Rich, warm and even in tone, are the features these cellos boast. The SC200 model has moderately figured tonewoods and is oil varnished. These models are also available with a willow back which offers a more warm and mellow sound.
The SC800 is an even, singing quality that is both powerful and refined.
String Set-up: Helicore or Spirocore C/G - Larsen or Kaplan A/D
Bridge: Despiau (Beligium Cut)
Snow (XuePing Hu) Stringed Instrument Workshop
SV200 and SV400 - Violin
The two pieces or one piece back are made of selected flamed maple. The scroll most artistically hand carved on the back and sides. Slightly shaded to imitate old finish, 1704 spirit varnishing, tremendous quality in tone and appearance.
String Set-up: Dominant
Bridge: Aubert or Despiau
String Set-up: Dominant
Bridge: Aubert or Despiau
SC200 - Cello
Entire instruments are hand-rubbed and antique varnishing, two pieces maple back and solid carved spruce top. Accurately fitted Aubert bridges, ebony fingerboard, wittner tail piece. These instruments offer a powerful and projective sound.
String Set-up: Spirocore or Helicore C/G & Larsen or Kaplan A/D
Bridge: Aubert or Despiau
The two pieces or one piece back are made of selected flamed maple. The scroll most artistically hand carved on the back and sides. Slightly shaded to imitate old finish, 1704 spirit varnishing, tremendous quality in tone and appearance.
String Set-up: Dominant
Bridge: Aubert or Despiau
String Set-up: Dominant
Bridge: Aubert or Despiau
SC200 - Cello
Entire instruments are hand-rubbed and antique varnishing, two pieces maple back and solid carved spruce top. Accurately fitted Aubert bridges, ebony fingerboard, wittner tail piece. These instruments offer a powerful and projective sound.
String Set-up: Spirocore or Helicore C/G & Larsen or Kaplan A/D
Bridge: Aubert or Despiau
Century Strings Workshop
V120 - Violin
Model
V120 is a Stradivari pattern violin with hand carved solid spruce top,
lightly flamed maple back, and golden varnish. This is an entry level instrument with exceptional
playability and tone. Fantastic sound for the price. All Model 120 violins and violas come with a Concord shaped case and Glasser X-series bow.
String Set-up: Tonica
Bridge: Despiau
String Set-up: Tonica
Bridge: Despiau
V320 - Violin
Model V320 is a Stradivari pattern violin with hand carved solid spruce top, flamed maple back, and lightly shaded antique-style amber varnish, polished to a high gloss. This is a step up instrument with exceptional playability and tone. Flamed maple and aged spruce.
String Set-up: Dominant
Bridge: Despiau
Model V320 is a Stradivari pattern violin with hand carved solid spruce top, flamed maple back, and lightly shaded antique-style amber varnish, polished to a high gloss. This is a step up instrument with exceptional playability and tone. Flamed maple and aged spruce.
String Set-up: Dominant
Bridge: Despiau
Calin Wultur Violins
Calin Wultur Model #4
Aged Carpathian maple and spruce, superb European workmanship, careful graduations, German spirit varnish, and first class setup combine to give you a European alternative which will compete with anything at the price point.
Aged Carpathian maple and spruce, superb European workmanship, careful graduations, German spirit varnish, and first class setup combine to give you a European alternative which will compete with anything at the price point.
String Set-up: Dominant
Bridge: Aubert
Bridge: Aubert
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