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Stentor Music
British orchestral string instrument brand
Stentor Music is a British orchestral string instrument brand associated with student and advancing violins, violas, cellos, double basses, bows, and cases.
Models
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Stentor Student Double Bass
Double bass · China
The Stentor Student double bass (model SR1950) is an entry-level orchestral double bass supplied as an outfit with bow and cover. It has a carved or laminated spruce top with maple back and sides, ebony or hardwood fingerboard, and machine tuners, and is offered chiefly in 3/4 size, the standard for orchestral double bass, with smaller fractional sizes for younger players.
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Stentor Elysia Violin
Violin · China
The Stentor Elysia (model SR1875) is Stentor's advanced, individually handcrafted violin, built with a solid spruce top and solid maple body, ebony fittings, and a hand-applied spirit varnish. It is the highest tier of Stentor's orchestral range above the Conservatoire and is aimed at advancing and semi-professional players, supplied in full 4/4 size.
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Stentor Student I Cello
Cello · China
The Stentor Student I (model SR1102) is an ideal first cello for students up to the middle grades, carved from solid tonewoods with inlaid purfling, dark pau rosa pegs and an ebonised fingerboard, and fitted with a composite tailpiece with integral adjusters. The outfit includes a wood bow with natural horsehair and an ebony frog, and is offered across fractional sizes.
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Stentor Elysia Viola
Viola · China
The Stentor Elysia viola (model SR1876) is a superb handcrafted viola hand carved from solid tonewoods with a selected spruce front and figured maple back, ribs and neck, inlaid purfling, traditional shellac varnish and ebony fingerboard and pegs. It is made in Stentor's specialist hand workshop and offered across adult body lengths from about 15 to 16.5 inches.
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Stentor Harlequin Violin
Violin · China
The Stentor Harlequin violin (model SR1401) is a coloured student violin outfit carved from solid tonewoods with quality fittings, offered in a variety of sparklingly attractive colours such as black, white, light blue, amber, rose pink and dark purple in a robust finish. It offers style and good tone, is checked for correct measurements, and is supplied as a complete outfit in a lightweight shaped case with full music pocket.
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Stentor Student II
China
Stentor Student II is Stentor's most widely used student tier and a step above the Student I, offered as complete outfits for violin, viola, cello and double bass. Instruments are hand-carved from solid tonewoods with a solid spruce top and solid maple back and sides, set up with bow and case, and supplied across fractional sizes. The line is a long-standing recommendation of school string programmes.
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Stentor Elysia Double Bass
Double bass · China
The Stentor Elysia double bass (model SR1456) is a high-grade handcrafted double bass hand carved from solid tonewoods with a spruce front and figured maple back and sides and an ebony fingerboard. It is part of Stentor's advanced English handcrafted range and supplied as a complete outfit.
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Stentor Student I Viola
Viola · China
The Stentor Student I (model SR1038) is an ideal entry-level student viola outfit, carved from solid tonewoods with inlaid purfling, an ebonised fingerboard and good quality pegs, and supplied complete with bow and case. It matches the construction of the Student I violin and is offered in a range of smaller body lengths for younger and beginning viola players.
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Stentor Conservatoire
China
Stentor Conservatoire is Stentor's intermediate step-up tier, chosen by intermediate players and above for a high standard at a reasonable cost. The line spans violin, viola, cello and double bass, each hand-carved from solid tonewoods with a carved spruce front and flamed maple back and ribs, ebony fittings and traditional inlaid purfling, and finished in an attractive amber-brown varnish.
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Stentor Graduate
China
Stentor Graduate is a step-up tier in the Stentor range, offered for violin and double bass as an improved outfit for advancing students. Instruments are carved from solid tonewoods with an attractive shaded satin varnish and ebony fittings, and the violin is fitted with synthetic-gut strings for an improved sound.
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Stentor Arcadia Double Bass
Double bass · China
The Stentor Arcadia double bass (model SR1470) is part of the top of Stentor's high-grade orchestral range, hand carved from select solid, figured tonewoods with an ebony fingerboard. It is supplied as a complete outfit and represents the most advanced double bass in the Stentor range.
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Stentor Elysia Cello
Cello · China
The Stentor Elysia cello (model SR1591) is a well-crafted handmade cello with a solid spruce front and figured maple back, ribs and neck, ebony fingerboard and pegs and a traditional shellac varnish, made in Stentor's specialist hand workshop. It is offered in 4/4 and 3/4 sizes for advancing players.
Sources
Categories
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Violas
Violas, viola makers, model families, and related orchestral bowed-string variants.
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Cellos
Cellos, cello makers, model families, and related orchestral bowed-string variants.
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Double Basses
Acoustic double basses, orchestral bass makers, model families, and related upright-bass variants.
Representative model
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Stentor Student II
China
Stentor Student II is Stentor's most widely used student tier and a step above the Student I, offered as complete outfits for violin, viola, cello and double bass. Instruments are hand-carved from solid tonewoods with a solid spruce top and solid maple back and sides, set up with bow and case, and supplied across fractional sizes. The line is a long-standing recommendation of school string programmes.