Models

Steinway Model D

Concert grand piano

Piano · Germany

A Steinway concert grand piano measuring 8 feet 11 3/4 inches long, positioned by Steinway as its pinnacle concert grand.

Martin D-28

Dreadnought acoustic guitar

Acoustic guitar, Steel-string guitar · United States

A C. F. Martin Standard Series D-14 fret dreadnought acoustic guitar with spruce top, East Indian rosewood back and sides, and a 25.4-inch scale length.

Yamaha YEV-104

Four-string electric violin

Electric violin, Violin

The Yamaha YEV-104 is a four-string electric violin from Yamaha's YEV line, designed around an open, minimalist wooden frame rather than a full resonating body. Built from a blend of woods including spruce, maple, mahogany, and walnut for a warm natural look, it carries a maple bridge with a built-in piezo pickup and a passive quarter-inch output, so it needs no battery or external controls. Lightweight and stage-focused, it is aimed at players who want a simple, good-looking amplified violin for contemporary and crossover playing.

Steinway & Sons Grand Pianos

Lettered grand piano series

Piano · Germany

Steinway & Sons' line of acoustic grand pianos, identified by single-letter designations from the largest concert grand (Model D) down to the smallest baby grand (Model S). The series shares Steinway's core construction approach, including a laminated maple rim, Sitka spruce soundboard, and hand-built action, scaled across lengths to suit concert halls, conservatories, studios, and homes.

Stradivari Violin

Violin family of Antonio Stradivari

Violin · Italy

The violins of Antonio Stradivari (Cremona, c. 1666-1737) are the most celebrated in the Western tradition, prized for their projecting, complex tone and refined construction in spruce and maple. Stradivari's output spans an early Amatise period, the experimental 'Long Pattern' of the 1690s, and the mature 'golden period' after 1700 that produced his most sought-after instruments. Surviving examples carry individual names and are held by museums, foundations, and leading soloists; several are cataloged here as exemplars.

Andreas Eastman VL305 Violin

Step-up violin outfit (Andreas Eastman line)

Violin · China

The Andreas Eastman VL305 is a step-up violin in Eastman's Andreas Eastman line, built with a select spruce top and highly flamed maple back, ribs, and scroll, an ebony fingerboard, hand-carved ebony fittings, hand-inlaid purfling, a Despiau 1-Tree bridge, and a hand-applied shaded antique-style spirit varnish. Cut on the Stradivari pattern, it is offered from 4/4 down to 1/4 and is aimed at advancing students and conservatory-bound players.

Upton Standard Double Bass

Bohemian-pattern double bass (laminate / hybrid / carved)

Double bass · United States

The Upton Standard is built on Upton's Bohemian gamba pattern with a 41.5-inch string length and a D-neck, offered in laminate (plywood), hybrid (carved top with laminated back and ribs), and fully carved solid-wood round-back configurations. A versatile, road-ready bass for students through working players, it is built by hand at the Upton Bass workshop in Mystic, Connecticut.

Shen SB180 Double Bass

Hybrid double bass (carved top, figured back)

Double bass · China

The Shen SB180 is a hybrid double bass that pairs a fully carved solid spruce top with laminated maple back and ribs, giving a darker, richer tone than an all-plywood bass while retaining the durability of a laminated body. It features a fully carved maple neck and scroll, solid ebony fingerboard, and figured back and ribs that distinguish it from the plainer SB150. It is a popular step-up choice for advancing students and orchestras.

Kolstein Busetto Model Bass

Compact professional double bass (LaFaro Prescott model)

Double bass · United States

The Kolstein Busetto Model is a compact professional double bass handcrafted in the Samuel Kolstein bass shop, modeled on a reduced scaling of the famed LaFaro Prescott bass played by Scott LaFaro. The shorter string length suits traveling and smaller players while delivering a full tonal spectrum with strong pizzicato and arco response. It is delivered fully set up to Kolstein specification with an adjustable bass bridge, Heritage strings, a Kolstein Panormo endpin, decorative brass gears, and a Planet Wing pickup.

Fazioli F308

Concert grand piano

Piano · Italy

The Fazioli F308 is a 308 cm (10'2") concert grand piano, the largest model Fazioli builds and one of the longest production grands on the market. Hand-built in Sacile, Italy, it features a soundboard of red spruce from the Val di Fiemme and a distinctive fourth pedal that brings the hammers closer to the strings to reduce volume without altering tone.

D'Angelico Excel EXL-1

Hollow-body archtop guitar model

South Korea

The Excel EXL-1 is a 17-inch single-cutaway hollow-body archtop electric guitar inspired by John D'Angelico's original Excel introduced in 1947. It pairs a laminated spruce top with laminated flame maple back and sides, a set three-piece neck with a C-shaped profile, an ebony fingerboard, and a 25.5-inch scale. A single floating Seymour Duncan Johnny Smith mini-humbucker, a floating ebony bridge, and the brand's stairstep tailpiece give it a woody, articulate tone for jazz rhythm and lead.

Baldwin SD-10

Concert grand piano

Piano · United States

The Baldwin SD-10 is a 9-foot (about 274 cm) concert grand piano, Baldwin's flagship and largest instrument. It is built with a one-piece, continuously bent maple rim, a quartersawn spruce soundboard, African ebony sharps, and solid brass pedals, and is used as a concert and recording instrument.

Bösendorfer 280VC

Concert grand piano

Piano · Austria

The Bösendorfer 280VC is a 280 cm (9'2") concert grand piano and the flagship of Bösendorfer's Vienna Concert (VC) series. Built in Austria around the Resonance Case Principle with a spruce-rich case and Vienna Concert action geometry, it is designed to project across large concert halls while retaining the warm, vocal Viennese tone.

Nicolò Amati "Brookings" Violin

1654 Nicolò Amati violin (Library of Congress)

Violin · Italy

The 'Brookings' is a 1654 violin by the Cremonese master Nicolò Amati, held in the stringed-instrument collection of the Library of Congress. Acquired in Europe on the advice of the virtuoso Joseph Joachim and presented to the Library in 1938, it exemplifies Amati's refined model and golden-amber varnish. Nicolò Amati was the teacher of a generation of makers, and instruments like this one shaped the Cremonese tradition later carried forward by Stradivari.

The Loar LM-520

Hand-carved F-style mandolin model

China

The Loar LM-520 is a hand-carved F-style mandolin with a graduated solid spruce top and solid maple back, sides, and neck. It carries violin-style f-holes, an adjustable ebony bridge, and vintage Grover tuners, offering classic 1920s F-model tone and appointments at an accessible price.

Takamine Pro Series 7

Top-tier handcrafted acoustic-electric guitar series

Steel-string guitar · Japan

The Takamine Pro Series 7 is the highest-appointed tier of Takamine's Pro Series, handcrafted in Japan with solid spruce tops and solid rosewood backs and sides, flame maple binding, and Takamine's CTP-3 Cool Tube preamp system.

Schimmel Konzert K 280

Concert grand piano

Piano · Germany

The Schimmel Konzert K 280 is a 280 cm (9'2") concert grand piano and the flagship of Schimmel's hand-built Konzert series. Made in Braunschweig, Germany, it features a cast-iron frame, a sapele-laminated rim with mountain-spruce beams, a solid beech bridge capped with maple, and Schimmel's tunable triplex scaling and full-size concert action.

Petrof P 210 Pasat

Grand piano

Piano · Czech Republic

The Petrof P 210 Pasat is a 210 cm (6'10") grand piano and Petrof's best-selling grand, popular at exhibitions and used from chamber salons to studios and homes. Built in Hradec Králové with a resonance spruce soundboard, a laminated birch outer rim with Ebony Makassar veneer, and a beech pin block, it is prized for a romantic, singing tone.

Northfield Big Mon

F-style F5 mandolin model

Mandolin · China

The Northfield Big Mon is an F-style F5 mandolin, slightly enlarged from Northfield's standard F5 body with larger f-holes for greater midrange warmth, bass, and volume. It is built with an Adirondack red or Engelmann spruce top and highly figured maple back, sides, and neck, and is one of Northfield's flagship instruments.

Mason & Hamlin Model BB

Grand piano

Piano · United States

The Mason & Hamlin Model BB is a 7-foot (about 212 cm) grand piano, the company's acclaimed semi-concert instrument for halls, conservatories, studios, and large rooms. It is built with a thick flat-sawn hard-rock maple rim, an Eastern white spruce soundboard, a full-perimeter cast-iron plate, and the patented Mason & Hamlin Tension Resonator.

Maton EBG808TE

Tommy Emmanuel signature acoustic-electric steel-string guitar

Steel-string guitar · Australia

The Maton EBG808TE is a Tommy Emmanuel signature acoustic-electric steel-string guitar, developed in conjunction with the guitarist as a tribute to his musicianship and Maton's craftsmanship. Built on Maton's 808 body shape with a select-grade spruce top, Queensland maple back and sides, and scalloped Maton X bracing, it carries the AP5-PRO pickup system.

Larrivée OM-03 Recording Series

Orchestra Model (OM) steel-string acoustic guitar

Steel-string guitar

The Larrivée OM-03 Recording Series is an all-solid-wood orchestra model (OM) steel-string acoustic guitar with a spruce top and mahogany back and sides. It uses Larrivée's Parabolic X-Brace with an ebony fingerboard and bridge, a satin finish, and a 25.5-inch scale, and belongs to the 03 Mahogany Recording Series.

Kentucky KM-1000

Master Model F-style mandolin

China

The Kentucky KM-1000 is Kentucky's Master Model F-style mandolin, introduced in the late 1970s to revive classic 1920s tone and appointments. It features a carved solid Adirondack spruce top, flamed maple back, sides, and neck, an ebony fingerboard with 29-fret extension, and engraved silver-plated hardware in a 1920s sunburst finish.

Heinrich Gill W3 Violin

European handmade advanced violin

Violin · Germany

The Heinrich Gill W3 violin is an advanced model from the Gill workshop in Bubenreuth, Germany, built from a tight-grained solid spruce top and a highly figured two-piece flamed maple back, with an ebony fingerboard and a hand-applied antique-style varnish. It produces a warm, vibrant tone that carries into the higher positions and is aimed at advancing and semi-professional violinists.

Eastman MD315

F-style mandolin

Mandolin · China

An Eastman F-style mandolin with solid spruce top and solid maple back and sides.

Avalon Dreadnought Performer

Steel-string dreadnought acoustic guitar

Steel-string guitar · United Kingdom

The Avalon Dreadnought Performer is a steel-string dreadnought from Avalon's Performer collection, handcrafted in Northern Ireland. It is built around a spruce soundboard with a buyer-selectable mahogany, walnut, or Indian rosewood back and sides, an ebony fingerboard and bridge, maple binding, and Gotoh tuners.

C. Bechstein D 282

Concert grand piano

Piano · Germany

The C. Bechstein D 282 is a 282 cm (9'3") concert grand piano, the flagship of the C. Bechstein range. Built in Germany with a European mountain spruce soundboard, an American hard maple pin block, and a hand sand-cast iron frame, Bechstein describes it as 'a concert grand piano of superlatives' prized for its transparent voice and rich tonal colours.

Blüthner Model 1

Concert grand piano

Piano · Germany

The Blüthner Model 1 is a 280 cm (9'2") concert grand piano, the largest in Blüthner's range. Built in Leipzig with a high mountain spruce soundboard and European maple bridges, it features Blüthner's patented Aliquot stringing and the warm 'Golden Tone' the maker is known for.

Stradivari "Messiah" Violin

1716 'golden period' Stradivari violin (Ashmolean Museum)

Violin · Italy

The 'Messiah' (Le Messie, also 'Salabue') is a 1716 golden-period violin by Antonio Stradivari, held by the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford. It is famous for being the best-preserved Stradivari in existence: it remained in Stradivari's workshop until his death in 1737, passed to Count Cozio di Salabue in 1775, and was little played thereafter. Its varnish is almost unworn, the carving remains crisp, and the painted edge-work on the scroll survives intact, making it a primary reference for the appearance of a new Stradivari instrument.

Yamaha CX Series

Grand piano series

Piano · Japan

The Yamaha CX Series is a line of grand pianos spanning the C1X through C7X, designed with tonal characteristics derived from Yamaha's CFX concert grand. Built in Japan, the series ranges from the compact C1X to the 7-foot-6 C7X semi-concert grand.

Yamaha SV-250 Silent Violin

Professional four-string silent/electric violin

Electric violin

The Yamaha SV-250 is a professional four-string Silent Violin from Yamaha's Silent Series. It uses a hollow-body design with a spruce top and flamed maple back that form a small resonant chamber under the bridge, an ebony fingerboard and pegs, and an Aubert maple bridge fitted with Yamaha's dual pickup system that blends a bright electric tone with a more acoustic body sound. An external control box houses the preamp, volume, and treble/bass controls with 1/4-inch and XLR outputs, keeping the instrument at about 500 grams, close to a traditional acoustic violin. It is aimed at performers who need a quiet practice or amplified stage violin across many styles.

Stentor Elysia Violin

Advanced handcrafted violin (SR1875)

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.

Stentor Student II Viola

Student viola outfit (SR1505)

Viola · China

The Stentor Student II viola (model SR1505) is a student viola outfit with a hand-carved solid spruce top and solid maple back and sides, ebony fingerboard, and outfit fittings including bow and case. It mirrors the construction of Stentor's popular Student II violin and is offered in body lengths such as 15 inches and 16 inches for younger and adult beginners.

Stentor Conservatoire Violin

Intermediate violin outfit (SR1550)

Violin · China

The Stentor Conservatoire (model SR1550) is an intermediate step-up violin, hand-carved from solid tonewoods with a solid spruce top and solid maple back and sides, ebony fingerboard and fittings, and an attractive amber-brown varnish. Frequently recommended by teachers for players moving beyond a first instrument, it is supplied as an outfit and offered chiefly in 4/4 with some fractional sizes.

Stentor Student II Cello

Student cello outfit (SR1108)

Cello · China

The Stentor Student II cello (model SR1108) is a student cello outfit with a hand-carved solid spruce top and solid maple back, sides, and neck, an ebony fingerboard, and a set-up package with bow and soft case. A step above the Student I, it is widely used in school and youth orchestra programs and is offered in fractional sizes from 1/8 up to full 4/4.

Stentor Student II Violin

Student violin outfit (SR1500)

Violin · China

The Stentor Student II (model SR1500) is one of the most widely used beginner violin outfits, supplied as a complete set with bow and lightweight case. It has a hand-carved solid spruce top with solid maple back, sides, and neck, an ebony fingerboard, and ebony or composite fittings, and is offered in fractional sizes from 1/16 through full 4/4. It sits a step above the entry-level Student I and is a long-standing recommendation of school string programs.

Stentor Conservatoire Viola

Intermediate viola outfit (SR1551)

Viola · China

The Stentor Conservatoire viola (model SR1551) is an intermediate step-up viola hand-carved from solid spruce and solid maple with ebony fittings and an amber-brown varnish, matching the Conservatoire violin and cello in the range. It is offered in adult body lengths around 15.5 and 16.5 inches and is a common teacher recommendation for students progressing past their first viola.

Shigeru Kawai

Premium hand-built grand piano series

Piano · Japan

Shigeru Kawai is Kawai's premium, hand-built line of grand pianos, named for the company's second-generation leader and crafted in limited numbers in Japan. The series ranges from the SK-2 up to the SK-EX concert grand, sharing features such as solid tapered spruce soundboards, Konsei Katagi maple rims, and the Millennium III action.

Steinway B-211

Piano model

Piano · Germany

Steinway and Sons' Model B, a grand piano of about 211 centimeters. Often called the perfect piano, it is a favored choice for smaller concert halls, recording studios, and larger homes.

Salvi Daphne 40

40-string student pedal harp

Harp · Italy

The Daphne 40 is the 40-string entry to Salvi's Daphne student pedal harp series, a smaller, lighter pedal harp that still uses a full seven-pedal mechanism so learners can play pedal repertoire.

Samuel Eastman VL80 Violin

Entry-level violin outfit (Samuel Eastman line)

Violin · China

The Samuel Eastman VL80 is the entry-level violin in Eastman's Samuel Eastman line, hand-crafted from seasoned solid tonewoods with a spruce top, maple back and ribs, ebony fingerboard and fittings, hand-inlaid purfling, a Despiau bridge, and a high-gloss varnish. Cut on the Stradivari pattern and offered in a wide range of sizes from 4/4 down to 1/32, it is a long-standing school and studio beginner instrument.

Samuel Eastman VA80 Viola

Entry-level viola outfit (Samuel Eastman line)

Viola · China

The Samuel Eastman VA80 is the entry-level viola in Eastman's Samuel Eastman line, hand-crafted from seasoned solid tonewoods with a spruce top, maple back and ribs, ebony fingerboard and fittings, hand-inlaid purfling, and a Despiau bridge. Offered in body lengths from a full 16.5-inch down to 11 inches, it is a durable, good-sounding instrument for beginning and school violists.

Samuel Eastman VB95 Double Bass

Hybrid student double bass (Samuel Eastman line)

Double bass · China

The Samuel Eastman VB95 is a student double bass with a hybrid design: a fully carved solid spruce top for a richer, deeper tone paired with laminated maple back and ribs for stability and durability. It carries an ebony fingerboard and tailpiece, a Despiau bridge, Rubner Tyrolean tuning machines, hand-inlaid top purfling, and a hand-applied shaded antique-style varnish. It is offered in Gamba, Violin Corner, and Quenoil patterns and sizes from 3/4 down to 1/8.

Samuel Eastman VC80 Cello

Entry-level cello outfit (Samuel Eastman line)

Cello · China

The Samuel Eastman VC80 is the entry-level cello in Eastman's Samuel Eastman line, built with durable fully laminated spruce and maple, an ebony fingerboard, composite tailpiece, and a Despiau bridge, finished in a high-gloss varnish on the Stradivari pattern. Easy to maintain and offered from 4/4 down to 1/8, it is a common school and rental beginner cello.

Bösendorfer Vienna Concert Series

Grand piano series

Piano · Austria

The Vienna Concert (VC) series is Bösendorfer's line of grand pianos built with Vienna Concert Technology and VC action geometry, designated by length in centimeters with a 'VC' suffix. It spans from the 170VC and 185VC through the 214VC, 230VC, and the 280VC concert grand.

Breedlove Organic Collection

Sustainable all-solid-wood acoustic guitar collection

The Organic Collection, introduced in 2020, is a Breedlove range of all-solid-wood acoustic guitars made from sustainably harvested tonewoods such as Oregon myrtlewood, African mahogany, and torrefied European spruce, with onboard electronics on every model. It was organized into the Signature, Wildwood, Performer, and Artista series and offered in Concertina, Concert, and Concerto body sizes. These models were imported and built in Asia, and Breedlove now lists them among its instruments made before the 2026 lineup.

Yamaha YSV104

SILENT Series practice violin

Electric violin

The Yamaha YSV104 is a full-size SILENT Series electric violin aimed at quiet practice. It keeps the bridge, tailpiece, and neck layout of an acoustic violin so it accepts standard shoulder rests, and a bridge piezo pickup feeds a compact control box with master volume and Room/Hall sound modes for monitoring through headphones. It is offered in brown, black, and red finishes.

Yamaha YEV-105

Five-string open-frame electric violin

Electric violin

The Yamaha YEV-105 is a five-string electric violin in Yamaha's YEV line, built around an open five-layer wood frame of maple, mahogany, and spruce with an oil-finished walnut outer frame. It keeps the same shape and playing geometry as an acoustic violin, accepts standard chin and shoulder rests, and uses a high-output passive bridge pickup that requires no battery, making it suited to live performance.

Yamaha SV-200

SILENT Series solid-body performance violin

Electric violin

The Yamaha SV-200 is a full-size solid-body SILENT Series electric violin built for stage performance and quiet practice. Its dual piezo pickup system widens dynamic range and responds to subtle bowing, while onboard volume, an EQ mode switch, and EQ control feed headphone and line outputs. The body is spruce with a maple neck, ebony fingerboard and tailpiece, and an Aubert maple bridge.

Yamaha SVC-110SK

SILENT Series electric cello

Cello

The Yamaha SVC-110SK is a full-size SILENT Series electric cello for quiet practice and amplified use. A piezo pickup with volume, aux-in volume, and a three-position reverb switch (Room/Hall 1/Hall 2) drives headphone and line outputs, and the instrument runs on AA batteries or an optional AC adapter. Construction is spruce and maple with a maple neck and ebony fingerboard, and it ships with a chest support and soft case.