Models

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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 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.

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.

Stentor Graduate Violin

Step-up violin outfit (SR1542)

Violin · China

The Stentor Graduate violin (model SR1542) is a step-up student violin carved from solid tonewoods and finished in an attractive shaded satin varnish. It has an ebony fingerboard and pegs and is fitted with synthetic-gut strings for an improved sound, and is supplied as a complete outfit across fractional sizes.

Stentor Harlequin Violin

Coloured student violin outfit (SR1401)

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.

Stentor Messina Violin

Advanced handcrafted violin (SR1865)

Violin · China

The Stentor Messina violin (model SR1865) is a high-grade handcrafted instrument carved from solid, figured tonewoods, with a carved spruce front and flamed maple back and ribs, ebony fittings and inlaid purfling. It is hand-finished in England and sits in Stentor's advanced range above the Verona.

Stentor Student I Violin

Entry-level student violin outfit (SR1400)

Violin · China

The Stentor Student I (model SR1400) is an entry-level beginner violin outfit carved from solid tonewoods with inlaid purfling, good quality pau rosa pegs and an ebonised straight-grained fingerboard. It is fitted with a quality bridge and tailpiece with integral adjusters and supplied complete with bow and case. It is offered across fractional sizes and is one of the most widely used first violins in school string programmes.

Stentor Arcadia Violin

Top-tier handcrafted violin (SR1880)

Violin · China

The Stentor Arcadia violin (model SR1880) is the top of Stentor's range of high-grade orchestral models, individually hand carved from the most select, highly figured solid tonewoods with ebony fittings and fitted with professional-quality branded strings. It is also offered in an antique finish (SR1884).

Samuel Eastman VL150 Violin

Student violin outfit (Samuel Eastman line)

Violin · China

The Samuel Eastman VL150 is a fully carved student violin made from aged solid tonewoods, with a spruce top, maple back and ribs, ebony fittings, genuine hand-inlaid purfling, a Despiau bridge, and an amber-brown high-gloss varnish. Cut on the Stradivari pattern and offered in sizes from 4/4 down to 1/32, it is intended for beginning and advancing players in string programs.

Andreas Eastman VL405 Violin

Intermediate violin outfit (Andreas Eastman line)

Violin · China

The Andreas Eastman VL405 is an intermediate violin with a spruce top, maple back and ribs, an ebony fingerboard, boxwood fittings with ebony trim, hand-inlaid purfling, a Despiau bridge, and a hand-applied antiqued spirit varnish modeled on early-twentieth-century Markneukirchen workshops. Cut on the Stradivari pattern, it is offered in sizes from 4/4 down to 1/2 and is also available in left-handed and five-string configurations.

Andreas Eastman VL200 Violin

Step-up violin outfit (Andreas Eastman line)

Violin · China

The Andreas Eastman VL200 is the entry model of the Andreas Eastman line, a hand-crafted step-up violin made from well-seasoned select tonewoods with a spruce top, maple back and ribs, an ebony fingerboard, boxwood fittings, hand-inlaid purfling, a Despiau bridge, and a hand-applied shaded spirit varnish. Cut on the Stradivari pattern, it is offered in sizes from 4/4 down to 1/16.

Andreas Eastman VL605 Violin

Master-grade violin (Andreas Eastman line)

Violin · China

The Andreas Eastman VL605 is a master-grade violin built from premium spruce and flamed European maple, with an ebony fingerboard, ebony fittings with gold trim, hand-inlaid purfling, a Despiau bridge, and a German-style multi-layer shaded antiqued spirit varnish. Individually plate-tuned by master luthiers and cut on the Stradivari pattern, it is offered in 4/4 size.

Ascesa VL85 Violin

Entry-level violin (Ascesa line)

Violin · China

The Ascesa VL85 is an entry-level violin from Eastman's Ascesa student line, built with a spruce top, maple back and ribs, ebony fittings with a Wittner-style tailpiece, and a satin varnish. Cut on the Stradivari pattern, it is offered in sizes from 4/4 down to 1/16 and is aimed at beginners, schools, and rental programs.

Jean-Pierre Lupot VL501 Violin

Performance violin (Jean-Pierre Lupot line)

Violin · China

The Jean-Pierre Lupot VL501 is a performance-level violin made from select spruce and well-flamed maple, with an ebony fingerboard, ebony fittings with gold trim, genuine hand-inlaid purfling, a Despiau bridge, and a hand-applied antiqued multi-layer spirit varnish with deep reddish hues. Cut on the Stradivari pattern, it is offered in 4/4 and 7/8 sizes and is distributed through specialist string shops.

Samuel Eastman VL100 Violin

Student violin outfit (Samuel Eastman line)

Violin · China

The Samuel Eastman VL100 is a student violin built from aged solid tonewoods, with a carved spruce top, maple back and ribs, ebony fittings, hand-inlaid purfling, a Despiau bridge, and an amber-brown high-gloss varnish. Cut on the Stradivari pattern, it is offered in a wide range of sizes from 4/4 down to 1/32 and is a common choice for beginning through advancing players in school string programs.

Stentor Verona Violin

Advanced step-up violin outfit (SR1864)

Violin · China

The Stentor Verona violin (model SR1864) is an improved, hand-crafted outfit for the more advanced student that sits between the Conservatoire and the Messina in the Stentor range. It is carved from solid tonewoods with a carefully thicknessed spruce front and flamed maple back and ribs for enhanced sound, with ebony fittings, and is supplied as a complete outfit.