At this level your violin starts to be come as personal as you are. Warm, bright, dark, sweet are all words that can describe what sound or feel you are after, but its not until its under your chin that you can find your next (and maybe forever) violin.
My violins at this level have much more personal attention to be paid to them, can often from a dedicated maker using much higher grade timbers, together with a selection of vintage and antique instruments. Highly figured woods, individual plate tuning, oil finishes and antiquing are quite common at this level. Instrument selection however is just the beginning, matching the strings to the instrument and your playing needs (pieces and genres you play, where you sit an orchestra etc..) together with a bow and rosin that will support your playing to the highest level is all a part of the process. Some of my instruments include European Violins (like Sandner), Hidersine Reserve, Raggetti Master Grade Instruments (authentic copies of individual Stradavarii instruments) , Paganini and others as well (see links below)
What you choose here will be as individual as you and each instrument is. Allow plenty of playing time (play for me as I work on other instruments) and fine something that suits you needs. These instruments are supplied instrument onlty, so you can choose a bow, case as suits you needs or perhaps already have. Happy to consider a trade in as well.
I have been particularly impressed with the violins from Peter Guan‘s workshop sold under his name or Raggetti Master Series. Instruments of various higher quality grades, timbers and finishes. No two instruments are the same, based on authentic reproductions of famous instruments and the sound is amazing. Follow these links to the wholsaler, select what you are interested and I can order one for you and set it up to you requirements. (price on the site is instrument body only. Peter Guan , Raggetti Master Series )
Expect to pay from $1000 up including custom fit for a typical instrument, with bow and case additional. You might also be interested in my Vintage Violins (some antique violins too)
- Alois Sandner German Violin (Advanced)
- Enrico Student Extra (Intermediate)
- Enrico Student Violin (Beginner)
- Hidersine Violins and Hidersine Violin (Int, Adv)
- Jay Haide Violins (Adv)
- Kreisler Violin’s (Intermediate)
- Luthier Series, First Strings (Adv) Violin
- Pagannini Violin Series ( Intermediate, Advanced)
- Raggetti Rv2 Rv5 Rv7 Violins (Intermediate)
- Raggetti RV7 and Master Series (Advanced)
- Schumann Prodigy Violin (Beginner, Int)
- Sempre, First Strings (Int, Adv) Violin
- Sonore, First Strings (Beginner, Int) Violin
- Vivo Montanari Elite Violin (Intermediate)
- Vivo Neo (Beginner) Violin
- Vivo Neo Plus (Beginner, Int) Violin