You have seen this finish before on fine, old violins costing thousands of dollars but never before at this affordable price point! A fully hand carved violin of select spruce and flamed maple in a shaded antique finish.
Hand-carved solid Spruce top
Hand-carved, solid flamed Maple back, sides, neck and scroll
Inlaid purfling
A beautiful "antiqued" German brown finish
Ebony fingerboard
Polished ebony fittings with the exception of an alloy tailpiece with (4) built-in finetuners
LB-15 J. LaSalle Brazilwood bow and Ebony frog with genuine unbleached white horsehair
VP-203 Cremona 3-star bridge
Oblong Travelite case with built-in Hygrometer
Rosin included
Fully setup in our shop
Available sizes: 4/4, 3/4, 1/2, 1/4
When purchasing from Folkmusician, you receive a violin that has been worked on by a professional luthier here in our shop.
The violin is inspected.
Each tuning peg is removed and then fitted and lubricated.
Fingerboard is inspected and planed as needed.
Nut is filed and string height is set (at the nut).
Bridge feet are fitted, bridge thickness is set, string height at the bridge is set and the bridge is arched.
Tailpiece length is set
Bridge position is set
Soundpost is adjusted
These steps result in a violin that sounds and plays significantly better than what our competition offers (even though the violin may be the same model).