Extra-choice, 100+ year old, hand-carved and graduated, solid Spruce top
Superb, deeply figured, hand-carved one-piece, solid Maple back with matching sides and back
Delicate, precisely inlaid, Ebony purfling
Outstanding edge work
Hand-applied and rubbed oil varnish finish which gives the instrument an "antiqued" brown finish
Dark, white-accented, Hill-style Boxwood fittings
Best quality Ebony fingerboard, nut and saddle
3-star Cremona bridge
Perlon strings
VP-15 (1) finetuner
Sacconi-style tailpiece hanger
Good quality Octagon Brazilwood Bow
TL-35 Deluxe Travelite suspension case
Setup in our shop
Available sizes: 4/4
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).