Tonobello Handmade Violin 2016 – Fantastic Sound – Full of Life! -CURRENTLY OUT ON TRIAL –

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Yes a Chinese handmade violin. It is awesome. Fantastic Sound. The violin was owned by a professioanl young player for a decade. She has just moved up to the 9-10K level of an instrument. Now back in our hands. I’ve completely gone over the violin and replaced strings. The violin is played in and I love the presence and sustain of the sound. Mr Judd knows the maker and if the instrument and if it was a German or French violin it would be twice the price. Made in the workshop Zhi Ling Liang in Guangzhou, China. Zhi was awarded a Certificate of Merit for Tone for his quartet of instruments from a Violin Society of America competition. The violin is handmade with excellent fine knife work and beautiful lines. The Italian oil varnish is stunning, all drawn by brush with a classic patina look. The amber/brown oil varnish has a hint or orange and is slightly antiqued, hand drawn over a golden ground base coat. The violin is very good condition and plays as good as it looks.

Corpus 356.0 mm., Major Width 204.0 mm., Minor Width 165.0 mm., Rib Height 29.0

The sound is simply gorgeous: smooth, and sweet. The G & D strings are a knockout. Wow! A player will fall in love with the powerful warm sound that is as smooth as fresh soft caramels; they melt in your mouth. The sustain is evident and the violin simply rings. The treble side has brilliance, volume, and clarity. I loved digging in on the E & A strings because of the superb performance out of the treble side. I could feel the instrument pumping and speaking to me even as I set up the sound post and then while tuning the strings. I tried many different varieties of strings and settled on Pirastro Passione. This violin will check off all your boxes and will only get better with playing and time.