A wide variety of violin wood options are available to you, there are 1,399 suppliers who sells violin wood on, mainly located in asia. Pine is a much smaller tree than spruce so it is hard to find perfectly quartered pine. Lightweight form fitting hard case with pockets, backpack straps and shoulder straps, two brazil wood bow with unbleached genuine horsehair, extra set of violin strings, two violin bridges. Pernambuco is dark reddish brown, if its a good bow. The quality of wood for violins have been largely commented in reference books. The top countries of suppliers are china, india, and indonesia. When ordering a large quantity, such as an entire log, it can be helpful to travel directly to the wood cutters and have first choice of their best wood. It is available in 4, 5, 6 or 7 strings, fretted or unfretted 6 and 7 strings come. When you read of pine or deal in a violin book they mean spruce. Our selection of wood for violin, viola, cello and bass includes spruce fronts, maple back and ribs, neck blocks, necks and linings. Your official place for obtaining high quality genuine european tonewoods for your next project.
We would like to invite you to take advantage of our. The best ebony comes from africa, has been severely overharvested, and is getting much more expensive due to its relative scarcity. Beside pigments, this list also contains dyes, polishing powders, natural resins, balsams, oils and other. Wood cremona tools offers spruce and willow of high quality selected among the best pieces of the famous bachmann, tone wood international and alpentonholz pahler. Teacher approved cvn300 orchestra violin is perfect for the beginner to intermediate violinist. It is possible to obtain from some sort of quality spruce picea excelsa picea abies h. Online shopping for violins string instruments from a great.
Wood suitable for making musical instrument s belly is a special kind of wood. The viper is the most versatile and innovative electric violin ever offered to the modern violinist. Select among beginner fiberglass bows, intermediate carbon composite bows and professionalquality braided carbon fiber and graphite diamond weave violin bows. According to the hoadly identifying wood book, the average specific density of indian rosewood is. Dec 11, 2010 ebony is a harder wood and does not wear as quickly as rosewood. Made of high quality ebony wood, which is strong and durable. Spruce is chosen for the top, also called the front, table or soundboard.
Tonewoods, naturally seasoned wood for instrument makers. Our violin tonewood is all very well seasoned ready to work with. It is light in weight, yet longitudinally strong and laterally flexible. It features handcarved solid spruce top, handcarved maple back and sides.
Sitka have been more dense and heavy than id like my violin wood to be, but i do understand that these woods can be quite variable in quality, depending on the source. The iron is quite hot, and just a bit of dampness on the wood helps the heat carry through it quickly. Violin making a string quartet from the first shaving of wood to the inaugural gala concerts. Home products stringed instruments violin wood violin tonewood any manufacturer unbranded any colour any size 44 size any gauge medium any config 1st quality 2nd quality 3rd quality good flame light flame medium flame plain flame plainlight flame selected selected quality very good flame. Quality european violin tonewoods also viola, cello, bass. Of the two, black willow is a brighter sounding wood, whereas poplar makes a warm and soft instrumentperhaps too much so. It features handcarved solid spruce top, handcarved maple back and sides and finished with a.
Violin wood suppliers, all quality violin wood suppliers on. Wood that has been newly converted from a log green wood contains a very high percentage of moisture. Seasoning the wood is the process of removing the free water from the cell. As others have pointed out, the usual wood for fingerboards is ebony. Online shopping for violins strings from a great selection at books store. Buy mendini mv400 ebony fitted solid wood violin with tuner, lesson book, hard case, shoulder rest, bow, rosin, extra bridge and strings size 44, full. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the. Mark wood s dexterity, ferocity, texture and attack of playing almost invariably lead to comparisons with some of the rock eras most renowned guitarists.
No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Our large selection offers a variety for every taste. A 16ounce package of polished wood, strings, and air, the violin is perhaps the most affordable. The best ebony comes from africa, has been severely overharvested, and is getting much more expensive due to its. Shop our wide selection of nonwood violin, viola, cello and bass bows and you will surely find the bow that fits your playing level and your budget. Cecilio colored cvn violins are perfect for beginner or student violinist. Tone woods are harvested from carefully chosen trees, harvested at a specific time, processed meticulously and dried by aging in climatecontrolled environments. Dealers travel all around the country visiting violin makers and a few times a year one will pull up to my shop with a van full of wood. Acoustic violins free delivery possible on eligible purchases. Click on a category below to see products white instruments and kits. With the breakthrough design of our patented chest support system, the viper is completely selfsupporting no chin rest. Cecilio cvn300 ebony fitted solid wood violin with tuner.
Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. These trees, pyramidal in shape and evergreen, are extremely longlived and coldproof. Two comprehensive works are henryk hellers sevenvolume theory of. The ones i got were very light colored wood, like my brazilwood bows. Products for violin varnish and wood surfaces this list has especially been compiled for violin makers. The cell walls of the wood are saturated and the free. Wood violins about mark wood electric violin crafters. Violin tonewood musical instrument makers and repairers. European tonewoods are obtained from major tree forests located around the mountain regions near slovenia, austria, bosnia and germany. Cecilio cvn200 solid wood violin with tuner and lesson book, size 12. There are a few books dedicated solely to the study of violin harmonics.
Violin wood, violin wood suppliers directory find variety violin wood suppliers, manufacturers, companies from around the world at violin shoulder rest,violin case,electric violin, violin. To the eye, the most prominent feature of a spruce top is the darker vertical graining. Violin wood, violin wood suppliers directory find variety violin wood suppliers, manufacturers, companies from around the world at violin shoulder rest, violin case,electric violin, violin. It is available in 4, 5, 6 or 7 strings, fretted or unfretted 6 and 7 strings come fretted by default, and in a wide variety of painted finishes or exotic wood tops. You will still find some rosewood on top of the line instruments, but the rosewood selected is of extremely high quality and can make the instrument even more expensive. Karsten which grows at high altitude till 1400 meters above the sea level. The top countries of suppliers are china, india, and indonesia, from which the percentage of violin wood supply is 97%, 1%, and 1% respectively. Buy mendini mv400 ebony fitted solid wood violin with hard case, shoulder rest, bow, rosin, extra bridge and strings size 44, full size. Ebony is so dense that when polished you can not even see the grain. Violin wood suppliers, all quality violin wood suppliers. Although not listed, i would hazzard a guess that good quality boxwood would be somewhere around. Pine has a lot of resins in it and it has a tap tone very similar to cardboard.
Violin package includes cecilio chromatic tuner with metronome, a lesson book, a lightweight form fitting hard shell case with pockets and strap making it convenient to. They make sure that they get the straightest parts of the tree, without gnarls or breaks because these tend to resonate well. All tonewood is european, quartersawn and seasoned dried. See our faq section for commonly asked questions about our wood.
Goldentonewood is a youngmodern and dynamic company dedicated to supplying products of the highest quality standards, along with a desire for continuous improvement and it has become a. The violin is subjected to attack by some wood eating insects 1. Beside pigments, this list also contains dyes, polishing powders, natural resins, balsams, oils and other products which are recommended for violin making or other kinds of surface treatment of wood. Ebony is a harder wood and does not wear as quickly as rosewood.
Cecilio cvn300 solidwood ebony fitted violin with daddario prelude strings, size 44 full size mendini full size 44 mv300 solid wood violin with tuner, lesson book. Our finest spruce tops were cut over 50 years ago and are of a quality that is unattainable today. Mar 12, 2018 as others have pointed out, the usual wood for fingerboards is ebony. Comparisons, however, cannot come close to capturing the electricity, passion, and innovation exhibited in all of his very unique music. A very useful book for those interested in varnish making andor varnishing application technique. The quality of wood for violins have been largely commented in reference books bucur, 2005 barlow, 1997 and a series of articles published by the catgut acoustical society usa. Mendini mv400 ebony fitted solid wood violin with tuner, lesson book, hard case, shoulder rest, bow, rosin, extra bridge and strings size 34 4. We will be happy to hand select your tonewood, and send you digital photos if youd like. Shop our wide selection of non wood violin, viola, cello and bass bows and you will surely find the bow that fits your playing level and your budget. Home products stringed instruments violin wood violin tonewood any manufacturer unbranded any colour any size 44 size any gauge medium any config 1st quality 2nd quality 3rd.
Mendini mv400 ebony fitted solid wood violin with tuner, lesson book, hard case, shoulder rest, bow, rosin, extra bridge and strings size 14. The cell walls of the wood are saturated and the free water is contained within the cell cavities. You could make a violin with a pine top but i wouldnt recomemend it. Violin package includes cecilio chromatic tuner with metronome, a lesson book, a lightweight form fitting hard shell case with pockets and strap making it convenient to carry to school or orchestra, 2 two.
Mark woods dexterity, ferocity, texture and attack of playing almost invariably lead to comparisons with some of the rock eras most renowned guitarists. Pahler excellent violin back with neck and sides, pro grade. The violin, sometimes known as a fiddle, is a wooden string instrument in the violin family. Alastair wood is a retired primary headteacher and violinist. European tonewoods for violin, viola, cello and bass this is it. English sycamore and beech an attractive wood with very large and flashy crossgrain. Select among beginner fiberglass bows, intermediate. Our bosnian maple is particularly handsome as are our 1piece slab and halfslab cut backs. Barbara, never knowing her real father, was raised by her mother, grandmother and great. Cecilio 44 cvn320l lefthanded ebony fitted solid wood violin. The varnish and especially the wood continue to improve with age, making the fixed supply of old. These grains are the annual growth rings of the tree.
Viper the signature mark wood violin design, and the one mark wood himself plays on stage, is the flyingv shaped viper. First, a luthier inspects the tree or trees to be cut. The term tonewood applies to wood species that have shown consistent mechanical and acoustic qualities when used in musical instrument making. Violin varnishes by joseph and reiner hammerl interesting information on resins and basic materials for violin varnish, and instructions for varnishing musical instruments. Our bosnian maple is particularly handsome as are our 1piece slab and halfslab cut. The voice or sound of a violin depends on its shape, the wood it is made from, the graduation the thickness profile of both the top and back, the varnish that coats its outside surface and the skill of the luthier in doing all of these steps. It is the smallest and highestpitched instrument soprano in the family in. The wood used to make violins has to be from specific familys depending on its function in the instrument. New full size 44 ebony solid wood violinbook 847848002144 ebay. The trees from which we get the wood for the tables, soundposts and bassbars are cut in winter according to the split.
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