THE CATALOGUE
Baroque Violins
No. 01
After Nicola Amati, 1649
Amati violins are nowadays often considered not loud enough for modern concert hall purposes, but the tone is especially fine and sweet for baroque music performances.
Specifications
String length
328 mm
Corpus length
351.5 mm
Corpus width
Up 163.5 mm / Mid 110.5 mm / Low 202.25 mm
No. 02
after Jacobus Stainer 1679
Stainer violins used to be as highly or even higher evaluated as the violins by Ceremonies luthiers. However it doesn’t necessarily play so well as a modern violin. The high arching of Stainer gives a lot of overtones and such it is ideal for baroque music.
Specifications
String length
325 mm
Corpus length
351.5 mm
Corpus width
Up 162 mm / Mid 112.5 mm / Low 200 mm
No. 03
after Antonius Stradivarius 1715
This maker doesn’t need an introduction. This is the archetype of a violin. The tone is strong and silvery.
Specifications
String length
328 mm
Corpus length
356 mm
Corpus width
Up 168 mm / Mid 110 mm / Low 208 mm
No. 04
after Guarnerius “del Gesù” 1742
Guarnerius was looking for the future of violin playing and his instruments are considered often the best for modern purposes. It plays well also as a baroque instrument, if you are looking for a strong tone and especially rich sound of the g string.
Specifications
String length
328 mm
Corpus length
354 mm
Corpus width
Up 168 mm / Mid 112.5 mm / Low 207 mm
No. 05
Violino Piccolo after Nicola Amati 1649
This model is scaled down from the full size Amati. It could be used in a third higher tuning, the top string would be then g.
Specifications
String length
295 mm
Corpus length
320 mm
Corpus width
Up 148.8 mm / Mid 100.5 mm / Low 184 mm
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