Catalogue
- Filed under: Photo Diary
- Date: Aug 4,2007
Here, you can download the entire catalogue in PDF format here and read it like a book. You can also print it out as it is layout into a proper A4 size (about legal letter size).
Or explore them in sections below the Catalogue Link.
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Breakdown of the Catalogue
Violins
Student Violins (Prelude series)
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Advanced Violins (Concerto & Composer series)
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Advanced Violins (Composer, Birdeyes, Balokovic & Vecchio)
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Advanced Violins (Performa series)
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Viola
Every model of the violin can be made into a viola model. Please take a look at the violin catalogue and let me know which one you like to be made. Alternatively, you can also give me the violin number on my blog pages to indicate to me.
Update (4 Aug 07)
Vecchio Viola now available 15″-17″ (50 yr old top spruce)
Cellos
Student Cellos & Advanced Cellos (Prelude and Concerto series)
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Advanced Cellos (Composer and Performa series)
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Bows
Instrument Bows (Features)
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Advanced Bows (Cobra Brazil, Carbon & Pernumbuco)
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Advanced Bows (Handiv carved & Baroque Bows)
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New Models (Aug 2007)
The 1772 Cramer Transitional Violin Bow
A Transitional bow was used in Mannheim for the compositions of Tartini, Haydn and Mozart. F.Tourte & The Dodds made them. Wilhelm Cramer ( 1745-99 ), a Mannheim violinist went to London in 1772. The type of bow he used is called “The Cramer bow” (Left Picture). Tartini was also involved in improving bows, around 1730, using lighter wood and using a straighter stick ( as opposed to a convex curve ) He also established the octagonal form of the bow at the heel. The Cramer bow was also quite straight, but Tourte Pere used a decidedly concave stick as used nowadays. From an illustration in Leopold Mozart’s Violinschule, it can be seen that convex bows were still being used in Germany for some time after these improvements.
Our Intepretation of the Cramer Bow for modern playing
From our workshop at the Old Violin House, we make this bow in convergence with the modern Tourte bow so players will be more familiar with using this type of bow. In African Blackwood , this bow is well-balanced, with a long tip and disguised modern adjusters to tighten the hair. Has no metal parts. This is a great bow to play Tartini, Haydn and Mozart with, and experience first-hand the intended sound. This is a great second bow for all players.
Violin Cases
Updates (4 Aug 200)
Viola Plywood Case (Adjustable 15″-16″ & 16″-17.5″)
Updated Model for BRICKS Royal Violin Case
Fibreglass Cello Hard Case (about 5 kg)
