Playability
What we are especially proud of is the playability. Fingerboard, bridge, string height, the curvature of the fingerboard, the top nut and the neck are matched to one another by hand as one connected system, so that the instrument plays easily, precisely and without fatigue. For us this set-up is not a side step but the core of our work.
Set-up of this instrument
The details your teacher will want to see:
- String height: set to its optimum, matched to a normal indoor climate (around 50 % humidity at roughly 20 °C).
- Strings: Thomastik Dominant 135 (G 133, D 132, A 131, E 129SN).
- Bridge: Götz, German shape, with ebony insert at the E string. Tailpiece: ebony, French shape, with fine tuner at the E string. Pegs: bean-shaped. Chin rest: Götz Guarneri.
- SIGNATURE build variant: thinner, more gently rounded fingerboard; the string spacing stays the same as on the HERITAGE.
Technical data
- Instrument: Violin
- Line: BOHEMIA
- Quality grade: 107 BO
- Build variant: SIGNATURE
- Size: 4/4
- Serial number: D10
- Top: Spruce
- Back and neck: Maple
Model in brief
The Bohemia is the house line with a French tailpiece and bean-shaped pegs. It takes up elements of 18th-century central European violin making, combines a traditional design with sturdy construction. In our experience it sounds darker and warmer than the Metropol. Handmade in Markneukirchen, since 1884 and in the fourth generation, set up ready to play and made of wood with documented origin, it stands for the standard of our workshop. What the designations 107, BO and S mean and how our quality grades are structured is explained in detail in the main listing of this model.
Care and the first weeks
What happens in the first weeks?
The strings stretch, and as you tune, the bridge moves slightly towards the fingerboard. A quick look once a week is enough: is the bridge standing straight? After a few weeks everything has settled; a short readjustment is part of playing in.
Which humidity does the violin like?
40 to 50 per cent at around 20 °C keeps the wood and glue joints in shape and the pegs gripping well; up to 60 per cent is unproblematic.
How do I care for the varnish?
After playing, wipe off the rosin dust with a microfibre cloth, without pressure; that is all it needs. Keep polish, tincture and alcohol away from the varnish. After cold or heat, open the case only after 15 to 30 minutes.
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