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: maple, fitted to the instrument.
- Tailpiece: ebony, with a fine tuner on the E string. Chinrest: ebony.
- Build variant SIGNATURE: thinner, more gently rounded fingerboard; the string spacing remains the same as on the HERITAGE.
Technical data
- Instrument: Violin
- Line: BOHEMIA
- Quality grade: 107 BO
- Build variant: SIGNATURE
- Size: 4/4
- Serial number: G70
- Top: Spruce
- Back and neck: Maple
Model in brief
The Bohemia is our powerful-sounding line, finished in dark varnish. Handcrafted in Markneukirchen, since 1884 and in the fourth generation, set up ready to play and made from wood of documented origin, it stands for the standards of our workshop and not for a mass-produced instrument. A violin you can rely on for years. 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 drifts slightly toward 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 a new instrument.
Which humidity does the violin like?
40 to 50 percent at around 20 °C keeps the wood and glue joints in shape and the pegs gripping well; up to 60 percent is no problem.
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 exposure to cold or heat, open the case only after 15 to 30 minutes.
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