{"product_id":"cg-123met-s-4-4-g39","title":"METROPOL Violin #123 MET-S Unique Piece G39, CG-123MET-S-4_4-G39","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"border:1px solid #b8860b;padding:10px;margin-bottom:14px\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGötz Violin Gallery \/\/ Unique piece G39\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou are buying exactly the violin shown. All photos show this instrument with serial number G39, built in the SIGNATURE build variant. Only this one instrument is available. Once it is sold, it is gone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/metropol-violine-123-met\"\u003eGo to the main listing of this model\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eViolin from the METROPOL line by Conrad Götz, quality grade 123 MET, in the SIGNATURE build variant, size 4\/4. METROPOL is the classic line of the house.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eUp to 15 hand-applied coats, dark antique brown with light red shading\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eBack and neck of maple of Bosnian origin, top of spruce from the European highlands, with certified timber origin.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eIncluded: strings, bridge, tailpiece, pegs, fine tuner, Götz chin rest, hang tag, certificate of origin and a microfibre bag.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTechnical data\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003eInstrument\u003c\/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eviolin\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003eLine\u003c\/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eMETROPOL\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003eQuality grade\u003c\/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003e123 MET\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003eBuild variant\u003c\/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eSIGNATURE\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003eSize\u003c\/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003e4\/4\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003eSerial number\u003c\/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eG39\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003eTop\u003c\/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eSpruce\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003eBack and neck\u003c\/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eMaple\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003eWarranty\u003c\/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003e6 months\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003eCompany seat\u003c\/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eWernitzgrün near Markneukirchen\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWood of this instrument\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe maple back shows a strong, medium-width and even flame.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe ribs, neck and scroll are clearly flamed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe spruce top has clearly marked, medium-width growth rings.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe photos show exactly this instrument.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eMETROPOL line, quality grade 123 MET\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eSIGNATURE build variant\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eSize 4\/4\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eEbony with Parisian eye\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eGötz Stradivari chin rest with gold-plated screws\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eGötz bridge, German shape\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eMaster fine tuner with gold screw\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eTraditional design\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eSturdy construction\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIn practice\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe model number stands for wood selection and the amount of work put into the white, still unvarnished instrument: graduation of the top, finishing inside and out, choice of tonewood. The higher the number, the more time has gone into the wood and the rounder and more differentiated the sound. 93 and 98 are student instruments, 108 and 110 are for advanced students and committed amateurs, from 120 upwards they are instruments for professionals, and 136 and 140 head towards orchestral instruments.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe letters denote the series: varnish and set-up, that is pegs, end button, sound post, strings, chin rest and adjustment. In a photo you cannot see the difference between a 110 and a 115, but you can see whether it is a Metropol or a Cantonate.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWe varnish exclusively with spirit varnish. The spirit evaporates, resins and pigments remain. Priming, staining, colour coats, intermediate sanding and sealing add up to around fifteen steps; because these are natural varnishes, one coat more or less may be needed until the colour is right.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThis series carries a thin varnish. In our experience an instrument with a thin varnish sounds more open and brighter.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe Metropol is the classic German violin, built the way our workshop has built it for decades.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eIn its own instrument finder the maker places METROPOL as the classic and most chosen line for advancing players.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eSIGNATURE and HERITAGE are two build variants of the same line. HERITAGE is the traditional and sturdier version, SIGNATURE the lighter, modernised one.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eGuide values for string height at the end of the fingerboard: violin around 3.5 mm under the E and 5.0 mm under the G, viola 4.5 to 5.5 and 5.0 to 6.0 mm, cello 5.0 to 6.5 and 5.5 to 7.5 mm.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eIn the first weeks the strings stretch and the bridge creeps towards the fingerboard as you tune. Both need checking; a readjustment after a few weeks is normal.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eHumidity 40 to 50 per cent at around 20 °C, up to 60 per cent unproblematic. Below 40 percent you risk slipping pegs, opening glue joints and cracks.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eAfter playing, take off rosin dust with a microfibre cloth and no pressure. No polish, no tincture, no alcohol on the varnish.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eAfter cold or heat, open the case only after fifteen to thirty minutes. Never leave it in a car, never check it as baggage.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe company is based in Wernitzgrün near Markneukirchen. It has existed since 1884 and is run as a family business in the fourth generation.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eSix months warranty on defective components and workmanship.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSound and physics\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe air in the body vibrates through the f-holes as a Helmholtz resonator (A0), on the 4\/4 violin at around 270 Hz, above the open G string at 196 Hz; it supports above all the notes of the D string. In modal analysis (the measurement of natural vibrations) the principal body resonances of a 4\/4 violin typically lie at:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eA0, Helmholtz air resonance: around 270 Hz\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eCBR, bending mode of the whole body: around 400 Hz\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eB1−, first antisymmetric plate mode: around 450 Hz\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eA1, first higher cavity mode: around 470 Hz\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eB1+, first symmetric plate mode: around 540 Hz\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe sound post under the right foot of the bridge practically doubles the number of modes that contribute to the radiated sound. The bass bar, around 25 cm long on the 4\/4 violin, stiffens the bass side of the top and, together with the arching, carries the string tension. With the Thomastik synthetic sets we stock, the bridge presses on the top with around 8.5 to 9.5 kg.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the 4\/4 violin a spruce top is typically 3.2 to 3.3 mm thick in the centre, 2.5 to 2.7 mm across the bouts and 3.0 mm at the edge; the maple back reaches 4.2 to 4.3 mm in the centre. This distribution of thicknesses (the graduation) sets, together with the arching, the natural frequencies of top and back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 12 % moisture content the spruce top has a density of 380 to 470 kg\/m³ and a modulus of elasticity along the grain of around 10,000 MPa; sound travels along its grain at around 4,800 m\/s. For the top, 8 to 15 growth rings per centimetre is the recommended range.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe F in a grade such as 125F stands for the one-piece back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Metropol has ebony fittings (Diospyros ebenum, a very hard tropical wood) with a Parisian eye on the tailpiece and pegs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIts varnish follows the southern German tradition: a dark brown ground with light red shading that brings out the figure of the spruce top and accentuates the flame of the back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeritage and Signature are two ways of working the same model; from five metres away they are barely distinguishable. The Signature is around 10 to 15 % lighter, above all at the scroll and neck, the inner neck block and the back joint, and so takes weight off the left arm. Its fingerboard is thinner and more gently rounded, while the string spacing stays the same; it has been in steady production since 2019.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eOur experience\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"cagjr-erfahrung\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe deliver every violin set up and tuned, because only then can we play and check it before it leaves us. We deliberately set the string height slightly high, because a bridge is easier to lower than to replace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat lies between two grades is above all time spent on graduation: the higher grade differs from the next one down through longer work thinning the inner surfaces of top and back and through more carefully selected wood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Metropol is our best-selling series: the classic German violin of our house, balanced and of medium volume in our experience. The model chosen most often is the 115 MET. The 112 MET differs from the 110 MET through more time spent graduating top and back, and in our experience it sounds slightly more refined than the 110 MET as a result.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn our experience the Signature responds a little more quickly and sounds a little brighter and lighter than the Heritage, while the Heritage sounds broader and fuller than the Signature. We often recommend the Heritage to players with large hands and a strong build, and the Signature to smaller hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhen another model suits you better\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlayers looking for a warmer, darker basic sound than the Metropol's will find it in the Bohemia: with the darkest varnish in our range and its own construction it sounds deeper and warmer than the Metropol in our experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFrequently asked questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich strings is the violin supplied with?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith Thomastik Dominant, set 135: G 133, D 132, A 131 and E 129SN.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat string tension does the violin carry with Dominant?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe factory set Dominant 135 in medium puts 21.2 kg on the violin in total; through the bridge it presses on the top with around 8.5 kg.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow dry is the wood when the violin is varnished?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBelow 9 % moisture content; that is how dry the wood of our violins is before varnishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich fittings does the Metropol have?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEbony with a Parisian eye on the tailpiece and pegs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cagjr-copyright\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThese texts hold decades of experience and a great deal of heart. They are protected by copyright, C.A. Götz jr. GmbH. Please ask us before any use. Thank you for your appreciation.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Conrad Götz","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59762888409433,"sku":"CG-123MET-S-4_4-G39","price":2215.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0928\/9695\/2665\/files\/CG-123MET-S-4_4-G39_01-Front_totale_0d55a4b4-1dc3-4f73-859d-c5bcf0ea97d3.jpg?v=1791381116","url":"https:\/\/catalog.cagoetzjr.com\/en\/products\/cg-123met-s-4-4-g39","provider":"Instruments \u0026 Accessories – The C.A. Goetz jr. Selection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}