{"product_id":"cg-140ca-s-4-4-f32","title":"CANTONATE Violin #140 CA-S Unique Piece F32, CG-140CA-S-4_4-F32","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"border:1px solid #b8860b;padding:10px;margin-bottom:14px\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGötz Violin Gallery \/\/ Unique piece F32\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou are buying exactly the violin shown. All photos show this instrument with serial number F32, 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\/cg-140ca-s-4-4\"\u003eGo to the main listing of this model\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eViolin from the CANTONATE line by Conrad Götz, quality grade 140 CA, in the SIGNATURE build variant, size 4\/4. CANTONATE is the premium line of the house with boxwood fittings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e18 to 20 hand-applied coats, light ground with reddish-yellow main coats, high gloss\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\u003eCANTONATE\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003eQuality grade\u003c\/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003e140 CA\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\u003eF32\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\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003eItem number\u003c\/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eCG-140CA-S-4_4\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 narrow, very even flame that runs almost horizontally and mirrors at the centre joint.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe neck and scroll are flamed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe spruce top has fine, even 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\u003eCANTONATE line, quality grade 140 CA\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eSIGNATURE build variant\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eSize 4\/4\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eComplete fittings in boxwood\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003ePegs in fully worked heart shape\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eGuarneri chin rest with titanium screws\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eHardened Götz bridge, German shape\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eBoxwood Hill tailpiece with gold fine tuner\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eTen to fifteen percent lighter than the Heritage version\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eOptimised weight distribution\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eSlimmer fingerboard design\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eModernised scroll and f-hole design\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 slightly thicker varnish, matched to the finely worked top. In our experience it takes the edge off the overtones and makes the sound rounder.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe Cantonate is brighter in sound and more finely made, with a thinner worked top; an instrument with a character of its own that heads towards orchestral playing.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eBoxwood throughout the fittings and eighteen to twenty hand-applied coats are the effort this line stands for.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eSIGNATURE and HERITAGE are two build variants of the same line. SIGNATURE is the lighter, modernised version, HERITAGE the traditional and sturdier 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 Cantonate is fitted in boxwood, with heart-shaped pegs and a chin rest with titanium screws. At 4,510 kg\/m³ titanium weighs little more than half as much as steel at 7,800 to 8,000 kg\/m³, and it is outstandingly resistant to corrosion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIts varnish is a hand-built layered finish with a reddish-yellow ground and a high gloss. On the Cantonate and Golden State we apply the varnish with a cloth rather than a brush; this takes more time and gives a noticeably finer varnish than brushing.\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 Cantonate is designed for orchestral players; in our experience it sounds broad and balanced and is tonally mature in the high positions. The 125F with its one-piece back comes very close to the 136 CA in sound. With its longer work on graduation, the 140 CA is among the most frequently chosen models in the series.\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 who prefer the same quality of wood with ebony fittings and a light yellow high-gloss varnish will find it in the Golden State.\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\u003eWhat is the difference between Cantonate and Golden State?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnly fittings and varnish: the Cantonate has boxwood and a reddish-yellow varnish, the Golden State ebony and a light yellow varnish.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cagjr-copyright\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThese texts hold decades of experience and a great deal of heart. 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