Violins available in 4/4, 3/4, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8 sizes.
Viola sizes 12", 13", 14", 15", 15.5", 16", 16.5".
Outfits available in all sizes except 1/8 violin.
All prices INCLUDE shipping.

Well-flamed neck, back, and sides. This instrument's quality is much higher than is common for products of such grade. Its smart chestnut-brown varnish is lightly shaded with accessories made from selected and finely polished ebony decorated with a Parisian eye. The SPOHR Model is fitted with Thomastik Dominant strings and an Aubert bridge with v-shaped ebony insert. In addition, it features a beautifully flamed back, sides, neck; and a select and resonant spruce top. The varnish of the instrument looks and feels "warmer" and less like a workshop instrument. Stradivari pattern. (Made in the Czech Republic with German materials).

Spohr Violin: $419.00
Spohr Violin Outfit (includes A. Saldo brazilwood bow/round, model 1112, with full/nickel mounted ebony frog, pearl slide, Parisian eye, three-part button; shaped case; rosin): $619.00

Spohr Viola (12", 13", 14"): $419.00
Spohr Viola (15", 15.5", 16", 16.5"): $463.00
Spohr Viola Outfit: $699.00

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The German violinist/composer, LOUIS (LUDWIG) SPOHR was born in 1784 and died in 1859. Some call him the opposite of Paganini because he viewed technique as a means to an end rather than an end in itself. Paganini called Spohr the greatest singer on his instrument, while Spohr was critical of Paganini.

Spohr was literally the inventor of modern conducting, being the first to use a baton rather than conducting from the keyboard or with a bow. He was known for his "on the string" bowings, artful division of bow, and tone control. He rejected artificial harmonics and employed a small amount of vibrato, which he could accelerate during a crescendo. He perfected the "on the string" staccato and emphasized the practice of chromatic scales.

Spohr wrote 15 violin concertos (as well as two concertos for two violins), which form a link between Beethoven and Mendelssohn's important concertos. The 8th is his most frequently performed today. He wrote a great deal of chamber music for strings, including important duets for violin and works for violin and harp, written for himself and his wife. His nine symphonies are unfortunately rarely performed outside of Germany today.

Spohr was opposed to free or improvised ornamentation of melodic lines. He published his Violinschule (Violin School) method in 1831 and taught hundreds of orchestral students. Ludwig Spohr can also be credited with developing the modern chin rest.