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REFERENCE GUIDE TO VIOLIN OUTFITS |
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Violin Outfit
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Outfit Price
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Violin Wood
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Finish
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Bow
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Case
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Strings and Accessories
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Location made
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Warranty
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Company Contact
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Stentor Music Co. Ltd.
Conservatoire
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$299
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Top: carved tonewoods
Back: two-piece carved tonewoods
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Lacquered varnish
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Brazilwood
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Stentor deluxe oblong suspension case
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Chinese-made flexible core strings; rosin
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China
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One year
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Selmer Co. Inc.;
PO Box 310, Elkhart, Indiana 46515-0310; www.stentor-music.com
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Saga Musical Instruments
Cremona SV-220
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$395
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Top: carved solid spruce
Back: flamed carved maple
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French polish
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J. La Salle LB-14 brazilwood
horsehair
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Deluxe Travelite TL-35 oblong suspension case
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Factory strings
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China
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One year
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PO Box 2841, South San Francisco, CA 94080; (650)
588-5558; saga.music@juno.com
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Wm. Lewis & Son
Orchestra model WL80E
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$705
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Top: carved spruce
Back: two-piece maple
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Shaded nitro finish
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Glasser fiberglass synthetic hair
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Model 5117 thermoplastic shaped case
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Lewis Chromosteel (1200L)
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Romania
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One year
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PO Box 310, Elkhart, IN 46515; (219) 522-1675; www.selmer.com
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StringWorks
Artist Violin
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$810
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Top: carved spruce
Back: two-piece carved maple
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Lacquered varnish, brushed coloring, hand-rubbed finish
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Joh. Krausch , pernambuco
horsehair.
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StringWorks Deluxe oblong case, hygrometer
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D’Addario Pro-Arte; light rosin
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Germany
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14-day trial policy
plus one year
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(920) 830-0928, Toll-Free: (888) 624-61; fax: (920)
830-2206 www.stringworks.com
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Horn & Son
Theo Kreutz
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$825
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Top: carved spruce
Back: two-piece maple
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Spirit varnish
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Fiberglass
Horsehair
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Shaped case
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Super Sensitive
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China
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None
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2570 Superior Ave., Cleveland, OH 44114: (800) 727-4676; 2570
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Angel
CA01AT
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$1,200
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Top: carved spruce
Back: two-piece carved maple
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Brushed varnish
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Brazilwood
Horsehair
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Oblong suspension case, hygrometer
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Thomastik Dominant
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China
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See dealer
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200 South 3rd Ave., Arcadia, CA 91006; (626) 447-8986
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Casa Del Sol (Johnson String Instruments)
Albert Lee, 2000
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$1,200
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Top: carved spruce
Back: two-piece carved maple
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Spirit varnish
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Joh. Schneider pernambuco
Horsehair
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Bobelock oblong suspension case
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Thomastik Dominant G, D, and A; Pirastro Wondertone Gold E
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China
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One year
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(617) 964-0954; fax: (617) 527-2684; www.johnsonstring.com
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Eastman Strings
Andreas Eastman VL305ST
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$1,256
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Top: carved spruce
Back: one- or two-piece maple
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Brushed varnish
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Eastman pernambuco
Horsehair
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Eastman oblong suspension case
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Thomastik Dominant
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China
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Limited lifetime
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22525 Gateway Center Drive
Clarksburg, MD 20871
(800) 624-0270
www.eastmansrtings.com
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Meisel
Mittenwald Model A
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$1,295
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Top: carved spruce
Back: two-piece carved maple
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Brushed oil varnish
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Glasser fiberglass
horsehair
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Meisel 1910DX deluxe oblong suspension case, hygrometer.
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D’Addario Pro Arte or Thomastik Dominant; rosin
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Romania
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Limited lifetime
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PO Box 90, Springfield, NJ 07081-0090; (973) 379-5000;
www.meiselmusic.com
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Scherl & Roth
R301E4L
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$1,305
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Top: carved spruce
Back: two-piece flamed maple
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Spirit varnish
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Brazilwood
Horsehair
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Scherl & Roth Legend oblong suspension case
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Thomastik Dominant (other strings sets available on request); rosin,
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Germany
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One year
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P.O. Box 727-1000 Industrial Parkway, Elkhart, IN
46516; (219) 295-0079; fax: (219) 295-8613; www.untiedmusical.com
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Shar Music Co.
OF 500
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$1,370
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Top: carved spruce
Back: two-piece maple
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Brushed varnish
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R.A. Meinel pernambuco
Horsehair
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Heritage IV oblong suspension case, hygrometer
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Corelli Crystal; Rosin
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Germany
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60-day money back
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2465 South Industrial Highway, Ann Arbor, MI 48104;
(800) 248-SHAR; www.sharmusic.com
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Woodwind & Brasswind
Karl Willhelm 2000
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$1,377
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Top: carved spruce
Back: two-piece maple
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Spirit varnish
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Londoner One star
Pernambuco
horsehair
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Bellafina 500 oblong suspension case.
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Thomastik Dominant
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Romania
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One year
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4004 Technology Dr., South Bend, IN 46628; (219) 251-3500;
www.discountstrings.com
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Potter’s Violin
Caprice
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$1,450
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Top: carved spruce
Back: two- or one-piece carved flamed maple
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Brushed spirit varnish, French polish
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J. LaSalle pernambuco or Coda Aspire
Horsehair
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Meisel Ultra-light case or Bobelock oblong suspension case
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Thomastik Dominant A, D, and G; Pirastro Gold Label E; Rosin, polish
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China
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Lifetime warranty (original owner only)
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4706 Highland Ave., Bethseda, MD 20814; (301) 652-7070;
www.pottersviolins.com
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Knilling
30GM
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$1,495
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Top: carved Bavarian spruce
Back: carved two-piece European maple
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Brushed spirit varnish
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K. Mueller Pernambuco
horsehair
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Embassy Designer suspension oblong case
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Thomastik Dominant
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Czech Republic
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One year
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1400 Ferguson Ave., St. Louis, MO 63133; (800) 727-4512;
www.stlouismusic.com
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Mark Edwards Violins
HC602
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$1,495
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Top: carved spruce
Back: one-piece flamed maple
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Brushed varnish
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Mark Edwards Pernambuco
horsehair
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Bobelock oblong suspension case
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Infeld Red or Thomastik Dominant; rosin
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China
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No time limit on materials and workmanship
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9706 Fairground Rd., Louisville, KY 40291; (502) 239-2423;
www.markedwardsviolins.com
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JR Music
Enesco
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$1,499
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Top: carved spruce
Back: one- or two-piece maple
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Brushed oil varnish
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Jean Tabaray carbon-fiber
horsehair
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Oblong suspension case
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Thomastik Dominant
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Romania
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No time limit on materials and workmanship
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93 Hazel Street, PO Box 216, Woonsocket, RI 02895; (800) 359-9351
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Scott Cao Violins
STV-850
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$1,499
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Top: carved Carpathian spruce
Back: one- or two-piece carved Carpathian maple
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Brushed oil varnish
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Scott Cao workshop
Pernambuco
Horsehair
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Scott Cao oblong suspension case, hygrometer
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Thomastik Dominant
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China
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One year
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1860S. Winchester Blvd., Campbell, CA 95008; (408) 378-3665.
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Heinrich Gill
Outfit no. 54
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$1,500
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Top: European spruce
Back: two-piece flamed maple
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Spirit varnish
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Brazilwood
Horsehair
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Bobelock oblong suspension case, no. 1001
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Thomastik Dominant
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Germany
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Lifetime warranty
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Postfach 25, D-91088 Bubenreuth, Germany; (49) 91
31 89 65 0; www.gill.de
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Company
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Outfit Price
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Violin Top Wood
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Bow
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Case
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Strings
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Location made
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Warranty
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Company Contact
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