Bay Fine Strings

A powerfully focused, beautiful, rich, dark, sounding 16 3/4" viola available by Otto Erdesz (1917-2000). He was a prolific Hungarian maker with thousands of instruments to his name. His life was that of a immigrating journeyman; born in Hungary, Israel for love, moved to Toronto for the wood, and then on to New York. Dubbed the Viola King he was known for violas, developed the famous cut away viola, among other instruments built on original ideas inspired by Brescian ideas... and Guarneri. https://www.bayfinestrings.com//otto-erdesz-viola-16-3-4-1 This viola is a very fine and typical example in excellent condition, from the 1980s, big and bold. LOB 422mm, UB 20.3cm, MB 14.7cm, LB 26.35cm, string length 84cm. @theviolinmerchant #ottoerdesz #hungarianmaker #violaking #likeacello #violacellopower #musttry #canyoumanage #violashopping #powerhousesound #behemoth #brescianstyle

An incredible gold mounted violin bow from a materials, craftsmanship, playability standpoint by 3 time vsa gold medal winner, Randy Steenburgen of California (1949-2016). Perhaps the finest, straightest, most compact grain of complex variation we've come across. Mint condition, original owner bought from the maker, and stowed it away for over 2 decades to only play sparingly. 60.2 grams. Available for sale at Bay Fine Strings. @theviolinmerchant #randysteenburgen #goldmedal #vsagoldmedalwinner #localmaker #finecraftsmanship #finestworkmanship #amarveltobehold #collectorsitem #perfectsymmetry #violin #americanbow

Brotherly love! Two Fine Contemporary Italian Violins by the Varazzani Brothers, Andrea & Giovanni. The violin on the left was recently made April 2021 by Giovanni inspired by the Guarneri Kemp model with the guidance of his brother, while the 2019 violin on the right is by Andrea is modeled after the Ysaÿe Guarneri. Offered for sale at Bay Fine Strings. @theviolinmerchant @varazzaniviolin #andreavarazzani #giovannivarazzani #kemp #ysaÿe #guarnerimodel #guarneridelgesu #contemporaryviolinmaking #contemporaryitalianviolins #dedicationtoquality #violinbrothers #cremoneseviolin #madeincremona #madeinitaly #cremona

An octagonal violin bow masterpiece inspired by the best of the late 19th and early 20th century styles cultivated by a lifetime of work by renowned French bowmaker and teacher, Stéphane Thomachot @sthombow. @theviolinmerchant #stephanethomachot #thebowmakers #bowguru #cucuron #cucuronfrance #bestofthe20thcentury #bestofthe21stcentury #wonderfulplaying #wonderfulcharacter #maitredart #maitredartfrançais #maîtredart #milleurouvrierdefrance

Dear Friends and String Community! The AFM Local 6 (American Federation of Musicians) Union will be hosting and sponsoring a free public instrument set-up workshop I'll be presenting this Monday May 3rd via Zoom at 6pm with Q&A afterwards. Log onto zoom app and join meeting ID 82025053200... I'll be discussing the new String Bean, talking about response of various metal tuners, various wood for fittings, endpins, tailguts, bridge design, chinrests, shoulder rests, string choices, etc, then opening up the meeting for discussion. I'll be happy to see you there! @theviolinmerchant @afm_union @afmlocal6 #freeworkshop #instrumentsetup #ergonomics #ergonomicsolutions #freedomtoplay #optimizeyoursound #findyourtone #violin #viola #cello

I'd like to share an insightful and meaningful docu-video series that I direct, film, record music, edit, and produce called Meet the Maker. Ep4 features my fri...end, bowmaker Ulf Johansson. In the 15 minute video we discuss Ulf's diverse background, the FX Tourte project and his personal models, life in Sweden, and what to look for in bows. I hope you gain some inspiration and insight into his great work, and the fascinating world of bow lore. You can visit www.bayfinestrings.com for more information, and the official channel of the series is here https://youtube.com/playlist @theviolinmerchant @ulfjohanssonbowmaker #ulfjohansson #sweden #swedishmaker #swedishbow #espey #hkschmidt #harlösa #fxtourte #tourtecopy #meetthemaker #bowshopping #nicefeel #perfectcamber #perfectbalance #alwayslearningmore #telemann #georgphilliptelemann