Description

017N GCV Violin |

Handcrafted European Spruce & Figured Maple   Master Guan Shang Chi Craftsmanship‌

European Spruce Soundboard‌
Crafted from select European spruce, renowned for its bright tonal clarity and dynamic resonance, this soundboard ensures balanced projection across all registers‌12.

‌Figured European Maple Back & Ribs‌
Featuring intricately figured European maple, the backplate and ribs enhance acoustic depth while showcasing natural woodgrain artistry‌ .

‌African Ebony Fingerboard & Tailpiece‌
Precision-carved African ebony fingerboard provides optimal playability, complemented by durable ebony pegs and tailpiece for unified aesthetics‌ .

‌French Aubert #5 Bridge‌
Hand-fitted Aubert #5 bridge meticulously engineered to maximize string vibration transfer and tonal refinement‌

‌American Prelude Strings‌
Equipped with Prelude strings for warm, responsive articulation, ideal for both rehearsal discipline and stage performance‌ .

‌Key Specifications‌

• ‌Top:‌ European Spruce‌
  
• ‌Back/Ribs:‌ Figured European Maple‌3
  
• ‌Fingerboard/Tailpiece:‌ African Ebony‌
  
• ‌Bridge:‌ Aubert #5‌
  
• ‌Strings:‌ Prelude‌
  

Note: All components adhere to professional luthier standards, blending heritage craftsmanship with modern acoustic optimization

Master Luthier

Guan Shang Chi — Leading at Chinese 2ed Generation Violin Maker (same period violin maker like Zhu Mingjiang (died 2014), Scott Cao (Moved to USA) , Lin Haide，Xu Yongcheng，Xu Changcheng，Wu Zuliang ) ,High reputation in the world,Over 40 years for Stringed Making .

Chinese outstanding violin maker, senior instrument designer and senior (violin making) technician in Guangdong Province. He is one of the 18 craftsmen reported by Guangdong Health TV “Technology in the World” column. In his decades of violin making career, Guan Shang-chi has won recognition and recognition from the society by virtue of his devotion to violin making and his help to the employment of ethnic minorities
In 1982, he secured first place in the violin bow category at the Guangzhou Violin Competition‌

In 1990, he was awarded both the gold and silver medals for viola bow craftsmanship at the Canadian International Violin Making Competition‌

In 1992, he claimed the silver medal (with the gold medal position left vacant) for viola tone at the 10th American International Violin Making Competition‌