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 5 String Violins I am now offering professional quality acoustic 5 string violins. My 5 string is modeled after a four string Stradivari model that I have been building that has had a very big G string. I have taken that model and deepened the ribs approx. 3mm and widened the neck slightly to accommodate the extra string. The result is a normal full size violin feel with a C string that is balanced with the other strings. My 5 string violins have a distinctive violin tone rather than viola tone. Listen to samples of 5 strings! 5 string violin #84 Courtesy of Gilles Rullmann. 5 String violin #89 Courtesy of Chris Kokesh Please contact me for availability and photos of current instruments. Starting at $8k.  jon@proviolins.com ©1999 - 2011 Franke Violin Studios |
