Violin

Find Your Perfection Violin at Music Center of Hawaii

Student Models

When students first begin playing the violin or any string instrument, they must have a well-adjusted, quality instrument. Whether a student is starting on a fractional size instrument such as a 3/4 or 1/16 size violin, the response and tone quality of the instrument should be of a high standard to give the student the best chance for success. All the instruments that we sell are of good quality and are set up by our expert technician who has been trained in the U.S. and Europe to do professional set-ups. This is a unique aspect of our business as we apply professional set-up standards to student instruments. Please check out our pricing below.

*All outfits include the instrument, case, bow, and rosin.

Level	Model	Outfit Price
Student	Bottega Bella (No longer bringing in. Some sizes still available)	$350.00
Student	Bottega Bella Deluxe	$450.00
Student	MCH Romanian Academy	$575.00

Step Up/Intermediate Models

We stock step-up/intermediate models for both fractional and full-size instruments. We have a wide variety of instruments in this price category, primarily instruments from France, Germany, Japan, and China. Generally speaking, these instruments are handmade or hand-graduated, thereby enhancing responsiveness, balance, and tone quality.

We are very fortunate to be supplied with superb step-up instruments from the workshops of award-winning Chinese makers. We have been traveling to China for many years and have established relationships with the best makers. These makers have won numerous gold and silver medals in U.S. and international violin making and bow-making competitions. Their workshops make instruments at different levels. Although all of the instruments and bows are handmade, wood selection and the worker's skill level determines the quality level of the product.

If you are unfamiliar with our Trade-Up policy, please click here. Because our stock is quite varied and always changing at this level it is impractical to show prices. We encourage you to come to your shop to inspect our collection.

Advanced and Professional Models

Our advanced and professional model instruments are handmade by master makers. We have two categories of such instruments, Modern and Old European. Our Modern instruments feature the best quality wood and master-level craftsmanship. We know the master makers and have visited their workshops. Our Old European instruments were handmade in European workshops; we acquired them at auctions and are not otherwise familiar with the makers or seminars.

For the professional and highly advanced students, we feature the work of Marco Imer Piccinotti (you can find more information on Piccinotti by clicking his link in the sidebar). We consider master Piccinotti to be one of the finest contemporary violin makers. He has won numerous awards and teaches at two of Italy's finest violin-making schools. One of our customers used his master model violin to win a very prestigious national competition and gain entry into one of our country's most elite music institutes for a successful audition. A professional customer plays his Piccinotti bottega (workshop) violin in our local symphony orchestra.

Bottega Nuova Line

We feature the work of gold-medal-winning Chinese workshops under our house labels for the professional and highly advanced students. We have visited the workshops, inspected the facilities and wood supplies, and observed the masters' interactions with their employees. The masters were kind enough to show us every step of their instrument and bow-making processes, confirming the award-winning quality of their work. It was particularly noteworthy that their best wood was stored in temperature and humidity-controlled rooms.

Level	Model	Outfit Price
Advanced	Bottega Nuova V (Stradivari Copy)	$1250.00
Advanced	Bottega IV (Stradivari Copy) Temporarily Discontinued	$1350.00
Advanced	Bottega Nuova III (Guarneri Copy)	$1500.00
Professional	Bottega Nuova II (Guarneri Copy) Temporarily Discontinued	$1750.00
Professional	Bottega Nuova I (Stradivari Copy)	$2450.00

Professional Antique and Contemporary Instruments

Our top-level bowed instruments include vintage and modern European & American instruments. We feature contemporary instruments from Benjamin Beers and Erich Schweiger and Italian masters such as Marco Imer Piccinotti. Our vintage instruments and bows are primarily from France, acquired during our numerous trips to Paris and auctions in other parts of France. We have good contacts with critical French authorities and are experts in French instruments and bows.

Strings

MCH stocks several strings from various string manufacturers from around the world. However, we don't stock each of those manufacturers' string models. Please click here for a list of the strings that we stock and some brief descriptions.

Recommended Violin Accessories

Shoulder Rests:

Everest, Kun, Muco in (1/16-1/4, 1/2-3/4 or 4/4)

Mutes:

Performance (1 string fiddle copy, 2 string round)

Rosin We Carry:

AB, Andrea Solo, Bernadel, Hill dark or light, Jade, Millant dark or light, Pirastro Oliv or Goldflex, RDM & Salchow

Music Stand:

Nomad NBS-1103, NBS-1306, NBS-1410

Tuner:

Korg CA2 or Korg TM60 (tuner/metronome), Korg CM300 Clip-On Contact Mic, Korg AW-LT100V Clip-On (violin/viola only), Korg AW-LT100M Orchestral Clip-On Tuner