5 string violin
An ultimate 5 String Violin, the Vio-5 - a new concept in 5 string instruments.
Where old meets the very new, developed from an original body shape from Gasparo Da salo (1585 Lira de Braccia), this model was specifically chosen, after proportional reduction, to give the larger body air capacity, while remaining within standard 4/4 violin dimensions for playability.
Available as acoustic or dual Electro acoustic variants
Features include:
Wider bouts and rib height is slanted to give greater body air mass volume at the left side of the instrument to facilitate an improved response and power on the low C and G strings.
Arching heights differ from standard, with a height increase of the bridge to improve the bow clearance across the middle width, enabling a consistently thinner plate to withstand the increased string pressure.
Stouter Bass bar to accommodate increased string pressure, Chladni tuned prior to body assembly to offer the optimum body resonance.
Belly and back plates are tuned in Chladni modes 2 and 5, to give optimum resonance when assembled. Post assembly, a full Frequency spectrum analysis (FFT) reveals where finer tuning can be made.
Fingerboard and nut width designed to offer ease of playing despite the additional string. Fingerboard canted to C string for optimum clearance
Tailpiece designed for optimum weight distribution along the length, whilst the slanting after-string lengths remove likelihood of unwanted “wolf-notes”
Fine-tune, geared pegs fitted, offering fine pitch adjustment and removing unwanted weight off the tailpiece
A choice of electric configurations, but all utilizing a discrete piezo transducer bridge feeding a bespoke chinrest, output via a standard ¼” jack output socket .
(The soundfile below is a Vio-5, strung with D'darrio helicore strings, the first 38 seconds in acoustic mode, player facing the microphone, the remaining piece plugged into a Roland cube, all controls mid-position, amplifier facing the microphone (500mm)).
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Where old meets the very new, developed from an original body shape from Gasparo Da salo (1585 Lira de Braccia), this model was specifically chosen, after proportional reduction, to give the larger body air capacity, while remaining within standard 4/4 violin dimensions for playability.
Available as acoustic or dual Electro acoustic variants
Features include:
Wider bouts and rib height is slanted to give greater body air mass volume at the left side of the instrument to facilitate an improved response and power on the low C and G strings.
Arching heights differ from standard, with a height increase of the bridge to improve the bow clearance across the middle width, enabling a consistently thinner plate to withstand the increased string pressure.
Stouter Bass bar to accommodate increased string pressure, Chladni tuned prior to body assembly to offer the optimum body resonance.
Belly and back plates are tuned in Chladni modes 2 and 5, to give optimum resonance when assembled. Post assembly, a full Frequency spectrum analysis (FFT) reveals where finer tuning can be made.
Fingerboard and nut width designed to offer ease of playing despite the additional string. Fingerboard canted to C string for optimum clearance
Tailpiece designed for optimum weight distribution along the length, whilst the slanting after-string lengths remove likelihood of unwanted “wolf-notes”
Fine-tune, geared pegs fitted, offering fine pitch adjustment and removing unwanted weight off the tailpiece
A choice of electric configurations, but all utilizing a discrete piezo transducer bridge feeding a bespoke chinrest, output via a standard ¼” jack output socket .
(The soundfile below is a Vio-5, strung with D'darrio helicore strings, the first 38 seconds in acoustic mode, player facing the microphone, the remaining piece plugged into a Roland cube, all controls mid-position, amplifier facing the microphone (500mm)).
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