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Violins | String Instruments
EDGAR E. RUSS
Edgar E. Russ was born in Austria in 1966. At a very young age he developed a strong passion for making musical instruments. In 1984 he moved to Italy to attend the “Antonio Stradivari” Violinmaking School of Cremona. A er four years under Maestro Bergonzi′s supervision, he graduated in 1989. To complete his professional training and his continual
research in the field of acoustics, he decided to travel to the United States, where he worked in several workshops and furthered his knowledge beyond the traditional cremonese method of violin making.
In 1990 Edgar Russ opened his first workshop in Cremona in Via Plasio 7. His instruments are played by world best known important musicians, professors and teachers in most prestigious orchestras, chamber music groups and quartets, and have been used by soloists in CD recordings.
He is well known for his set up and sound adjustments. He participates annually in various important exhibitions and Music fairs including Tokyo Music Fair, Mondomusica in Cremona - Italy, Cremona Exhibitions in USA, Frankfurter Musikmesse in Germany and Music China in Shanghai. He has been invited to present in numerous TV appearances for violinmaking demonstrations, locally in Italy (Rai), in the USA (Fox, ABC and CNN).
Edgar is the co-author of a book in German language entitled “Die Violine-Instrument, Geschichte, Bau”, written together with Thomas Oberhauser in 1994.
Edgar's increasing reputation on cra smanship and remarkable acoustic qualities has boast the high demand among private collectors and musicians from all over the world including Australia, Austria, Canada, England, France, Germany, Holland, Japan, Korea, Norway, Switzerland, United States and of course Italy.
MADE IN ITALY
PDV-1000 $1,798.00 List $4,495.95
LEOPOLD MOZART VIOLIN
The Leopold Mozart Violin is made of Stradivari woods from Bulgaria. This wood was cut
in 1998. The wood when fresh is cut directly on Violin and dried on sets, not logs. The spirit golden-brown hand-varnish is a formula that uses a combination of balsams with natural oils. Violin comes with Aubert french bridge and Corelli Crystal Strings. Size 4/4
LMV-1 $850.00 List $1999.95 Also available in Guarneri Style LMV-G
MADE IN BULGARIA
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