A bridge can make a HUGE difference, but this violin is totally optimzeed by the maker...or so he says...and I won't interfere with that.
I think I found the "perfect" violin today...when I was trying violins again and recording the results...my bowmaker (
www.arcus-bow.de) who already gave me the violin I played now for the auditions had two new violins from a maker he works with along...and one of them is really really good. I'm taking that for the audition now...and I think I'll buy it as well...it does so many things very well and also has very good projection without being too sharp and without being loud near the ear...
It's also "only" 11000€...
Now I have a questions for all the americans who might be following this...
There are violin-pegs made by the company
www.pegheds.com that are really great (I tried them once ages ago on the carbon violin) and I'd like to have my new violin fitted with them...
They are apparently not available in Europe and my bowmaker says he can't get them but he'll fit them for me if I buy them from the US.
Does anybody of you know where I could order them and have them shipped to Germany?
The company itself does not have an e-shop...
I'd value any hints/links!
Thanks.
Now I'll have to work really hard to catch up on the time I now "wasted" on trying violins and get used to the new one...but I guess I'll manage. News tuesday it the last audition for now...finally...
