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10 ‘Stentor’ is the registered trademark of STENTOR MUSIC CO. LTD. Contents copyright of STENTOR MUSIC CO. LTD MESSINA, ELYSIA AND ARCADIA VIOLINS AND VIOLAS Superb handcrafted instruments, carved from selected and figured tonewoods and ideal for the advanced student  or  young  professional.  These  instruments  are  made  in  specialist  hand  workshops  within  the Stentor  factory,  where  the  most  skilled  individual  workers  produce  under  the  close  supervision  of  a master  maker.  This  process  produces  fine  instruments  with  their  own  unique  characteristics.  It  is  a traditional luthier's environment which would be familiar to makers throughout the centuries. Stentor Messina Violins and Violas 1865 'The Messina' violin 4/4, 3/4 1/2, 1/4 sizes 1866 'The Messina' viola 15", 15½", 16", 16½"sizes Selected front, figured maple back, ribs and neck Hand applied traditional varnish Ebony fingerboard and pegs Individually set up in the UK Fitted with professional quality Pirastro* strings Messina Outfits 1865/O  Violin outfit, 1865 Messina violin, with oblong case and pernambuco bow 4/4, 3/4 sizes 1/2, 1/4 sizes 1866/O   Viola outfit, 1866 Messina viola, with oblong case and pernambuco bow 15", 15½", 16", 16½"sizes Limited quantities available 1865/1866 1875/1876 * Subject to availability
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