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Crowthers Commitment to quality: We believe that all musicians, from beginner to professional, deserve to play on instruments of the highest quality, correctly set-up and properly maintained.  Every instrument purchased from Crowthers is professionally set-up by a highly experienced technician in our workshop, and on all new instruments we offer a six month check-over service free of charge.
  
       
  Violins
    
    Primavera Outfit
An excellent student instrument which includes wooden bow and metal alloy tailpiece. Supplied in a lightweight case.
Sizes available 4/4 -1/16. Suitable for grades I - IV
Optional upgrade to Thomastik dominant strings add £35.00		 £75  
    Prima 200 Outfit
Features ebony fingerboard and pegs with half mounted ebony frog. Supplied with wooden bow and in lightweight case.
Sizes available 4/4 -1/8. Suitable for grades I - V
Optional upgrade to Thomastik dominant strings add £35.00		 £115  
    Stentor 1 Outfit
Entry level outfit offering hand carved instrument with rosewood fingerboard and pegs, metal tailpiece and including wooden bow and lightweight case.
Sizes available 4/4 -1/16. Suitable for grades I - III
Optional upgrade to Thomastik dominant strings add £35.00		 £75  
    Stentor 2 Outfit
Higher grade outfit. Instrument made from selected tonewoods with ebony fingerboard and pegs and metal tailpiece. Includes strong wooden bow with ebony frog and natural horsehair, and a deluxe lightweight violin case.
Sizes available 4/4 -1/16.
Optional upgrade to Thomastik dominant strings add £35.00		 £115  
    Stentor Conservatoire
Outfit Hand carved from figured tonewoods. Ebony fingerboard and pegs and metal tailpiece. Good full mounted wood bow with ebony rog and natural hair. Deluxe oblong lightweight case or deluxe shaped hardshell case.
Sizes available 4/4 -1/4. Suitable for the progressing student.
Optional upgrade to Thomastik dominant strings add £30.00		 £175  
    Stentor Messina*
Individually crafted and hand varnished instrument with selected front and figured maple back, ribs and neck. Ebony fittings throughout. Fitted with Pirastro strings or equivalent.
Sizes available 4/4 -1/4. Suitable for the progressing student.		 £295  
    Stentor Arcadia*
Superb handcrafted instrument with selected front and highly figured maple back, ribs and neck. Brushed hand varnish, ebony fittings. Fitted with Pirastro strings or equivalent.
Available in 4/4 size only. 		£350  
    Paesold 803*
European naturally aged tone wood, solid carved, medium flamed maple and spruce with genuine purfling. Solid ebony fingerboard and pegs. Tailpiece with integral adjustors. 		£650  
    Sinfonica*
Hand made and hand varnished violin. Flamed maple back with matching ribs and scroll; the table made in fine even- grained spruce. Varnished in reddish brown colour.
Available in 4/4 size only.		 £675  
    Concert Master*
Individually made workshop instrument under expert control of a Cremona. Made from indigenous Chinese maple which produces spectacular flaming. Varnish subtly shaded with Elm pegs.
Available in 4/4 size only.		 £1095  
    Paesold Concert*
Hand crafted from European naturally aged model tone wood and hand varnished with soft spirit in the old tradition.
Available in 4/4 size only.		 £1460  
    Yamaha SV-120*
Silent violin
Available in 4/4 size only.		 £499 £399  
    Yamaha SV-200*
"Concert Select" Silent violin
Available in 4/4 size only.		 £849 £699  
    Yamaha EV-204*
Electric 4 string violin.
Available in 4/4 size only.		 £999 £849  
    Yamaha EV-205*
Electric 5 string violin.
Available in 4/4 size only.		 £1099 £935  
       
  Violas
    
    Stentor 1 Outfit
Entry level outfit offering hand carved instrument with rosewood fingerboard and pegs, metal tailpiece and including wooden bow and lightweight case.
Sizes available 12", 13", 14", 15", 15.5", 16". Suitable for grades I - III		 £150  
    Stentor 2 Outfit
Higher grade outfit. Instrument made from selected tonewoods with ebony fingerboard and pegs and metal tailpiece. Includesstrong wooden bow with ebony frog and natural horsehair, and a deluxe lightweight case.
Sizes available 12", 13", 14", 15", 15.5", 16".		 £165  
    Stentor Messina*
Stentor Individually crafted and hand varnished instrument with selected front and figured maple back, ribs and neck. Ebony fittings throughout. Fitted with Pirastro strings or equivalent.
Sizes available 15", 15.5", 16".		 £350  
    Stentor Arcadia*
Superb handcrafted instrument with selected front and highly figured maple back, ribs and neck. Brushed hand varnish, ebony fittings. Fitted with Pirastro strings or equivalent.
Sizes available 15", 15.5", 16".		 £495  
    Paesold 703-VA-HV*
Solid carved maple & spruce, ebony pegs, hand varnished.		 £895  
   

Yamaha SVV-200*
Silent viola
Available in 4/4 size only.

 £1149 £975  
       
  Celli
    
    Stentor 2 Outfit
Higher grade outfit. Instrument made from selected tonewoods with ebony fingerboard and pegs and metal tailpiece. Includes strong wooden bow with ebony frog and natural horsehair, and a padded cover.
Sizes available 4/4 - 1/10. Suitable for grades I - II.
£425  
    Prima 200 Outfit
Features ebony fingerboard and pegs with half mounted ebony frog and quality endpin construction. Supplied with wooden bow and in rucksack style thick padded cover.
Sizes available 4/4 - 1/8. Suitable for grades I - VI
£539  
    Stentor Messina*
Individually crafted and hand varnished instrument with selected front and figured maple back, ribs and neck. Ebony fittings throughout.
Sizes available 4/4 - 1/4.
£795  
    Westbury Cello Outfit
Handmade and finished workshop cello with two piece back in figured maple, spruce with inlaid purfling. Features ebony fingerboard & fitted pegs, metal alloy tailpiece, maple bridge & sound post. Includes Concertante cello bow and thick padded cover.
Sizes available 4/4 & 3/4.
£1150  
    Stentor Arcadia*
Superb handcrafted instrument with selected front and highly figured maple back, ribs and neck. Brushed hand varnish, ebony fittings. Fitted with Pirastro strings or equivalent.
Sizes available 4/4 - 1/2.
£1295  
    Paesold 602*
Solid maple & spruce, ebony fingerboard & pegs		 £1425  
   

Yamaha SVC-100*
Silent cello
Available in 4/4 size only.

 £1349 £1120  
   

Yamaha SVC-200*
Silent cello
Available in 4/4 size only.

 £1749 £1485  
         
  All prices include setting up of instrument
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