2026 GRADUATION SALE: STRING INSTRUMENTS & BOWS
A Great Violin Pays You Back Forever.
Why wait years to own the violin you deserve today? Instruments of true quality have always held their value. In a market where everything costs more, a fine violin or bow is one of the few purchases that actually makes financial sense. And with 0% interest financing, you lock in your instrument today before prices climb further.
Because waiting has a cost too. Every month without the right instrument is another month of compromised tone, limited growth, and unrealized potential. The bow that transforms your playing or the violin that finally matches your level — that is not a luxury. That is a necessity you have been postponing.
Because 60 months changes everything. What feels out of reach today becomes completely manageable when spread across up to 60 months — on instruments from $1,500 to $25,000. No surprises. Just the freedom to own what you deserve, starting now.
We offer both in-house and third-party financing. In-house, you'll find a simple process through phone and email to get it all set up. We offer low-interest loans on purchases up to $10k.
And through our third-party partner, United Midwest Savings Bank, you'll have access to longer-term loans at low interest rates with a minimal down payment.
So the real question is — what is waiting actually costing you?
Instrument & Bow Home Trial Program
Finding the right instrument or bow is a deeply personal journey — which is why we bring the experience to you. Select up to three instruments or bows (valued at $500+) from our collection, and we'll ship them directly to your home for a two-week trial.
Our trial program is designed to give you the time you need to feel the balance, test the responsiveness, and hear the unique voice of each instrument/bow before you make a decision. With our at-home trial, you can truly discover the difference an instrument/bow can make to your playing.
FEATURED INSTRUMENTS & BOWS
• Ebony pegs, Guarneri chinrest and tailpiece with Wittner single fine tuner and Aubert 7 bridge
• Thomastik Dominant strings
• Professional quality hand-applied spirit and oil mixed varnish with no antiquing, shaded with a blended color pattern
• Fully hand-carved highly figured Grade AA seasoned Chinese spruce top and Burled maple back that have been dried for 4-5 years
• Advanced student Stradivarius graduation pattern
MLS530
Size: 4/4
• Ebony pegs, Guarneri chinrest and tailpiece with Wittner single fine tuner and Aubert 7 bridge
• Thomastik Dominant strings
• Professional quality hand-applied spirit and oil mixed varnish, shaded with a blended color pattern
• Fully hand-carved with attractive decorative inlays
• Premium advanced student Guarneri graduation pattern
MLS540
Size: 4/4
Exclusive Pricing For Online Store. No Rental Credits Can Be Used Towards Online Purchases.
Each Premier Upgrade Instrument Includes:
Evah Pirazzi Strings On Violin and Viola/ Larsen A&D and Spirocore Tungsten G&C on Cello
Wittner Pegs
Professional Tonal Adjustment
Rudoulf Doetsch instruments are handcrafted by Eastman’s master luthiers and are hailed by teachers and performers as some of America's best German tonewood instruments. They feature a highly select spruce top with maple back, sides, and scrolls, and a hand-applied antique-style, multi-layer spirit varnish. The result is an instrument that is professional in both appearance and sound.
Note: It takes approximately 7 to 14 working days to ship consignment products depending on the type, location, and shipping considerations.
Bench Copy of 1725 Stradivarius
Experience the unmatched beauty and craftsmanship of the Duke of Cambridge Bench Copy 1725 Violin, a masterfully crafted instrument designed for professional musicians seeking precision, resonance, and tonal brilliance.
Key Features:
Authentic Stradivarius Pattern: Built using a professional Stradivarius graduation pattern, this violin produces a bright, full-bodied sound that will elevate your performance, whether in solo or ensemble settings.
Thomastik Dominant Strings: Known for their excellent balance and reliability, the Thomastik Dominant strings provide a warm, focused sound with quick response.
Exquisite Varnish: The master-level, hand-applied oil varnish features a simulated authentic antique style, adding a timeless, refined appearance to the instrument.
Hand-Carved, AAA-Grade Tonewoods: Featuring a fully hand-carved Russian spruce top and highly figured maple back, both carefully dried for over five years, these tonewoods offer exceptional resonance and tonal depth that improve over time.
Perfect for advanced players, professional musicians, and collectors alike, this violin embodies the spirit and sound of the legendary Stradivarius instruments, providing a rich, clear tone and superior playability. Whether performing on stage or in the studio, it’s the ideal companion for musicians who demand excellence.
Does not include case or bow.
Part of Eastman Strings Professional series, this exceptional German tonewood instrument is one of the world’s most popular instrument in its class. With a deep resonant sound that responds with fluid harmonics and perfect balance across the strings, this instrument performs for auditions, advanced study and professional performance. Multi-layered spirit varnish expresses old-world antique charm to match the old-world wood and craft behind it.
Exceptionally Set Up
Finished in multi-layer spirit varnish, antiqued
Ebony fittings: pegs, fingerboard, chinrest, nut and saddle
Wittner Tailpiece with integrated tuners
All European tonewood
Set up with Dominant or Evah strings
Despiau or Aubert French Bridges
4/4 - 1/8 (7/8 included)
V. Richelieu violins are 100% made in Vermont. Hand-split spruce tonewood is imported from Italy and Switzerland; maple comes to us from Bosnia. Together, these woods form a violin of unique distinction offering fine instrument quality at very affordable prices.
Each instrument is hand-graduated by our senior luthiers. The oil-based varnish is hand painted by an accomplished oil portrait artist. Each instrument is unique, but each offers a tonal quality perfect for the advancing student, conservatory student or professional player.
V. Richelieu viola are 100% made in Vermont. Hand-split spruce tonewood is imported from Italy and Switzerland; maple comes to us from Bosnia. Together, these woods form a viola of unique distinction offering fine instrument quality at very affordable prices.Our child-sized violas are true violas: modeled after a 16” model, scaled down for children. Finally, a fractional viola that actually sounds like a viola! Most small violas are modeled after violins, and the resulting instruments never perform…our V. Richelieu violas sing with the resonance a viola is meant to have: from the soaring highs of the A string to the haunting lows of the C.Each instrument is hand-graduated by our senior luthiers. The oil-based varnish is hand painted by an accomplished oil portrait artist. Each instrument is unique, but each offers a tonal quality perfect for the advancing student, conservatory student or professional player.
We were delighted to discover the Scala Corta cello, designed by Stephanie Voss as the perfect answer to a frequent problem: how can a small person play an instrument as large as a cello. We frequently heard of players suffering from aches and pains as they struggled to negotiate the traditional string length of a full-scale cello.
Offering a 7/8 cello is helpful, but often they have more limited tones as the body size is reduced. The Scala Corta offers a shortened string length on a body of a full-scale cello! The smaller neck, reinforced with a carbon-fiber truss rod offers a perfect solution. Smaller hands can easily negotiate the shortened string length yet the sound is full and robust!
Not just for smaller players, those suffering from arthritis, the Scala Corta has also been a godsend: with less finger-stretching, the hands are under far less stress.
To fully accommodate the shortened string length, the peg box has also been redesigned to allow more room, pushing the C-peg higher up and further away from the hand at rest in first position.
And, to top it off, Tonareli Cases has designed a lightweight, carbon-fiber case that perfectly fits the Scala Corta — included in the price!
On par with the finest wooden bows, the P6 pulls a full, rich and warm sound with a beautiful range of overtones. In combination with its perfect playing properties, clean articulation and superior projection you can easily reach your audience in perfect style.
Outfit - 935 Silver
Stick- Round/Octagonal
Weight - ca. 52 Gram
Frog - Beautiful Snakewood
The S5 combines great ideal characteristics with a big and beautiful sound in a price range where you mostly find bows with some serious shortcomings. Their brilliant sound, agility and power makes them not only suitable for classical players with rather warm sounding instruments but also a favourite among jazz and folk players.
Outfit - 935 Silver
Stick- Round/Octagonal
Weight - ca. 49 Gram
Frog - Beautiful Snakewood
Think of the best features of every bow you have ever played. Combine these and then ad anything you might ever have wished for: This is the recipe for the M7. You will find yourself uniquely empowered in every concert situation and while practicing the most difficult pieces.
Outfit - 935 Silver
Stick- Round
Weight - ca. 51 Gram
Frog - Beautiful Snakewood
The S7 is where the Arcus bows are in a world of their own. No traditional bow can match its sound and play, offering an almost unfair advantage if you use it in a competition or audition. But even if you play only at home or in a private chamber music group you will love it for its easy handling, its comfort and its amazing sound.
Outfit - 935 Silver
Stick- Round/Octagonal
Weight - ca. 49 Gram
Frog - Beautiful Snakewood
The look and feel of the T5 is one of great elegance. Its workmanship and sound is on the level of wooden bows that may cost several times as much. Still, it provides the superior comfort, durability, power and speed that only an Arcus bow can offer.
Outfit - 935 Silver
Stick- Round
Weight - ca. 51 Gram
Frog - Beautiful Snakewood
Maybe the T5 will be the bow that finally solves some of the mysteries of issues you have endured by playing with wooden bows or low-tech carbon bows. Now you can play with the ease of a violin bow and the strength of a cello bow. It jumps just the way you want but also sits perfectly on the strings both in pianissimo and fortissimo. Its sound is warm with plenty of brilliance, matching bows that may cost several times as much.
Outfit - 935 Silver
Stick - Round
Weight - ca. 60 Gram
Frog - Beautiful Snakewood
The T5 has all that will make him a true classic: Warmth, brilliance, agility, stability, a great bounce, really good looks and perfect robustness. Like all Arcus bows it offers the most comfortable playing, never tiring your bow arm. Do we need to mention that you can travel the world without restrictions and that it will work perfectly in every climate?
Outfit - 935 Silver
Stick - Round
Weight - ca. 71 Gram
Frog - Beautiful Snakewood
The T7 is the bow where the Arcus world of sound really begins. Its thin walled hollow high-density carbon fiber stick vibrates more freely than a wooden stick ever could, providing you with the most powerful yet sweet and clear sound. Its classic silver outfit and immaculate workmanship, combined with incredible comfort and robustness makes them the ideal bows for every professional player.
Outfit - 935 Silver
Stick - Round
Weight - ca. 71 Gram
Frog - Beautiful Snakewood
Arcus Müsing Series Viola Bows
Arcus Müsing Series Viola Bows were specifically designed to meet the needs of players on a budget. They are balanced for a slightly heavier feel and greater stability. Given their pricing structure, they are also an excellent value, i.e. the buyer gets a high degree of performance quality per dollar spent. Approx. 63 grams.
Think of the best features of every bow you have ever played. Combine these and then ad anything you might ever have wished for: This is the recipe for the M7. You will find yourself uniquely empowered in every concert situation and while practicing the most difficult pieces.
Outfit - 935 Silver
Stick- Round
Weight - ca. 51 Gram
Frog - Beautiful Snakewood
The M7 is loved by many pro players for its easy response, complex sound and perfect playing characteristics. It draws a surprisingly deep and powerful sound from smaller instruments. Even when played really loudly, the sound will always be warm and clear. When played lightly, the sound stays full and clear.
Outfit - 935 Silver
Stick - Round
Weight - ca. 72 Gram
Frog - Beautiful Snakewood