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SONOWOOD
THE PERFECT ALTERNATIVE TO EBONY
The sustainable wood for your musical instrument.
Sonowood makes your instrument sound better. For the manufacturing of musical instruments, tropical woods are highly esteemed thanks to high hardness and density, advanced dimensional stability, and aesthetic dark coloration. However, excessive and unregulated exploitation has resulted in a rapidly decreasing availability of the material.
Sonowood matches the favorable properties of tropical woods while being a completely legal alternative. In addition to being environmentally friendly, the technology offers the adjustability to a wide range of parameters.
Sonowood is the best alternative wood for your musical instrument, made of 100% real AND indigenous wood.
We are proud to use Sonowood on our latest V. RICHELIEU™ violins and violas as one more thing we can do to help our planet and to help shape our industry to conform to a higher sense of environmental responsibility. As the primary North American importer, we believe we have a wonderful opportunity to help spread the word on this remarkable material!
V. RICHELIEU™ Instruments With Sonowood Fingerboards
V. RICHELIEU™ violins are 100% made in Vermont, USA. The fingerboard is made from Sonowood - A sustainable wood and a perfect alternative to ebony. Sonowood makes your instrument sound better.
The outstanding hardness and the density of Sonowood ensure that your string instruments deliver the highest acoustic performances.
Sonowood advantages for the musician:
• Oustanding acoustic performance thanks to extraordinarily low damping and high sound velocity
• Durability and scratch-resistance thanks to complete pore closure. Signs of wear and dirt are greatly reduced.
• Optimum playability thanks to the hard and smooth surface.
• Support of sustainable, domestic forestry by use of an ecologically friendly material.
• No travel restrictions thanks to the avoidance of endangered wood
species.
If you are looking for a sustainable and environment-friendly instrument, Sonowood is the best choice. We currently offer V. RICHELIEU™ fingerboards in Maple & Spruce.
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™ violas are 100% made in Vermont. The fingerboard is made from Sonowood - A sustainable wood and a perfect alternative to ebony. Sonowood makes your instrument sound better.
The outstanding hardness and the density of Sonowood ensure that your string instruments deliver the highest acoustic performances.
Sonowood advantages for the musician:
• Oustanding acoustic performance thanks to extraordinarily low damping and high sound velocity
• Durability and scratch-resistance thanks to complete pore closure. Signs of wear and dirt are greatly reduced.
• Optimum playability thanks to the hard and smooth surface.
• Support of sustainable, domestic forestry by use of an ecologically friendly material.
• No travel restrictions thanks to the avoidance of endangered wood
species.
If you are looking for a sustainable and environment-friendly instrument, Sonowood is the best choice. We currently offer V. RICHELIEU™ fingerboards in Maple & Spruce.
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™ violas are 100% made in Vermont. The fingerboard is made from Sonowood - A sustainable wood and a perfect alternative to ebony. Sonowood makes your instrument sound better.
The outstanding hardness and the density of Sonowood ensure that your string instruments deliver the highest acoustic performances.
Sonowood advantages for the musician:
• Oustanding acoustic performance thanks to extraordinarily low damping and high sound velocity
• Durability and scratch-resistance thanks to complete pore closure. Signs of wear and dirt are greatly reduced.
• Optimum playability thanks to the hard and smooth surface.
• Support of sustainable, domestic forestry by use of an ecologically friendly material.
• No travel restrictions thanks to the avoidance of endangered wood
species.
If you are looking for a sustainable and environment-friendly instrument, Sonowood is the best choice. We currently offer V. RICHELIEU™ fingerboards in Maple & Spruce.
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™ violins are 100% made in Vermont. The fingerboard is made from Sonowood - A sustainable wood and a perfect alternative to ebony. Sonowood makes your instrument sound better.
The outstanding hardness and the density of Sonowood ensure that your string instruments deliver the highest acoustic performances.
Sonowood advantages for the musician:
• Oustanding acoustic performance thanks to extraordinarily low damping and high sound velocity
• Durability and scratch-resistance thanks to complete pore closure. Signs of wear and dirt are greatly reduced.
• Optimum playability thanks to the hard and smooth surface.
• Support of sustainable, domestic forestry by use of an ecologically friendly material.
• No travel restrictions thanks to the avoidance of endangered wood
species.
If you are looking for a sustainable and environment-friendly instrument, Sonowood is the best choice. We currently offer V. RICHELIEU™ fingerboards in Maple & Spruce.
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™ violas are 100% made in Vermont. The fingerboard is made from Sonowood - A sustainable wood and a perfect alternative to ebony. Sonowood makes your instrument sound better.
The outstanding hardness and the density of Sonowood ensure that your string instruments deliver the highest acoustic performances.
Sonowood advantages for the musician:
• Oustanding acoustic performance thanks to extraordinarily low damping and high sound velocity
• Durability and scratch-resistance thanks to complete pore closure. Signs of wear and dirt are greatly reduced.
• Optimum playability thanks to the hard and smooth surface.
• Support of sustainable, domestic forestry by use of an ecologically friendly material.
• No travel restrictions thanks to the avoidance of endangered wood
species.
If you are looking for a sustainable and environment-friendly instrument, Sonowood is the best choice. We currently offer V. RICHELIEU™ fingerboards in Maple & Spruce.
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™ violas are 100% made in Vermont. The fingerboard is made from Sonowood - A sustainable wood and a perfect alternative to ebony. Sonowood makes your instrument sound better.
The outstanding hardness and the density of Sonowood ensure that your string instruments deliver the highest acoustic performances.
Sonowood advantages for the musician:
• Oustanding acoustic performance thanks to extraordinarily low damping and high sound velocity
• Durability and scratch-resistance thanks to complete pore closure. Signs of wear and dirt are greatly reduced.
• Optimum playability thanks to the hard and smooth surface.
• Support of sustainable, domestic forestry by use of an ecologically friendly material.
• No travel restrictions thanks to the avoidance of endangered wood
species.
If you are looking for a sustainable and environment-friendly instrument, Sonowood is the best choice. We currently offer V. RICHELIEU™ fingerboards in Maple & Spruce.
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.
Please allow two weeks for your order to be processed.
Sonowood is a natural wood product that compresses common, sustainably harvested, species into beautiful wood that has the strength and tonal response of traditional ebony. Ebony woods are, threatened or endangered and Vermont Violins is proud to offer this beautiful and effective alternative to violin makers throughout the USA. We use Sonowood on our own V. Richelieu instruments with great effect.
Please allow two weeks for your order to be processed.
Sonowood is a natural wood product that compresses common, sustainably harvested, species into beautiful wood that has the strength and tonal response of traditional ebony. Ebony woods are, threatened or endangered and Vermont Violins is proud to offer this beautiful and effective alternative to violin makers throughout the USA. We use Sonowood on our own V. Richelieu instruments with great effect.
Please allow two weeks for your order to be processed.
Sonowood is a natural wood product that compresses common, sustainably harvested, species into beautiful wood that has the strength and tonal response of traditional ebony. Ebony woods are, threatened or endangered and Vermont Violins is proud to offer this beautiful and effective alternative to violin makers throughout the USA. We use Sonowood on our own V. Richelieu instruments with great effect.
Please allow two weeks for your order to be processed.
Sonowood is a natural wood product that compresses common, sustainably harvested, species into beautiful wood that has the strength and tonal response of traditional ebony. Ebony woods are, threatened or endangered and Vermont Violins is proud to offer this beautiful and effective alternative to violin makers throughout the USA. We use Sonowood on our own V. Richelieu instruments with great effect.
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