Guan Shang Chi GCV European Violin 500A
500A GCV Violin Guan Shang Chi Handmade Professional European Violin
- βTop:β European Spruce
- βBack & Sides:β Figured European MapleΒ
- βFingerboard:β African Ebony
- βFittings:β Ebony (Tuners, Tailpiece, and Endpin) β12
- βBridge:β French Aubert #5 Maple Bridge
- βStrings:β Austrian Dominantβ’ Synthetic Core Strings
βKey Terminology Annotation:β
- Figured: Denotes the visually striking flame
- Ebony fittings: Includes precision-engineered ebony components (e.g., pegs, tailpiece) for tonal stability and aesthetic coherence β
- Aubert #5: A high-density, acoustically optimized bridge model from Aubert, France, known for balanced resonance β
- Dominant Strings: Premium synthetic-core strings by Thomastik-Infeld (Austria), favored for warm overtones and dynamic responsiveness
βAcoustic Properties (Implied by Configuration):β
- European spruce provides crisp articulation and broad dynamic range, ideal for nuanced projection β
- Figured European maple enhances midrange warmth while maintaining clarity in high frequencies β
- African ebony ensures durable, low-damping contact points for precise string vibration transfer β
Guan Shang Chi β Leading at Chinese 2ed Generation Violin Maker (same period violin maker like Zhu Mingjiang (died 2014), Scott Cao (Moved to USA) , Lin HaideοΌXu YongchengοΌXu ChangchengοΌWu Zuliang ) ,High reputation in the world,Over 40 years for Stringed Making .
Chinese outstanding violin maker, senior instrument designer and senior (violin making) technician in Guangdong Province. He is one of the 18 craftsmen reported by Guangdong Health TV βTechnology in the Worldβ column. In his decades of violin making career, Guan Shang-chi has won recognition and recognition from the society by virtue of his devotion to violin making and his help to the employment of ethnic minorities
In 1982, he secured first place in the violin bow category at the Guangzhou Violin Competitionβ
In 1990, he was awarded both the gold and silver medals for viola bow craftsmanship at the Canadian International Violin Making Competitionβ
In 1992, he claimed the silver medal (with the gold medal position left vacant) for viola tone at the 10th American International Violin Making Competitionβ