Guan Shang Chi GCV European Violin 600E
600E GCV Violin
Guan Shang Chi Artistic Reproduction of 18th-Century Italian Master Violin
Specifications
- Top: European Spruce (Picea abies) with refined tonal clarity and dynamic projection
- Back & Sides: Highly figured European Maple (Acer pseudoplatanus), featuring striking flame patterns for visual and acoustic excellence
- Fingerboard: Premium African Ebony (Diospyros spp.), ensuring durability and precise string contact
- Fittings: Ebony components (tuning pegs, tailpiece, and endpin) for tonal stability and aesthetic coherence
- Bridge: French Aubert #7 Maple Bridge (Acer platanoides), optimized for resonance and balanced frequency response
- Strings: Austrian Dominant™ Synthetic Core Strings (Thomastik-Infeld), renowned for warm overtones and dynamic versatility
Guan Shang Chi — Leading at Chinese 2ed Generation Violin Maker (same period violin maker like Zhu Mingjiang (died 2014), Scott Cao (Moved to USA) , Lin Haide，Xu Yongcheng，Xu Changcheng，Wu 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 “Technology in the World” 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 Competition
In 1990, he was awarded both the gold and silver medals for viola bow craftsmanship at the Canadian International Violin Making Competition
In 1992, he claimed the silver medal (with the gold medal position left vacant) for viola tone at the 10th American International Violin Making Competition
This violin is gorgeous. It has a beautiful tone and she sings what I’m playing . Excellent craftsmanship . Congratulation to Guan Shang Chi and thank you Amy for your recommendation.
Ileana Alcamo
This Violin is Gorgeous. It has a beautiful tone, and she sings when I am playing it. Excellent craftsmanship. Congratulations to Guan Shang Chi and thank you Amy for your recommendation.
Ileana Alcamo