We confess our knowledge of this side of the market is somewhat lacking. These are basically acoustic violins with a socket in the side where you plug the cable in. Our professional violinist friend tried this one and reported it to be a very natural sound. He said for the kind of volume he uses (ear-splitting!) he would need a pre-amp. You will only need that if you want a lot of volume. For church or pub
use it would probably be fine as it is. Yes, it does have a chinrest! Shown is the Gems 2 in metallic gold with a matching Glasser bow. We can get most colours BUT bows are much more difficult. If you want a coloured bow it could take literally months.
Any 5-string violin not in stock must be regarded as a special order. Please contact us for present stock situation.
Prices: Gems 2 outfit as shown, £300. Four adjusters, and only factory strings as we figure that choice should be left to the player who we expect will know more about these kinds of instruments than we do! For the violin only, £230.