Folk of the Wood presents
Cremona Maestro Violins
SV-1800 "Hellier"
SV-1800 Maestro Violin 4/4 Special Edition "Hellier"
Retails: $3,995.00 Discount Pricing: $2,596.75
Cremona Maestro Violin Outfits
We have recently added eleven models to our Cremona line. All models in the
Maestro Series are hand carved from top quality, well-aged, materials. Several
include woods that are more than 100 years old. This ancient tone wood was
salvaged from timber used to frame historic buildings in Northern China.
At the top of Cremona’s Maestro Series is a recreation of the legendary “Hellier”
Strad. The “Hellier” is the most famous of Antonio Stradivari’s inlaid violins.
Originally purchased by Sir Samuel Hellier in the early 18th century directly
from the Master, the instrument eventually passed to the ownership of Mr. H.E.
Morriss. Mr. Morriss was the owner and editor of The North China Daily News, an
English language newspaper published in Shanghai prior to World War II. In the
late 1930s, Mr. Morriss returned for a visit to England and brought the
“Hellier” with him. Prior to his return to China in 1939, England’s premier violin
shop, W.E. Hill & Sons, warned Morriss against bringing the violin back to the
Far East due to the instability of the times: Shanghai had fallen into Japanese
hands.
After the surrender of the Japanese Army in 1945, civil war continued in China.
Morriss saw all of his possessions confiscated by the revolutionary functionaries
of Mao Zedong and put on display as “plunder.” Mr. Morriss passed
away in the late 1940s; the “Hellier” went to his heirs.
The original “Hellier” is presently in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington,
D.C.
In addition to century old top material, the new Cremona SV-1800 “Hellier’s“
details include a finely-figured, onepiece back and replicate inlays of
mastadon ivory and ebony. The “Hellier” is but one of eleven models
recreated by Cremona Violins based upon instruments crafted 300 years ago
in the workshops of northern Italy.
- SV-1800: Maestro Violin, 4/4 Features
- “Hellier”: 4/4 only
- The finest violin Saga has ever offered
- Thoroughly professional, tone-balanced,
even in all registers, very responsive
- Hand-carved-and-graduated, extra-choice
quality, 100+-year-old, spruce top
- Deeply-figured, 100+-year-old, one-piece
- Intricate, lozenge-and-circle top and
back border inlay in mastodon ivory
- Ornamental scroll design inlaid on ribs
and scroll
- Lovely, transparent-brown, handapplied
varnish
- Mastodon ivory nut and saddle in the
Italian style
- Ebony fingerboard
- Dark, Hill-style, boxwood fittings with
white accents
- Cremona 3-Star Bridge
- Perlon strings
- VP-15 fine tuner [1] in case pocket
- Travelite® TL-35 deluxe suspension
case
Cremona Maestro Violins
Skillfully handcarved from 150-year-old aged
wood, the SV-1800 Cremona Maestro “Special
Edition” Hellier violin features a finely-figured,
single-piece flamed maple back with rich, vine
inlays of mastadon ivory and ebony. The Hellier
is one of eleven models recreated by Cremona
Violins based on the original instruments
Stradivari crafted 300 years ago in his workshops
in northern Italy.
Cremona Hellier SV-1800
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