Chicago Violin Company
芝加哥提琴

A quality instrument is essential for any aspiring musician to flourish. However, the cost of a good violin let alone an exceptional one has inflated in the last century to the level of a collector’s item. Even musicians of the highest caliber struggle to afford the fundamental tools of their trade.  After witnessing the high cost of violins turn away potential musicians firsthand, we embarked on a journey to discover a means to craft a violin for the aspiring musician.

During our first decade, we studied with the Chicago-based legendary luthiers of the Becker* family to learn the essential elements of a quality instrument. Their extensive knowledge and experience lent a valuable starting point to understanding crucial steps of modern violin-making.

In addition to consulting modern instrument makers, we catalogued antique violins extensively. From Stradivarius to Guarneri del Gesu, we had the privilege of hand-examining and analyzing many priceless and rare violins over the years. The beautiful tone of these museum-quality instruments has long been viewed as mystical and irreplicable—however, through material and chemical analysis, we have been able to unravel some of the mystery and quantitatively identify the essential components of these violins that give them their rich sound.

After almost two decades of extensive research and apprenticeship with established luthiers, we are finally able to offer a new line of violins that borrows techniques from the past and the present. In many ways, our instruments are handcrafted in the way of the old masters—from painstakingly choosing the cut of wood to applying the varnish with a Kolinsky sable brush stroke by stroke, these violins are made with extensive care and detail at every step. Taking the process a step further, we combine the diligence of the old masters with modern techniques and decades of scientific research to ensure quality from instrument to instrument, allowing us to offer an exceptional violin at an accessible price.

Now presenting:
a violin that meets the standards of the future concert masters.

 

一把卓越的樂器是每個有抱負的音樂人夢寐以求的。然而，一把好琴的價格在上個世紀已經膨脹到古董收藏品的等級，更不用說一把特別的小提琴了。即使是最頂尖的音樂家很難負擔得起交易他們的基本工具。在親眼目睹了小提琴的高昂成本讓潛在的音樂家望而卻步之後，我們踏上了尋找為有抱負的音樂家製作小提琴的方法的旅程。

在我們的第一個十年裡，我們向貝克*（Becker）家族的芝加哥傳奇制琴師學習，學習優質樂器的基本要素。貝克父子家族豐富的知識和經驗為理解現代小提琴製作的關鍵步驟提供了寶貴的起點。

除了與更多當代樂器製琴家交流，我們還對古董小提琴進行了廣泛的分類。從 史特拉底瓦里（Stradivarius）到 Guarneri del Gesu（耶穌・瓜奈里），多年來我們有幸親手檢查和分析了許多無價的稀有小提琴。長期以來，這些博物館級樂器的美妙音色一直被認為是神秘且不可複製的——然而，通過材料和化學分析，我們已經能夠解開一些謎團，並以定量數據來確定小提琴的基本組成部分，這些組成賦予了它們豐富的音色聲音。

經過近二十年的廣泛研究和與著名制琴師的學徒訓練，我們終於能夠提供借鑒過去和現在技術的新小提琴系列。在許多方面，我們的樂器都是按照古代大師的方式手工製作的——從煞費苦心地選擇木材的切割方式，到用 Kolinsky 西伯利亞貂毛筆刷一筆一筆地塗上清漆，這些小提琴的每一道工序都是經過精心製作和細節處理。更進一步，我們將古代大師的勤奮與現代技術和數十年的科學研究相結合，以確保每一把琴的質量，使我們能夠以合理的價格提供一把非凡的小提琴。
 

現在為您介紹：
一把符合未來演奏大師標準的小提琴

The Becker family is *not associated with Chicago Violin Company
*貝克家族目前和芝加哥提琴公司無合作關係

Street Performer

CVC’s Street Performer line is constructed to be of a certain standard, and are made of good quality materials, making them the ideal practice companions.

Each luthier is handcrafted. Not only does it look great, its sound is one of the best we’ve heard when it comes to student, beginner level violins. If you are a beginner, this definitely an easy violin to get control over!


芝加哥提琴（C.V.C.） 的 Street Performer 系列按一定標準製造，採用優質材料製成，是理想的練習夥伴。

每把琴都是製琴師手工製作的，它不僅看起來很棒，而且它的聲音是我們在學生、初學者級別的小提琴中聽到的最好的聲音之一。如果您是初學者，這絕對是一把容易上手的小提琴！

 

Ensemble

Ensemble line has a very specific sound. Four strings sing together in a very equal tone, allowing for a very well-balanced performance that helps enunciate all the necessary notes.

Any violins from Ensemble line will allow advancing players to make rapid progress with tone development. Its powerful and rich tone will delight and surprise a deserving student, which also allows all the necessary enunciate in any occasional chamber work.。


Ensemble 系列的琴具有非常特殊的聲音。四根弦以非常均勻的音調一起唱歌，實現平衡且和諧的演奏，有助於發出所有必要的音符。

Ensemble 系列的任何小提琴都可以讓進階的演奏者在音色發展方面取得快速進步。它強大而豐富的音調細節會讓一個樂於學習的學生感到高興和驚喜，這也允許在任何室內樂中進行所有必要的發音

Stage

Whether you’re a student at a music school or a violin enthusiast, Stage line is a cheap and alternative way for your preference.

 

Being on any stage

There’s nothing quite like being on the stage with 1000’s of people applauding for you, and being able to share the things that you passionately care about, and be on stage and be able to communicate that. At that moment makes you become a musician forever.
 

Stage系列提琴精選博物館級18世紀名琴作為模型，製作精確複製所有原琴的數據與弧度；複製出Guarneri 1742 (原琴為演奏家Rachel Barton Pine擁有)、Stard 1718、Poggi 1958等名作。

無論您是音樂學校的學生還是小提琴愛好者，Stage 系列提琴會是令您驚喜的一種平價且專業的替代方式。

在任何舞台上

沒有什麼比在千人的舞台上享受掌聲，並且能夠分享您熱切關心的事情，在舞台上並能夠交流這些東西更美妙的了。那一刻讓你成為永遠的音樂家。