2000s Main TBN100 4/4 Violin
Overview: Main violins appear to be retailed through the Main Violin shop in New Jersey. This model is perhaps 10-15 years old and, at the time, was in the $600-700 price bracket. It's beautifully-made and has a good, even tone with nice projection -- and furthermore, it feels nice in the hand, too. It reminds me of similar-grade Eastman instruments, but with perhaps a little more of an exciting finish look and nicer flamed maple in the back and sides than usual.
Interesting features: The top grain is tight and even and the flamed maple, as noted, is quite nice in the back and sides. It has a ruddy-brown-orange finish which brings out the figure on the back and sides and the corners have all been "rubbed" to more of a natural color so the outline stands-out well. It has ebony fittings.
Repairs included: This just needed the tiniest bit of setup adjustments. It's ready to go and playing nicely.
- Weight: 1 lb 1 oz
- Scale length: 12 7/8"
- Nut width: 63/64"
- Neck shape: medium C
- Neck depth near nut: 23/32"
- Neck depth before heel: 13/16"
- Body length: 13 7/8"
- Body width: 8"
- Body depth: 1 1/2"
- Top wood: solid spruce
- Back & sides wood: solid flamed maple
- Bridge: maple
- Fingerboard: ebony
- Neck wood: maple
- Strings: something decent w/synthetic cores
- Action height: 3/32” bass 1/16” treble at octave
Condition notes: It's very lightly-used and only shows a few tiny scratches here and there.
It comes with: It's got a nice, flight-style hard case.
Consignment tag: KJSH
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