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Violin
<h2>Buy the best maple trees for violin making online</h2> <p>The ancient Cremonese violins were built with maple from the Balkans and spruce from the Italian Alps. For over 20 years, Grandi Liutai Italiani has been traveling to Bosnia, Croatia, Slovenia and Montenegro to select the best maple trees for making violins. Although the violin is a small instrument, it needs a very light wood but at the same time very rich in medullary rays which make it rigid in a transversal sense. The right combination of lightness and rapid sound transmission make the wood of Grandi Liutai Italiani the favourite of some of the best professional luthiers for the making of their violins.</p> <h3>Here is the best selection of woods chosen by professional luthiers</h3> <div id="gtx-trans"> <div class="gtx-trans-icon"></div> </div> -
Viola
<h2>Online sale of wood to build violets</h2> <p>The wood used by luthiers to make violas is often very different from the one they use for violins. Although it is always Balkan Maple and Italian Spruce, this instrument requires much lighter wood often with less tight grain which increases a certain elasticity and accentuate the typical warm and harmonious sound of the viola.</p> <h3>Here is the best selection of woods: Maple from the Balkans and Spruce from the Italian Alps</h3> <div id="gtx-trans"> <div class="gtx-trans-icon"></div> </div> -
Cello
<h2>Online sale of wood to build cellos</h2> <p>It is rare that a trunk reaches such a diameter to allow us to cut backs or tops for cello. However, by some fortuitous coincidence some plants resist adversity for hundreds of years and reach 80 centimetres in diameter, a measure beyond which it is possible to obtain material for cello. Grandi Liutai Italiani have always been committed to cutting logs in the forest in a responsible manner and we buy the lots exclusively from the Forest Departments of the various Governments. This means that each plant is cut to promote life in the forest and the spontaneous growth of new individuals that will strengthen the local genetic heritage. The selective felling of plants for commercial purposes and the repopulation with non-native plants has created immense damage to all the forests where we operate, so we are very strict in avoiding buying plants from companies or individuals. The nobile art of the luthier has always been linked with the search for the right material. Consequently, those who, like us, deal with the forest and sawmill work must be aware that a possible mistake at the base could weigh on the whole community of future luthiers, who without the right material may not be able to make their instruments sound as they should.</p> <h3>Here is the best selection of woods for building cellos</h3> -
Purflings
<h2>Online sale of purfling for Violin, Viola and Cello</h2> <p>In this section of our shop you will find the <strong>fibre or wooden fillets</strong> in your choice of maple, poplar or pear. You can also select the purfling size for violin, cello and viola.</p> -
African Ebony
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Soundposts
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Cello Saddle, Regular,...
€10.25Set of 5 pieces. Pre-shaped and ready for easy, final shaping and fitting.
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Violin Ebony Fingerboard
€32.38African Ebony fingerboards for new instruments. Premium quality air dried ebony, unstained. Made in Italy
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Viola Nut, Unshaped -...
€4.26Very well cut unshaped ebony nut. The trapezoid shape is perfect for finishing the nut very quickly.
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Violin Saddle, Thin,...
€3.44Set of 5 pieces. It enters only half the thickness of the edge. Pre-shaped and ready for easy, final shaping and fitting.
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Bellacura Fingerboard Oil
€10.57Cleans and maintains the fingerboard, prevents cracks and keeps the surface smooth.
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Cello Nut, Shaped - 5 pcs
€7.79Set of 5 pieces, pre-shaped and ready for easy, final shaping and fitting.
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Violin/Viola Saddle,...
€3.77Set of 5 pieces. Pre-shaped and ready for easy, final shaping and fitting.
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Violin Nut, Shaped - 5...
€3.77Set of 5 pieces, pre-shaped and ready for easy, final shaping and fitting.
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I violini vengono costruiti da oltre 500 anni utilizzando una semplice combinazione: Abete Rosso per il piano armonico, che Grandi liutai Italiani estrae dalle foreste delle Dolomiti nelle Alpi Italiane, e Acero per fasce, testa e fondo. L'acero più utilizzato è quello Riccio (Acer Platanoides) proveniente dai Balcani o dai Carpazi, mentre tra i più ricercati è l'acero Montano (Acer Pseudoplatanus) che cresce a quote più elevate ed è molto più compatto. Grandi liutai Italiani acquista i tronchi di questa rara specie di Acero in Croazia, Bosnia e Montenegro. La tradizione Cremonese vuole che gli zocchetti interni siano in Salice che proviene dalla Pianura Padana.
L’acero della Bosnia che proponiamo su grandiliutai.com ha un peso nettamente inferiore rispetto a quello molto più economico prodotto in Romania. Ha i raggi midollari molto marcati e ha le caratteristiche che si possono trovare sui violini di Stradivari più celebri.
Negli ultimi anni molti studi hanno evidenziato che il segreto di Stradivari era legato alla sua profonda conoscenza del legno di risonanza e dell’importanza che dava a ciascun elemento che componeva i suoi capolavori.
Il primo strumento ad arco costruito da tenere sulla spalla aveva dimensioni simili alla viola e per ottenere un suono più squillante ed acuto gli artigiani del passato hanno creato una versione piccola della viola chiamata appunto "viol-ino" (piccola viola). I quattro strumenti ad arco più conosciuti rispecchiano infatti i registri delle voci dei cantanti: Il violino e' il Soprano, la Viola il Contralto, il Violoncello il Tenore e il Contrabbasso il Basso.