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January 2002 Newsletter01.08.2002 Dear Friends: We hope that you had peaceful and happy holidays, and we wish you a wonderful and prosperous 2002! Here is our January 2002 Newsletter. Make sure to participate in the quiz immediately, you might be the prizewinner! Please help us to serve you better by purchasing your books and CD's from Amazon.com THROUGH OUR WEBSITE! Please go to www.gviolins.cc and click on the Amazon.com icon on our "Links" page. You could actually SEARCH right from there. Many thanks. Also, you may prefer to view the newsletter at www.gviolins.cc as it is much easier to read there. Regards - Jan and Anna van Rooyen Fax: (352) 374-4160 Website: www.gviolins.cc E-mail: customercare@gviolins.cc CONTENTS 1. Upcoming Events _________________________________________________ - Allstate takes place in the downtown Tampa Convention Center January 10-13, with the annual Federation of Music Educators Association's convention. We'll have a booth in the exhibition hall. Please visit us! - The Greater Gator Suzuki Institute takes place in Gainesville January 19-20, under direction of Kim Chalmers. Many famous instructors will be available. Contact Kim now at (352) 338-8485, e-mail kimikosita@aol.com. Gainesville Violins will have a booth there. _________________________________________________ 2. SPECIAL OFFERS (Jan-Feb 2002) - Liuteria Panis Angelicus replicas of famous Stradivarius violins: Reduced 25%, from $4,000/outfit to $3,000/outfit! (See description below.) - Liuteria Panis Angelicus replica of decorated "Hellier" Stradivarius: Reduced 20%, from $5,000/outfit to $4,000/outfit! (See picture on website.) - All CodaBows 25% (UPDATE: The discount is now 10%) off official CodaBow list price - see www.gviolins.cc and www.codabow.com. Order now! See testimonials/references (separate page). - BREAKING NEWS: CodaBow Aspire is now available also for viola and cello! List: $295 and $325. Our special discount applies here too. _________________________________________________ Please visit our website at www.gviolins.cc. See in particular: - Rental program, the best in the world! - Only quality instruments, expertly set-up and tweaked. - Our hassle-free printable order form (and "How to use your credit card" under FAQ). - What our customers say: See "References" and also the testimonials in the "Newsletters". - Our unique Guarantees and Ethics ... no other shop has these! _________________________________________________ Shipping via UPS is so easy and secure. We have clusters of customers in Southern California, Denver CO, Illinois, Dallas TX, on Long Island, in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, the entire Florida, and individual customers all over the USA and on five islands. In fact, we have customers on every continent of the planet, except Antarctica! We do rentals in the entire USA. Once again, shipping (even for rental up-scaling to a larger size instrument) presents no problems to us or to our customers. Our website contains copious hints on how to ship. Usually our customers simply re-use our shipping/packing materials to ship to us. The whole rental program is painless! Teachers and students, please let us do what we do best so that you can do what you do best! YOU play and or/teach, and WE supply you with the instruments that you need. Purchase or rent. It is as simple as that. You are completely safeguarded and covered by our amazing guarantees. See our website www.gviolins.cc. _________________________________________________ You can order your CodaBow from us at a 25% special discount off the official CodaBow List Price. Visit our website www.gviolins.cc under "CodaBow" and also see www.codabow.com. Order now, using our handy printable website order form and your credit card (Visa / MasterCard / Discover) (see under FAQ on our website for information needed) and faxing the filled-out and signed form to us at fax number (352) 374-4160. This offer closes 2/28/2002. If in FL, add 7% sales tax. All please add $5 for shipping in the 48 contiguous US states. We ship via UPS. BREAKING NEWS: The CodaBow Aspire is now available also for viola and cello! List: $295 and $325. Our special discount applies here too. Here are some references about the lifetime-guaranteed carbon-graphite CodaBows (with real unbleached white Mongolian horsehair) written by objective people with open minds, who know what they talk about: - Ed Klein (professional cello teacher and performer, Gainesville FL)
says: - Professor Aaron Krosnick says: "I have had many students from families with moderate incomes. The problem was always one of providing them with an adequate instrument and bow. A fine playing stick at a moderate price was all but unobtainable before the advent of CodaBow with its unbeatable warranty and low price. I heartily recommend it, not only for its price, but also for its predictably good playing qualities. Best wishes, Aaron Krosnick" (Distinguished Performer in Residence, Jacksonville University, FL, and Artist in Residence with the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra). - Letter written to the CodaBow Company by a customer and forwarded by - A young CodaBow customer, MK in Tallahassee FL wrote: " Hi Mr Van Rooyen, I have registered my bow online. If the next month you come you can bring some nice fancy-looking black pegs for my violin it would be greatly appreciated!!! Thanks again. PS: I LOVE my new bow. I went home with a friend to practice and we both played with it and we both agreed that it was the best bow we had ever used, it is very easy to use and I can really get some good strong sound out with it!!!!!" - Nicolette Solomon, String Specialist for Violin, Viola and Chamber
Music _________________________________________________ NOTES: Most instruments are made by workshops associated and collaborating with Gainesville Violins. Jan and Anna have traveled thousand of miles to seek out such workshops and negotiate with them. The culmination of the excellence always takes place in the Gainesville Violins workshop. For most lines, "Signature" instruments are available, that is, instruments specially signed by Jan because of their outstanding excellence. These instruments bear a premium price. All instruments are covered by our lifetime guarantees. See website www.gviolins.cc. See also FAQ. An asterisk (*) indicates that fractional sizes are available (at a lesser price). The prices stated here are for full-size instruments/outfits. A. Student model violins and violas Student model violins: - Antonio Vivaldi* Student model violas: - Antonio Vivaldi "Bravo!"* General Features We not only meet, but actually exceed MENC standards for string instruments. The following applies to all our student model violins: Front: Carved spruce. Back and ribs: Carved maple (called sycamore). No laminated (plywood) instruments. Ebony fingerboard and nut. Ebony, rosewood or boxwood pegs, treated for easy tuning, with matching wooden chin-rest. Custom-cut and fitted aged spotted maple bridge. Black Wittner-type tailpiece with four built-in fine-tuners (larger violas may have add-on finetuners with a wooden tail-piece). Custom-cut and adjusted aged spruce sound-post. Kun-type "Muco" shoulder-rest. Bow with real white, unbleached, Mongolian horsehair and shaft of Brazilwood or composite material (copy of CodaBow). Top quality synthetic core strings, such as Thomastik Dominant. Rosin. Shaped case (outfit under $1,000.00), oblong case (outfit above $1,000.00). Specific Features * Antonio Vivaldi violins. Most popular entry-level instrument and the backbone of our rental program. Light orange-brown glossy varnish on fairly plain wood. $550.00. * Antonio Vivaldi "Bravo!" violins and violas. Step-up from the above. Better quality wood, flamed maple backs. Varnish similar to the above, but softer. $750.00. * Fritz Kreisler violins $950.00 and William Primrose violas $1,250.00. For advancing students. Our top model rental instrument, very popular also for purchase. Amazingly rich and warm tone. German-quality workmanship, entirely hand-made from excellent quality wood, beautifully shaded many layers of Italianate oil varnish, plum-brown on a golden ground. Marco Bartolini violins. Hand-made in Romania, hand-rubbed many-layered Italianate oil varnish, antique shaded brown color on a golden ground. Satin (matt) finish, looks old. Front of superior quality Alpine spruce, back of naturally aged Carpathian maple from Bosnia. Powerful tone. $1,200.00. Andreas Ostermann violins, our "Schwarzwald" (Black Forest) model. Excellent spruce front and wonderfully-flamed maple back. Hand-applied brown satin varnish. Looks brand-new. Remarkable, powerful tone. $1,200.00. Liuteria Panis Angelicus Stradivarius replicas. These violins are new-looking, glossy-varnished replicas of specific existing Stradivarius violins, each one looking like the original instrument after which it is named and of which a picture is supplied. The violas are antique-shaded, smoky-brown on a golden ground. All models are made from excellent tonewoods, having powerful projection and being suitable for advanced student orchestral and solo work. $1,500.00. * Rudoulf Doetsch violins are famous, $1,700.00. Our Doetsch violins are the product of our collaboration with the Violin House of Weaver, which is a third-generation business existing for a hundred years. The basic instrument is made in Europe, then re-worked in the USA. They look old, being slightly distressed and antique-varnished with Bill Weaver's own unique soft Italianate varnish. Each instrument is finally carefully completed in our workshop, to the extent that we can call it "our own" Rudoulf Doetsch. Being made in the German tradition of the collaborative method of building instruments, each step of the way our Rudoulf Doetsch instruments are in the hands of specialists. The violins are very popular with advanced student players. For instance, top Florida student violinist Suliman Tekalli used a Gainesville Violins Rudoulf Doetsch for all the prizes he won until the end of 2001, when at age 15 he traded it in for one of our professional Liuteria Panis Angelicus violins (see below). Similarly, former Florida student violist Adam Schoeni (now in South Carolina) used a Doetsch viola until he traded it in for a professional 17" replica of a Mateo Goffriller from Gainesville Violins and associated workshops. _________________________________________________ B. Top Level Violins and Violas General Features: Front: Aged spruce. Back and ribs: Aged maple (called sycamore). Ebony fingerboard and nut. Fancy or plain ebony, rosewood or boxwood pegs, treated for easy tuning, with matching wooden chin-rest and tail-piece which has a single fine-tuner for the E-string). Custom-cut and fitted top-quality aged French spotted maple bridge. Custom-cut and adjusted aged spruce sound-post. Kun-type "Muco" shoulder-rest. Top quality synthetic core strings, such as Dominant, Eva Pirazzi, Infeld Red, or Obligato. Salchow or similar quality rosin. Luxury oblong case. Specific Features: Violins: - Liuteria Panis Angelicus in association with Gainesville Violins: Antiqued replicas of existing famous Stradivarius violins, $4,000.00. These are gorgeous, finely hand-crafted instruments entirely in the classical Italian tradition, completed in our workshop. Fronts of very old naturally aged Romanian spruce (the so-called "Dracula" spruce) and the backs of incredibly beautiful curly maple. The varnish is stunning. Each violin is accompanied by a picture of the original Stradivarius after which it is named. Totally professional tone and power. Great for concerto work. Used by Suliman Tekalli after his Doetsch. Included in this series is our celebrated replica of the "Hellier" decorated Stradivarius, of which the original can be seen in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC, $5,000. - Special-order custom-made replicas of various famous instruments, such as the 1742 "Heifetz" Guarneri del Gesu: Apply for further information. $10,000.00. Violas - Wilhelm Klier viola, $2,500.00. There is also Gainesville Violins's special edition of the viola ("Signature" Edition), as used for instance by Chris van der Zee, $4,000.00. This series includes special-order custom-made replicas of various famous other instruments, such as Adam Schoeni's 17" copy of a Goffriller, $7,000.00. _________________________________________________ C. Student and Professional Cellos General Features We not only meet, but actually exceed MENC standards for string instruments. The following applies to all our cello models: Front: Carved spruce. Back and ribs: Carved maple (also called sycamore). No laminated (plywood) instruments. Ebony fingerboard and nut. Ebony, rosewood or boxwood pegs, treated for easy tuning. Custom-cut and fitted aged spotted maple bridge. Black Wittner-type tailpiece with four built-in fine-tuners OR add-on finetuners with a wooden tail-piece. Custom-cut and adjusted aged spruce sound-post. Bow with real white, unbleached, Mongolian horsehair and shaft of Brazilwood. Specific Features * Emanuel Feuermann cello. Most popular entry-level instrument and the backbone of our rental program. Orange-brown to red-brown glossy varnish on fairly plain wood. Top quality synthetic core strings, such as Thomastik Dominant. Rosin. Padded carry bag. $1,200.00. Marco Bartolini cello. Step-up, advancing student model. Hand-made in Romania, hand-rubbed many-layered Italianate oil varnish, antique shaded brown color on a golden ground. Satin (matt) finish, looks old. Front of superior quality Alpine spruce, back of naturally aged Carpathian maple from Bosnia. Powerful tone. Hard case. $2,500.00. Liuteria Panis Angelicus cello. Step-up, advancing student model. These cellos are new-looking, glossy-varnished Stradivarius copies. The color of the varnish is amber to red-brown on a golden ground. Beautifully flamed backs. All models are made from excellent tone-woods, having powerful projection and being suitable for advanced student orchestral and solo work. $2,500.00 Others: Gainesville Violins's special professional editions of cellos, in association with the Violin House of Weaver. This series includes our Wilhelm Klier models ($4,000.00), as well as specially-ordered custom-made replicas of various famous instruments, such as the "Sleeping Beauty". _________________________________________________ D. Double-bass The Bottesini Model III: Our 3/4-size laminated double-bass is available on special order and comes with a padded carry-bag. The front is of laminated spruce and the back of lightly but beautifully flamed laminated maple. Solid ebony finger-board. Spotted maple bridge with adjustable feet. Standard strings: Perlon-core "Dominant" quality or covered steel. Remarkable value for money, yet used professionally in the Miami recording studios. $1,600.00 _________________________________________________ Space precludes us from publishing all the letters that we receive. Here are some that came recently: "Jan: Hope you had a great holiday season. Thank you so much for
the use of such a * * * * * * * "My wife, daughter and I were in your shop Friday and we purchased a new Marco Bartolini violin for my daughter MB. I just wanted to let you know that she is thrilled with her new instrument and has hardly put it down since we got back home. The sound is so far superior to the 'student' instrument that she was playing that none of us can get over it. Thank you so much for spending the time to help us get her such a superior instrument. I have a couple of questions please. When we were in the shop you told us all about the Marco Bartolini violins, but I guess I am getting old and can't remember it. Could you tell me about this company/individual? I know that it was made in Romania in 2000 from the paper label inside. Who is the craftsman? I think that you said that you knew him personally. The new instrument is getting handled a lot more than the old one did and it has the Italian varnish. Do we need to do anything to the body (such as wiping it with a soft cloth, polish etc)? Please let us know how to care for the instrument. We will be back in Gainesville in the summer and I'm sure that my daughter will want to come and see you. We will bring our new 'baby' by at that time for you give it a check up. Thanks again for all your attention and kindness. Sincerely, B, L, and MB B." * * * * * * * * "Last night, CS played a Seitz concerto at a very large home concert on her new Vivaldi 'Bravo!' viola. She was stunning. She has blossomed since her new viola. Unbelievable progress. - Love, N" (Suzuki teacher in Dallas, TX). * * * * * * * "I was quite flattered to find my thank-you letter added to your website - front page coverage of all things! I hope it convinces people to deal with you. If they're not dealing with you, then the poor souls just don't know what they're missing - do they?! - TG" (Dallas, TX). * * * * * * * "CD called me from North Carolina and she has received your violin. They compared it to the others they were considering and she said, 'Hands down, this is the one we want. It sounds better, looks better and feels better. - MW (teacher, Tallahassee FL). _________________________________________________ Use our website order form (see also FAQ) at www.gviolins.cc, or just e-mail us customercare@gviolins.cc. Easy! Painless! Lifetime-guaranteed! Please subscribe to our free e-mail newsletter, which we use to keep
you updated about our business, schedule, etc. Just go to www.gviolins.cc,
under Newsletter. Please help us by requesting your students/ teacher/
_________________________________________________ 9. HOW TO CONTACT US ABOUT YOUR NEEDS Please fill in this form and hand it to us or mail/fax it to us at Jan and Anna van Rooyen Or: E-mail us at customercare@gviolins.cc. * * * * * My name and last name: My age (optional): My address(complete, with ZIP):
I am interested in (no obligation):
_________________________________________________ The last quiz question was: "Name the cellist who died prematurely
during a small medical operation. He performed and recorded chamber works
with Heifetz and we named one of our cello lines in honor of him. What
year was he born and what year did The winner (first correct answer) wrote: "The cellist you are referring to is, of course, Emanuel Feuermann. He was born in Galicia, Poland in 1902 and died May 25, 1942. Perhaps I can actually win something this time! Hope all is well. - AWJ" (Parlin, New Jersey). Another reader wrote: "The cellist in your quiz is Emanuel Feuermann who died at the age of 40 following, I believe, a [botched] hemorrhoid operation, causing uremic poisoning .... A terrible way for a great musician to die. - EK, Gainesville. We sent the winner two CD's. He responded: "Jan: You are a true gentleman. I just opened my mail and sure enough - both CD's were in there. Thanks in advance for the wonderful Christmas gift. We will be eating dinner soon which should provide the ideal opportunity to audition at least one of the CD's. Thank you again very much. I will give you my opinion in a future e-mail - however, I am sure I will be very impressed simply because I know for a fact that you are a man of fine taste. I would trust your recommendations on anything! - AWJ". For more information about Feuermann, see http://www.cello.org/cnc/feuerman.htm and http://www.cello.org/theses/smith/thesis.htm. Now for this letter's quiz. The winner will be the sender of the first correct answer we receive by e-mail. Please send your answer to customercare@gviolins.cc. The winner will receive a CD from Gainesville Violins. Question: Which great conductor (now dead) said, "Our response to violence will be to make music more intensely, more beautifully, and more devotedly than before"? (Hint: Violinist Joshua Bell recently issued a CD with themes from our mystery person's musical.)
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