From: £14.00 / each month and a £28.00 Deposit
The Stentor II violin has been recommended by teachers worldwide as a good entry level violin. Known for its build quality, solid tonewoods and built in Stentor’s own workshop, the violin produces a responsive and rich sound.
Before the violin leaves us, we set up the violin to a professional standard. We fit the pegs correctly, adjust the string height and fit the bridge accurately making the violin easier to tune and play.
The factory fitted strings are up-graded to D’Addario Ascenté (RRP £29.50) increasing the depth of tone and tuning stability.
Option To Purchase (more info)
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The Stentor Student II violin is recommended by teachers and music services for its quality and reliability. The violin is made from solid tonewoods, in Stentor’s unique workshop environment, producing an instrument with good tone, a responsive sound and reliable performance.
The pegs, nut and saddle are ebony and the violin is fitted with branded flexible core strings and a quality composite tailpiece with integral adjusters. All our instruments have inlaid purfling.
Purchasing your Violin
You can purchase your hire Violin. At any point during your agreement you can contact us to arrange the purchase. All of the payments made, up to a maximum of six months, will contribute towards the purchase price listed below.
Simply email or phone us, and we’ll arrange the rest. All purchased instruments are guaranteed for one year after the purchase date.
Violin Purchase 1/8 Andreas Zeller & Stentor II Hire Only 1/4 Andreas Zeller & Stentor II Hire Only 1/2 Andreas Zeller & Stentor II Hire Only 3/4 Andreas Zeller & Stentor II Hire Only 4/4 Stentor II (Inc case, bow, shoulder rest & rosin) £149 4/4 NEW Stentor II (Inc case, bow, shoulder rest & rosin) £189 4/4 Andreas Zeller (Inc case, bow, shoulder rest & rosin) £249 4/4 NEW Andreas Zeller (Inc case, bow, shoulder rest & rosin) £299 4/4 German (Inc case, bow, shoulder rest & rosin) £399
We include everything needed to get anyone started. Your hire package will include…
Stentor Music Co Ltd is a UK company that has built a reputation for quality, reliable string instruments. Stentor violins, violas, cellos and double basses are hand made in China using skills that have lasted generations. Over 200 people work at the Stentor factory and each individual part of the instrument is worked on separately by a skilled worker. The factory is purpose built and includes storing, drying and preparing the wood through to the varnishing, final assembly of the instrument, and packaging of the instrument in its case ready to be shipped across the world.
Stentor violins and cellos are well respected amongst schools and teachers with a reputation of being a great student instruments for the beginner through to the more accomplished player. They come in the full range of sizes and will give an adult or child student the best start on the learning journey, and as progress is made. The instruments are handcrafted using tone woods (specific wood varieties that have tonal properties making them excellent for use in violins and cellos) and ebony fittings.
The instruments come in a range of standards from the basic student instrument through to a more professional level instrument. The wood and finishes vary across the range.