Standard Viola Conversion Outfit

Name: Standard Viola Conversion Outfit
Brand: Stringers
SKU: STR-VLACON-STAO-4/4
Price: 275.0 GBP
Availability: InStock

Product Code: STR-VLACON-STAO-4/4

£275.00

Size:

Viola Size Guide

The ideal size viola for a child is that which allows a 90° angle at the elbow when holding the viola in a playing position. We recommend using a flexible tape measure to measure the distance between the base of the neck and the left wrist. The hand should be extended and the arm held out perpendicular to the body with the shoulder relaxed. Take this measurement and use the table below to determine the correct instrument size. We strongly discourage playing on instruments with ‘growing room’ as this can have a detrimental effect on technique, form and posture.

*Viola sizes over 15” should be determined by personal and teacher preference.

The following table provides a guide to selecting a suitable instrument size. Other factors may be taken into account, including teaching method, and teacher and player preference. Instrument sizes may vary within their defined fractional size; this guide applies to Stringers’ range of instruments, and is intended to be as comprehensive as possible, but not definitive.

Age	Distance 'A'	Viola Size
5-7	16 1/2"-18"	1/8 Viola Conversion
6-8	18"-20"	1/4 Viola Conversion
8-10	20"-21 1/2"	1/2 Viola Conversion
10-12	21 1/2"-23"	3/4 Viola Conversion
12+	22"-24"	4/4 Viola Conversion
12+	At least 23"	14" Viola or 4/4 Viola Conversion
12+	At least 24"	15" +

Variant

We pre-rosin our bows with premium rosin so you can play straight away. If you would like your bow unrosined please check the box below.

I would like my bow unrosined

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Standard Viola Conversion Outfit

4/4 Full Size

Stringers Edinburgh

Click & Collect available, usually ready in 24 hours

7 York Place
Edinburgh EH1 3EB
United Kingdom

+441315575432

Viola conversions are specially adapted violins, whereby the function of the front, between the action of the treble bridge foot and the soundpost is bypassed, reducing production of higher frequency resonances, and giving the lower registers greater sonority, a quality normally impossible with smaller student violas.

Our Standard viola conversion is a budget starter outfit with wooden bow and basic lightweight case, carefully checked and setup in our workshop. Available online or from our Edinburgh shop.

This Standard outfit is not eligible for Stringers part-exchange scheme.

NB. Each instrument is unique; wood, grain, varnish and fittings may differ from photographs.

Please note that Stringers Outfits are not supplied with a shoulder rest or rosin. If required please make sure you add to your basket.

Set Up by Stringers

This instrument is set up professionally in our in-house Edinburgh workshop by our expert luthiers. It is then sound-tested and tonally adjusted in conjunction with our playing staff. Only once we are satisfied the timbre, playability and appearance are optimised is the instrument made available for sale to our customers.

What is a setup?

A violin, viola or cello setup refers to the playing action of the instrument; the interaction between the bridge, soundpost, strings and their other contact points including the nut at the top of the fingerboard and the tailpiece and saddle. The setup is critical in the production of sound as well as determining playability. Many student instruments are sold with a basic factory setup, without being checked, tested or improved at all. Not only does this limit the instrument's timbral potential, but also the way the instrument can be played, often inhibiting progress and instilling poor playing habits.

Why Buy from Stringers?

~ RUN BY MUSICIANS, FOR MUSICIANS ~

Stringers has been supplying instruments, bows and accessories to students, parents and professional musicians since 1992. We're proud of our commitment to providing the very best service and offering the best quality, carefully chosen products, for our customers.

All Stringers instruments are set up expertly by our luthiers in our Edinburgh workshop and checked by our playing staff. This is a stand-out difference from instruments bought from non-specialist suppliers, and shops who simply import and sell instruments. Our setups really make the world of difference. Just take a look at our reviews to see how.

Feel free to get in touch to ask about any product we offer.

PART-EXCHANGE PROMISE

We offer a part-exchange upgrade pathway for all Stringers brand instruments and outfits bought, with the exception of Standard and Pre-Owned Instruments.

Instruments, bows and cases must be in resaleable condition.

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