Stentor SR1551 Viola Conservat. 16,5"

Viola

Image Stentor SR1551 Viola Conservat. 16,5

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Latest User Reviews

6 years ago

Very nice instrument for the price

I bought this instrument as I wanted to begin again after two decades I left my professional playing, and I didn't want to spend too much.

Not wanting to go over the cheapest solutions, I established a budget around 300/500 Pounds. I was able to test a Yamaha in a real shop, and I wasn't impressed at all, despite it was at the higher end of my budget fork.

So I decided to buy this Stentor Conservatoire that was a bit cheaper. I'm not regretting it at all.

The instrument is lovely to watch and it has a nice mellow sound. To be honest I decided to replace the original strings, a bit metallic, with a set of Prim Medium immediately.

Overall the viola is nice, and it's definitely worth the price, considering you get also a bow and a case (and rosin).

Pro: price, nice colour, nice grain of wood visible from varnish

Cons: don't particularly like the tuning pegs

Technical Data

  • Manufactured by Stentor
  • Released in 2015
  • Average price : $450
  • Size: 16.5"
  • Solid spruce top
  • Solid, beautifully flamed maple back
  • Shellax lacquer
  • Solid maple neck
  • Ebony fingerboard (Diospyros crassiflora)
  • Ebony pegs (Diospyros crassiflora)
  • Chin rest made of hardwood
  • Nylon strings
  • Light metal tailpiece with 4 fine tuners
  • Case and bow included
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