Instruments — Yam Uri Raz

Violins

Made on O‘ahu 2019 Model Antonio Stradivari Classic style, spirit varnish — Made on O‘ahu 2019
Model Antonio Stradivari
Classic style, spirit varnish
Available for trial in CA

Made in Cremona 2017 Model Antonio Stradivari Antique style, oil varnish — Made in Cremona 2017
Model Antonio Stradivari
Antique style, oil varnish
Available for trial in HI

Made on O‘ahu 2020 Model Antonio Stradivari Photos forthcoming — Made on O‘ahu 2020
Model Antonio Stradivari
Available for trial in HI

Guarneri-20 back — Made on O‘ahu 2020
Model Guarneri Del Gesù
Available for trial at Cremona Violins in Honolulu, HI

Previous sales & testimonials

Made on O‘ahu 2020
Model Antonio Stradivari
Home in CA, USA

Stradivari Back — Made in Hawaii 2023
Model Antonio Stradivari
Home in CA, USA

Made in Cremona 2016 Model Antonio StradivariHome in Seattle, WA, USA — Made in Cremona 2016
Model Antonio Stradivari
Home in WA, USA

Made in Cremona 2015 Model Antonio StradivariHome in Milan, Italy — Made in Cremona 2015
Model Antonio Stradivari
Home in Milan, Italy

Made in Cremona 2015 Model Antonio StradivariHome in Milan, Italy — Made in Cremona 2015
Model Antonio Stradivari
Home in Milan, Italy

Made in Cremona 2015 Model Antonio Stradivari “Viotti” 1709 Home in Milan, Italy — Made in Cremona 2015
Model Antonio Stradivari “Viotti” 1709
Home in Milan, Italy

Made in Cremona 2015 Model Guarneri del Gesù “The Cannon” 1743 Classic style, spirit varnish — Made in Cremona 2015
Model Guarneri del Gesù “The Cannon” 1743
Home in CA, USA

Made in Cremona 2014 Model Antonio Stradivari “Viotti” 1709Home in Milan, Italy — Made in Cremona 2014
Model Antonio Stradivari “Viotti” 1709
Home in Milan, Italy

Made in Cremona 2014 Model Antonio Stradivari “Lady Blunt” 1721Home in Iowa City, IA, USA — Made in Cremona 2014
Model Antonio Stradivari “Lady Blunt” 1721
Home in IA, USA

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Violas

Made in Hawaiʻi 2023
Model Testore 1733
40.cm/15.75”
Home in CA, USA

In progress 2024
Models Gasparo da Salò 1580 15.43”
& G.B Guadanini 1785 viola 15.75”

Commissioned - photos forthcoming

Made in Hawaiʻi 2022
Model Testore 1733
40.3cm/15.8”
Home in CA, USA

Made on O‘ahu 2019 Model Testore 1733 42.3cm/16.65”Home in San Diego, CA, USA — Made on O‘ahu 2019
Model Testore 1733
42.3cm/16.65”
Home in San Diego, CA, USA

Made in Cremona 2015 Model Andrea Guarneri “Conte Vitale” 1676 41.3cm/16.2”Available for inquiry — Made in Cremona 2015
Model Andrea Guarneri “Conte Vitale” 1676
41.3cm/16.2”
Available for inquiry in Tampa, FL, USA

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Cellos

Made in Cremona 2016 Model Antonio Stradivari “Piatti” 1720Home in Anacortes, WA, USA — Made in Cremona 2016
Model Antonio Stradivari “Piatti” 1720
Home in Anacortes, WA, USA

Made in Cremona 2015
Model Antonio Stradivari “Piatti” 1720
Home in VT, USA

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Making of the Testore viola

working on the top finger plane

working on the top finger plane

Working with the gauge on the back

Working with the gauge on the back

Choosing the wood for the Testore viola

Choosing the wood for the Testore viola

Testore model and mold

Testore model and mold

Shaping the blocks before glueing the c bouts

Shaping the blocks before glueing the c bouts

Glueing the upper and lower bout

Glueing the upper and lower bout

Cleaning the ribs

Cleaning the ribs

Center joint on the ribs

Center joint on the ribs

Hot bending iron, bending the linings

Hot bending iron, bending the linings

Linings almost ready to be glued

Linings almost ready to be glued

Glueing the linings

Glueing the linings

Planing the back flat

Planing the back flat

After a ruff cut, in the vice before picture

After a ruff cut, in the vice before picture

Gauging the back, using the light

Gauging the back, using the light

Shaping the back with a fingerplane

Shaping the back with a fingerplane

Chisel the contour flat

Chisel the contour flat

Gauging the remains

Gauging the remains

Before fluting

Gauging the fluting

Gauging the fluting

Gauging the remains

Gauging the remains

Gauging the inside

Gauging the inside

Finishing the measurements with the finger plane

Finishing the measurements with the finger plane

Split wood spruce top - book-matched and planned

Split wood spruce top - book-matched and planned

Gauging the shape of the arcing - top

Gauging the shape of the arcing - top

shaping the top using a finger plane

shaping the top using a finger plane

Scraping the top, finishing

Scraping the top, finishing

Design of the f holes

Design of the f holes

Gauging the fluting

Gauging the fluting

lowering the fluting channel

lowering the fluting channel

Shaping with a finger plane the f resonant area for maximum resonance

Shaping with a finger plane the f resonant area for maximum resonance

Scraping

Gauging the inside of the top

Gauging the inside of the top

Finger planing the top

Finger planing the top

Back and top side by side

Back and top side by side

Cutting of the f holes

Cutting of the f holes

One down, one to go

One down, one to go

Shaping the f holes with knives

Shaping the f holes with knives

Finishing the measurements on the top

Finishing the measurements on the top

Scraping the top to final measurements

Scraping the top to final measurements

Bass bar from the remaining of the original top

Bass bar from the remaining of the original top

Planing the bass bar to size

Planing the bass bar to size

Bass bar fitted with pressure

Bass bar fitted with pressure

Bass bar glued in with minimum pressure with many clamps

Bass bar glued in with minimum pressure with many clamps

Bass bar shaped

Bass bar shaped

Cutting the groves for the neck

Cutting the groves for the neck

Getting the mold out

Getting the mold out

Shaping the linings with a knife

Shaping the linings with a knife

Glueing the back to the ribs

Glueing the back to the ribs

Back glued and blocks shaped

Back glued and blocks shaped

Purfling channel cut and deepened with a handmade chisel

Purfling channel cut and deepened with a handmade chisel

Purfling before inlaying it inside

Purfling before inlaying it inside

Neck planned flat and perpendicular

Neck planned flat and perpendicular

Scroll designed

Scroll designed

Scroll design 3D

Scroll design 3D

Gauging the shape of the scroll

Gauging the shape of the scroll

Depth of the pegbox

Depth of the pegbox

Leaving gauge marks on scroll

Leaving gauge marks on scroll

Finishing the fluting on the scroll with a gauge

Finishing the fluting on the scroll with a gauge

Carving the purfling

Carving the purfling

Glueing the neck-set

Glueing the neck-set

Back button

Tanning the top with UV light

Tanning the top with UV light

Tanning the back with UV light

Tanning the back with UV light

Tanning the scroll with UV light

Tanning the scroll with UV light

Tanning the scroll with UV light

Tanning the scroll with UV light

working on the top finger plane

Working with the gauge on the back

Choosing the wood for the Testore viola

Testore model and mold

Shaping the blocks before glueing the c bouts

Glueing the upper and lower bout

Cleaning the ribs

Center joint on the ribs

Hot bending iron, bending the linings

Linings almost ready to be glued

Glueing the linings

Planing the back flat

After a ruff cut, in the vice before picture

Gauging the back, using the light

Shaping the back with a fingerplane

Chisel the contour flat

Gauging the remains

Before fluting

Gauging the fluting

Gauging the remains

Gauging the inside

Finishing the measurements with the finger plane

Split wood spruce top - book-matched and planned

Gauging the shape of the arcing - top

shaping the top using a finger plane

Scraping the top, finishing

Design of the f holes

Gauging the fluting

lowering the fluting channel

Shaping with a finger plane the f resonant area for maximum resonance

Scraping

Gauging the inside of the top

Finger planing the top

Back and top side by side

Cutting of the f holes

One down, one to go

Shaping the f holes with knives

Finishing the measurements on the top

Scraping the top to final measurements

Bass bar from the remaining of the original top

Planing the bass bar to size

Bass bar fitted with pressure

Bass bar glued in with minimum pressure with many clamps

Bass bar shaped

Cutting the groves for the neck

Getting the mold out

Shaping the linings with a knife

Glueing the back to the ribs

Back glued and blocks shaped

Purfling channel cut and deepened with a handmade chisel

Purfling before inlaying it inside

Neck planned flat and perpendicular

Scroll designed

Scroll design 3D

Gauging the shape of the scroll

Depth of the pegbox

Leaving gauge marks on scroll

Finishing the fluting on the scroll with a gauge

Carving the purfling

Glueing the neck-set

Tanning the top with UV light

Tanning the back with UV light

Tanning the scroll with UV light

Tanning the scroll with UV light

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