Edgar Russ - Sound of Cremona Marco Dotti Strad. The Betts

Violin

• Handmade by master luthier Marco Dotti in the workshop of Edgar Russ in Cremona, modelled on The Betts by Antonio Stradivari from 1704
• Top made of typically Italian spalted hazel spruce from the Val di Fiemme
• Back made of flamed Bosnian sycamore maple, air-dried
• Sides and neck made from the same wood as the back
• Fingerboard made from finest ebony
• The instrument was varnished in the manner of the great Cremonese masters of the 17th century - this includes: a wood primer based on casein and calcium, an amber linseed oil varnish cooked by Edgar Russ himself and coloured with pigments to give the instrument a faithful reproduction of the original
• Bridge: Aubert De Luxe
• Pegs and tailpiece: Boxwood with a fine tuner
• Endpin: Boxwood
• Chinrest: Small lateral model "Dresden" with titanium screws
• Strings: Pirastro Evah Pirazzi Gold