The Violin Fine Tuner is a durable tailpiece-mounted tuning accessory that allows for precise pitch adjustments with ease. Ideal for accurate tuning, it provides smooth operation and helps minimise the need for frequent peg adjustments.

Key Features:

• Precise tuning adjustment for violin strings

• Tailpiece-mounted design

• Durable metal construction

• Easy clockwise and counter-clockwise pitch adjustment

• Smooth and reliable operation

• Suitable for all playing levels

• Available in black, black and gold, or silver finishes (subject to stock availability)

Please note: Fine tuner colours may vary depending on current stock availability. Available finishes include black, black and gold, and silver.

African A Grade ebony is highly coveted by instrument makers due to its exceptional quality. It is dense, hard, and durable, making it ideal for crafting high-quality instruments. Ebony is commonly used for violin fingerboards due to its hardness, stability, acoustic properties, and traditional appearance.

The Violin Ebony Endpin – Hill Model with Black Ball is a high-quality ebony fitting featuring a classic Hill-style design and stylish black ball detail. Supplied unfitted, it is ideal for violin or viola repairs, restorations, and upgrades.

Key Features:

• Made from high-quality ebony

• Suitable for violin or viola

• Traditional Hill-style design

• Decorative black ball accent

• Lightweight and durable

• Professional-quality finish

• Ideal for repairs and restorations

• Supplied unfitted

Note: Professional fitting is recommended. Animato Strings can provide expert installation and setup services to ensure the endpin is correctly fitted and performs as intended.

The Violin Ebony Peg with Golden Cap is a premium ebony tuning peg featuring an elegant gold-coloured cap for a refined appearance. Supplied unfitted and undrilled, it is designed for professional custom fitting and is ideal for violin repairs, restorations, and upgrades.

Key Features:

• Premium ebony construction

• Decorative golden cap

• Durable and reliable design

• Supplied unfitted and undrilled

• Requires professional fitting and drilling

• Ideal for restoration and custom setups

• Enhances the violin's appearance

Please note: This peg is supplied unfitted and undrilled. Professional fitting and drilling are required before installation and use.

Stringvision Keypeg, an innovative product, replaces peg handles with a detachable key, improving cellists' movements and enhancing their playing experience.

• Remarkably low profile, elegant, and easy to use 

• Comes with two pegs and two keys

• Detachable key handles instead of pegs

• Elegantly designed yet discreet in appearance

• Can be installed with standard peg-shaving tools

• No alteration is made to the cello or scroll itself

The Despiau France Violin Bridge – Style #10 (B Grade) is a quality French-made bridge blank featuring fine-grained treated maple with solid medullary rays. Supplied unfitted, it is designed for professional custom fitting to achieve optimal violin performance.

Key Features:

• Genuine Despiau Style #10 bridge 

• Made in France 

• B Grade treated maple 

• Fine grain with solid medullary rays 

• Supplied unfitted 

• Designed for professional violin setup and repair 

• Supports enhanced tone and playability 

• Professional fitting recommended 

For the best results, the bridge should be fitted and adjusted by a trained luthier or string instrument specialist, such as the experts in our Animato workshop.

The soundpost of a stringed instrument is made from spruce. It has two functions - sound and structure. The soundpost carries sound from the soundboard to the back of the instrument, amplifying the sound of the strings. Correct positioning is crucial for the desired sound quality. The soundpost also provides support to the top plate, along with the bass bar. It prevents cracking of the spruce top caused by the treble foot of the bridge under the higher-sounding strings.

Cello Soundpost. Spruce stick, split and turned. Germany. #2 grade:

• 4/4size Ø: 11.0mm L:400mm. 1 stick cello = 2 sound posts.

• 3/4size Ø: 10.50mm L:400mm. 1 stick cello = 2 sound posts.

• 1/2 size Ø: 9.5mm L:400mm. 1 stick cello = 2 sound posts.

The design of a cello bridge affects how it responds to the bow. The Chinese Cello Bridge Belgian style produces a louder sound and crisper gut G and C strings. A lighter-weight bridge design produces a brighter sound that requires less effort for bowing but may be less flexible in colouring the sound.