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D Z Strad Model LC101

Name: D Z Strad Model LC101
Brand: D Z Strad

D Z Strad · Violin Model LC101

Price: 536 EUR – 536 EUR

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A high-grade carved-top variant of D Z Strad's popular Model 101, fully handmade and hand-varnished from select spruce, figured maple and ebony, widely used by Suzuki method students.

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About the D Z Strad Model LC101

The LC101 is D Z Strad's upgraded carved-top take on its widely-used Model 101, built from select high-grade traditional spruce for the top, figured maple for the back and sides, and ebony for the fingerboard - entirely handmade, hand-varnished and hand-adjusted rather than machine-finished, a claim D Z Strad makes across its budget-to-mid-tier range as a differentiator from mass-stamped competitors. The spirit varnish finish leaves accented edges visible rather than an opaqü uniform coat.

A Wittner-style tailpiece with four built-in fine tuners simplifies tuning for developing players, alongside boxwood pegs, chinrest and end button. D Z Strad markets the base Model 101 across nine size options from 1/32 to 4/4 and notes it as particularly popular among Suzuki method students specifically, a teaching method that relies on consistent, predictable instrument response across a student's early years of study.

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Reverb D Z Strad Violin - Model LC101 - High-Grade Carved Top 536 EUR Best price View details

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Sound character of the D Z Strad Model LC101

The LC101's hand-carved solid spruce top (rather than machine-pressed) allows finer control over plate thickness and arching, giving it a warmer, more resonant tone with richer overtone development than a comparably priced machine-graduated student violin.

Warm Resonant Full-bodied

Technical data for the D Z Strad Model LC101

Top	Select spruce, carved
Back/Sides	Figured maple
Fretboard	Ebony
Finish	Spirit varnish
Tailpiece	Wittner-style, 4 fine tuners
Sizes	1/32 to 4/4

Price history for the D Z Strad Model LC101

Cheapest seen: 536 EUR · Most expensive seen: 536 EUR

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The history of the D Z Strad Model LC101

D Z Strad built its reputation specifically in the budget-to-intermediate online violin market, and the Model 101/LC101 line is frequently cited in Suzuki-method teaching circles as a reliable low-cost option for students starting the method's structured curriculum.