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Eastman VL80 (Samuel Eastman)

Name: Eastman VL80 (Samuel Eastman)
Brand: Eastman

Eastman · VL80SBC Student Violin 4/4 Outfit

Price: 858 EUR – 858 EUR

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An entry-level Eastman student violin built in China with Chinese spruce and maple, distinguishing itself with a European maple bridge and Despiau fittings usually found on pricier instruments.

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About the Eastman VL80 (Samuel Eastman)

Sold under Eastman's Samuel Eastman sub-line, the VL80 uses Chinese spruce for the top and Chinese maple for the back and ribs rather than the European tonewoods on Eastman's higher-numbered VL200 and up models - a cost-driven material choice at the entry tier. Genuine hand-inlaid purfling and a Stradivari body pattern carry over from Eastman's broader construction standards even at this price point.

What sets the VL80 apart from many similarly-priced student violins is its professionally fitted European maple Despiau bridge - Despiau being a recognized French bridge-blank maker used across many higher-end violins - rather than a generic stamped bridge. Ebony tuning pegs, an ebony chinrest and high-gloss varnish round out the fittings, with the complete outfit including a deluxe thermoplastic case, a K. Holtz fiberglass bow, shoulder pad and rosin.

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Sound character of the Eastman VL80 (Samuel Eastman)

Eastman's entry VL80 uses solid spruce and maple rather than laminate, giving it a warmer, more resonant tone than typical laminate-body student violins at a similar price, while still being a factory-graduated instrument rather than an individually carved workshop violin.

Warm Crisp

Technical data for the Eastman VL80 (Samuel Eastman)

Top	Chinese spruce
Back/Ribs	Chinese maple
Bridge	European maple (Despiau)
Fittings	Ebony pegs
Body pattern	Stradivari

Price history for the Eastman VL80 (Samuel Eastman)

Cheapest seen: 858 EUR · Most expensive seen: 858 EUR

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The history of the Eastman VL80 (Samuel Eastman)

Eastman markets its Samuel Eastman line as an entry point true to the 19th-century hand-craftsmanship standards the broader Eastman brand is known for, aimed at families wanting a genuinely set-up first violin from a name with an established reputation in the string-instrument trade.