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Stentor 1550 Conservatoire

Name: Stentor 1550 Conservatoire
Brand: Stentor

Stentor · 1550 Full Size Conservatoire Violin

Price: 578 EUR – 578 EUR

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A step-up violin above Stentor's Student lines: carved flamed maple back and spruce top finished in Stentor's own Shellax varnish, with a Wittner-style tailpiece and deluxe case aimed at intermediate players.

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About the Stentor 1550 Conservatoire

The Conservatoire moves beyond the Student II's straightforward construction with carved flamed maple for the back and ribs - figured wood chosen for appearance as well as tone - and a solid carved spruce top, all finished in Stentor's own Shellax varnish rather than a standard lacquer. Ebony fittings and traditional inlaid purfling around the top edge mark it as a genuine step up in both cosmetics and build detail.

The tailpiece carries four integrated fine-tuners in a black composite design, strung with synthetic gut strings rather than the more basic steel-core strings on entry outfits - synthetic gut offers a warmer, more complex tone favored as students progress. The outfit includes a solid wood octagonal bow with ebony frog and a deluxe lightweight oblong case with hygrometer, carrying strap and music pocket, positioned by Stentor and teachers alike as a natural step-up instrument once a Student-tier violin has been outgrown.

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Sound character of the Stentor 1550 Conservatoire

One tier above the Student line, the Conservatoire uses better-selected, hand-finished solid spruce and maple with a more carefully graduated top plate, giving it noticeably more resonance and tonal warmth than the entry Student II while remaining a factory-setup instrument rather than a workshop-carved one.

Warm Resonant

Technical data for the Stentor 1550 Conservatoire

Top	Solid carved spruce
Back/Ribs	Carved flamed maple
Finish	Stentor Shellax varnish
Strings	Synthetic gut
Tailpiece	4 integrated fine-tuners

Price history for the Stentor 1550 Conservatoire

Cheapest seen: 578 EUR · Most expensive seen: 578 EUR

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The history of the Stentor 1550 Conservatoire

The Conservatoire sits above Stentor's Student I and Student II in the brand's tiered range, commonly recommended by string teachers as the next instrument once a beginner has developed technique that a basic student violin can no longer fully support.