Violin
Andreas Eastman VL200
Price: 1.114 EUR – 1.114 EUR
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A fully handcrafted step-up violin above the entry VL80, built on a classic Stradivari pattern from well-seasoned tonewoods, aimed at advancing students moving beyond a basic instrument.
About the Andreas Eastman VL200
The VL200 moves up from the VL80's Chinese-sourced tonewoods to well-seasoned, select spruce and maple - a carved spruce top and carved maple back and ribs on the same Stradivari body pattern, but with more careful wood selection and aging. A hand-applied translucent amber varnish replaces the VL80's high-gloss finish, generally allowing better top vibration and a warmer visual tone.
Fittings include genuine hand-inlaid purfling, an ebony fingerboard, boxwood pegs, tailpiece and chinrest, plus a Despiau 1 Tree bridge - Despiau's premium bridge-blank tier, above the standard Despiau bridge used on the VL80. Eastman markets the VL200 explicitly as a fully handcrafted step-up instrument for advancing students in private lessons, school orchestras, auditions and chamber ensembles, describing its tone as bright and uplifting with strong overtone presence.
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Sound character of the Andreas Eastman VL200
The VL200 sits above Eastman's entry VL80 with better-aged solid tonewoods and more refined hand-finishing, giving it a fuller, warmer, more resonant tone with richer overtone complexity than the entry-level model in the same lineup.
Technical data for the Andreas Eastman VL200
| Top | Select spruce, carved |
|---|---|
| Back/Ribs | Select maple, carved |
| Fittings | Ebony fingerboard, boxwood pegs |
| Bridge | Despiau 1 Tree |
| Body pattern | Stradivari |
Price history for the Andreas Eastman VL200
Cheapest seen: 1.114 EUR · Most expensive seen: 1.114 EUR
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The history of the Andreas Eastman VL200
The VL200 sits in Eastman's numbered step-up tier immediately above its entry Samuel Eastman VL80, aimed at the common transition point where a student outgrows a basic beginner violin but isn't yet ready for Eastman's highest handmade tiers.
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