Violin
Scherl & Roth SR41 Arietta
Price: 682 EUR – 682 EUR
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A student violin individually hand-adjusted at Scherl & Roth's own shop, using a hybrid lacquer/spirit varnish finish and a carbon fiber bow - an unusual choice at the entry price point over wood.
About the Scherl & Roth SR41 Arietta
The SR41 uses a solid spruce top with maple back and sides and hand-inlaid purfling, finished in a hybrid lacquer/spirit-varnish combination intended to combine lacquer's durability with varnish's tonal openness rather than choosing one exclusively. Scherl & Roth states each instrument undergoes individual hand adjustment at its own shop rather than shipping factory-direct, addressing the setup-quality concerns common with imported student violins.
The fingerboard and pegs are ebony, paired with a select French maple bridge and a composite tailpiece strung with D'Addario Prelude strings. Notably, the outfit includes a carbon fiber bow rather than the wood bow typical at this price point - carbon fiber resists warping and temperature/humidity changes better than wood, a durability-focused choice for a student instrument likely to see rough handling. It ships in an oblong thermoplastic case across sizes from 1/8 to 4/4.
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Sound character of the Scherl & Roth SR41 Arietta
The SR41E4H is a solidly built American-market student violin with decent factory-selected tonewoods and setup, producing a balanced, moderately bright tone that is clear and even across the strings without the extra resonant depth of a workshop-carved instrument.
Technical data for the Scherl & Roth SR41 Arietta
| Top | Solid spruce |
|---|---|
| Back/Sides | Maple |
| Fittings | Ebony |
| Bridge | French maple |
| Bow | Carbon fiber |
| Strings | D'Addario Prelude |
Price history for the Scherl & Roth SR41 Arietta
Cheapest seen: 682 EUR · Most expensive seen: 682 EUR
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The history of the Scherl & Roth SR41 Arietta
Scherl & Roth, a name with roots in German violin-making now used as a Saga Musical Instruments brand for individually shop-adjusted student instruments, positions the SR41 Arietta as a step above factory-only-setup competitors at a similar price.
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