Violin (No.252)
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What the professionals say.... | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lydia Mordkovitch Concert violinist and professor at the Royal Academy of Music. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "….my congratulations on making such a wonderful violin. It is very powerful and has excellent projection in even the largest concert halls. The tone is bright, but at the same time rich, and is very pure and untainted. I am already aware of being able to get a wide range of tone colours from it. I will be using it for my next CD recording in September." | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dr Norbert Brainin OBE Leader of the Amadeus String Quartet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "My Harris & Sheldon violin gives me great pleasure to play. It responds easily and has plenty of reserve substance of tone. Harris & Sheldon instruments are to be recommended, they are bound to give great satisfaction." | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Howard Davis Leader, Alberni String Quartet, Professor Royal Academy of Music. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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"I am writing to express my thanks and appreciation for a truly fine violin. I see many violins but have not seen a violin by a living maker to come near it for character and beauty. I gave a recital in July at which it was, quite simply, magnificent. I could not be happier with the instrument." | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rodney Friend
Former Concert Master, New York Philharmonic, Professor Royal College of Music | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Having bought the first of my Harris violins some ten years ago I recommend that to own a Harris violin is a great joy
to experience. They posses a tonal capacity of real power for the modern concert hall with an exceptional feel of clarity
to the player. Performing in concert in the Royal Festival Hall my Harris violin was undetected from my Joseph Guarnerius."
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| Emanuel Hurwitz CBE | Former Leader, English Chamber Orchestra and Aeolian String Quartet
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"I have been playing my Harris violin during the past two years and consider it to be a truly fine
instrument in tone and appearance. Having had the use of top cremonese violins over the past 50 years, I am gratified
to have such response and quality from a modern violin. I am also impressed with the consistency and quality of the Harris
violins of my colleagues and pupils. I congratulate Nigel Harris on the success of his instruments, obviously the result
of genuine craftsmanship and understanding of tonal principles." |
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| Kenneth Sillito
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Leader, Academy of St.Martins in the Fields
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"I have owned a violin and viola made by Nigel Harris for over 10 years and have used my violin whilst directing chamber
orchestras. It has a clear and pure tone in all registers and has real projection, which has been tested in really arduous
conditions i.e. poor acoustics and extreme temperatures. I know other Harris instruments in the profession which are
equally impressive. Nigel Harris should be congratulated for making such distinguished and consistently excellent
sounding instruments."
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Dennis Vigay |
Former principle cello, Academy of St.Martins in the Fields
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"I'm enjoying playing on my cello immensely, the tone is suprisingly resonant, vibrant, always of an excellent rich
quality and speaks so easily. Thank you for such a beautifully made and excellent sounding instrument." |
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| Juan Orpella |
Post grad student, University of Indiana School of Music, Bloomington USA
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"There are many modern violins here but none of them come near to my Harris for quality of sound and projection."
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