Sonic Violins

sonic violins, dedicated to making your stage sound true-reliable-uncomplicated. bespoke instruments tailored to your personal specification, set up and requirements. in 2003 i took to a little busking. not wishing to expose my 120-year-old fiddle to further climatic abuse and expensive repair bills, i decided to use a chinese violin on the recommendation of a good friend and violin mentor. i also decided to fit a pre-amp onto the fiddle so that i could drive a transmitter and free myself from the liability of the lead. over the years i have played many electric violins with a view to one day investing in one, but i have never found one that i was entirely comfortable playing, listening to, or spending significant money on. having built this system for myself i realised that i had now arrived at a great sounding amplified violin, and all at a cost that made it attractive for others to enjoy. during the last 25 years i have been working in design, development, and project engineering fo