BOWS Dominique Peccatte, F.N. Voirin, Alfred Lamy, Eugene Sartory, Victor Fetique, Jules Fetique, J.A.

Vigneron, Claude Thomassin, J.J. Martin, Emile A. Ouchard, Cuniot Hury, Prosper Colas, C.N. Bazin, Louis Bazin, Charles Bazin, Louis Morizot, J.C. Ouchard, P.E. Miquel, Francois Lotte, W.E. Hill & Sons, James Tubbs, William Watson, Garner Wilson, Douglas Raguse, Armin Seebass, Steffan Kuhnla, Johannes Finkel, Siegfried Finkel, Albert Nurnberger

VIOLINS, VIOLAS, & CELLOS Gaetano Sgarabotto, Carl Becker, J.B. Vuillaume, Vincenzo Postiglione, Leandro Bisiach, Gaetano Pollastri, Giuseppe Pedrazzini, Mario Gadda, Orfeo Carletti, Nicola Utili, Georges Chanot, Nestor Audinot, Paul Bailly, Gustave Bernardel, Leon Bernardel, Paul Serdet, Silvestre & Maucotel, Honore Derazey, Justin Derazey, Ch. J.B. Collin-Mezin, Moinel Cherpital, Georges Apparut, Marc Laberte, Amedee Dieudonne, Leon Mougenot, R & M Millant, Caressa & Francais, Vincenzo Panormo, John Betts, Richard Tobin, Thomas Kennedy, Benjamin Banks, J & H Banks, Jacob Fendt, George Craske, W.E. Hill & Sons, Alfred Vincent, William Robinson, George Wulme Hudson, Bela Szepessy, Sebastian Klotz, Johan Carol Klotz, Neuner & Hornsteiner, Sebastian Dalinger, Ernst Heinrich Roth, Max Schuster, Heberlein, George Gemunder, Hermann Macklett, Gio Batta Morassi, Scrollavezza & Zanr, Marco Piccinotti, Luca Salvadori, Marcello Villa, Stefano Conia, Paolo Vettori, Dario (II) Vettori, Sofia Vettori, Gabriele Natali, Marco Anedda, Mattia Riva, Bruno Stefanini, Ashot Vartanian, Marilyn Wallin, Francis Kuttner, Jonathan Cooper, Charles Rufino, Michael Darnton, Oliver Radke, Rainer Leonhardt, Gunter Lobe, Kevin Kelly, Jeff Manthos, John Widelski, Daryl Griffith, Edwin Halloran, Paul Wargaski, Viseltear & Young, Masa & Miki Inokuchi

At the Shar Violin Shop, our specialists, all string players, can help you in your search for a great playing instrument or bow. With real-world playing and teaching experience, our specialists have the expertise to answer your detailed questions. Not able to visit our shop in person? Thats ok, well walk you through our shop and discuss particular instruments and bows that match the playing criteria and tonal characteristics that you dene to be most important. Not sure how to talk about sound? Dont worry, we work with players of all levels - professional musicians, students, parents, and studio teachers - and well use terms that everyone can understand. Based on our conversations, well spend more time in our expansive showroom of instruments and bows and begin selecting examples specically for you. We will play them, and listen to them with another colleague to get a good feel for their overall tone and projection under the ear and at a distance. We know that each example is unique, even of the same model from a maker or workshop, and our large and extensive collection allows us to nd the right one for your style of playing. After your instruments and bows have been selected, we personally pack them for the safest delivery. And once you receive the trial shipment, we will stay in touch with you by phone and/or email, answering your questions and offering guidance as you make a decision. If your rst selection of instruments or bows does not meet your needs for any reason, we will continue to help you in your search until we nd your perfect match.

The Shar 30/365 Guarantee

We want you to be satised with everything we sell. If you are not completely satised with any instrument or outt you purchase from Shar, you may return it within 30 days for a full refund. Of course, if the instrument has been damaged, repair costs or depreciation may apply. We will repair or replace anything that proves defective in materials or workmanship in the rst year.

The Shar Trade-In Policy

As you grow musically, you may nd that a better quality instrument will allow even greater musical possibilities. We offer you a generous trade-in credit of 100% of the original purchase price for a Shar Violin Shop instrument (Carlo Lamberti, Otto Ernst Fischer, Karl Joseph Schneider, John Cheng Workshop, Collectors Series, and those from our Fine Instrument Collection). There will be NO refurbishment fee deducted for normal wear and tear. A depreciation fee will only be deducted if the instrument has had serious damage (cracks, etc.). You will receive a 50% credit of the original purchase for Hoffmann instruments and outts. You may trade-in your instrument if: You purchased the original instrument directly from Shar You purchase an instrument of equal or greater value than the original purchase price of the trade-in instrument Only one instrument can be traded toward the purchase of another instrument You may only trade the same type of instrument for the same type of instrument (a violin towards a violin, or a viola towards a viola, etc.) Electric instruments are not eligible for trade-ins Only the instrument may be traded-in. Cases or bows may not be traded-in, with the exception of Hoffmann outts, which receive a 50% credit.

The Shar Setup

Shars own Setup Shop, Restoration and Repair department, staffed by experienced luthiers and technicians, ensures each instrument is in healthy, stable condition and adjusted for optimal tonal response. Shar adheres to stringent quality standards and we stand by the construction, setup and sound of all our instruments and bows. Whether youre picking up a Shar instrument for the rst time, or have been playing for years, it should sound beautiful to your ears and feel wonderful in your hands. Great tone and easy playability are the primary goals of the Shar Setup Shop. Using century-old methods, traditional hand tools, and time-saving technology, our select group of technicians work to very precise measurements, usually within tolerances of a tenth of a millimeter. String heights, neck shapes, soundpost and bridge curvatures are among the hundreds of things we address in the Shar Setup Shop for one simple reason: to make players happy.

The Shar Repair & Restoration Shop

Like a ne wine, well-made instruments only improve with age. But they must be properly setup, cared for and maintained to keep up with the rigorous demands of the serious musician. The Shar Repair & Restoration Shop services instruments and bows from our local and national customers, as well as those from our Fine Instrument Collection, and we condently rely on their expertise. Ashot Vartanian, violinmaker, joined our restoration staff in 1996 after serving on the restoration staffs of the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow, the International School of Violin Making in Cremona, and working with such noted luthiers and restorers as Giobatta Morassi, Giorgio Scolari, and Vahakn Nigogosian. In addition to his restoration work, Ashot is also an accomplished maker who has received international recognition for his mastery of the luthiers craft by being awarded Laureate and Diplomat prizes at competitions in Poland, Bulgaria, Moscow, and Cremona.

National Repair Service

Repair & Restoration of ALL Level of Instruments Artistic restorations Basic Setups Tonal adjustments Bow rehairs Available on-line by visiting www.sharmusic.com/repair

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