¾ Jay Haide “L’ Ancienne” violin, China

Jay Ifshin, of Ifshin Violins, California, realised, back in 1992, that they could make their own, in-house, handmade instruments for the middle and upper student market, and do a better job than the traditional commercial makers in Europe and Asia. In our experience, the resulting “Jay Haide” instruments fulfil this dream with the “L’ Ancienne” range proving to be the flagship of their production, both in China and the USA. This ¾ violin is typical in all ways of their output, with a clear, warm, resonant tone that outplays some full-sized instruments in this price range.