Product Lines Compared | mf pure, core and solo
Three lines, one standard
Every instrument is made in our workshop, from the same materials and with the same care. Each line carries the full quality of mezzo-forte. What sets them apart is the fittings, the finish and how far we tailor the sound to you. You decide how much of that you want.
mf | pure
Sound at its most direct.
mf | pure is for you if you want an instrument that speaks instantly and answers with clarity and precision. Everything about it is made for playing.
The surface is polished carbon fiber. You see the material your instrument is made of, with no lacquer on top. The body is built to the same standard as in every other line.
Available as: violin in 4/4 and 3/4, and cello. Both also as hybrid with a built-in Cordasonus pickup.
mf | core
The heart of our workshop.
Our most-built instrument and the one you can shape the most. Finish, setup, five strings, left-handed: mf | core becomes the instrument you have in mind.
Its sound brings more color and more room to shape your own voice. The body is formed by vacuum infusion, then sanded, lacquered, sanded again, lacquered again and polished by hand. Those two full lacquer passes create the depth that catches the light on stage.
Available as: violin, viola in 15 and 16.5 inches, cello and double bass. Options: hybrid, five-string, six-string cello, Orchestra Finish, left-handed.
mf | solo
The finest our workshop produces.
Every mf | solo is chosen from our ongoing production by its sound. Roughly one body in twenty makes it. Our head luthier then adjusts it individually, and before the instrument comes to you, a professional musician puts it through a final playing test.
The setup is matched to this one instrument: a Milo Stamm master bridge, an Anima Nova carbon fiber soundpost that can be adjusted in length to a hundredth of a millimeter while in place, selected premium strings and, on the cello, a titanium endpin. Wittner fine-tuning pegs set with Swarovski crystals make the line recognizable at a glance.
Available as: violin, viola in 15 and 16.5 inches, and cello. All also as hybrid. If the instrument you want is not in stock, it is usually ready for you within four weeks.
At a glance
| mf | pure | mf | core | mf | solo | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surface | polished carbon fiber | two lacquer passes, polished by hand | two lacquer passes, polished by hand |
| Color | visible carbon fiber | Orchestra Finish to your specification | Orchestra Finish to your specification |
| Acoustic selection | no | no | about one in twenty |
| Sound adjustment | standard setup | standard setup | individual, by our head luthier |
| Bridge | standard bridge | standard bridge, Milo Stamm as upgrade | Milo Stamm master bridge |
| Soundpost | standard soundpost | standard soundpost, Anima Nova as upgrade | Anima Nova carbon fiber |
| Pegs | Wittner fine-tuning pegs | Wittner fine-tuning pegs | Wittner with Swarovski crystals |
| Five-string | no | yes | no |
| Instruments | violin, cello | violin, viola, cello, double bass | violin, viola, cello |
| Hybrid | yes | yes | yes |
mf | atelier
One of a kind.
Alongside the three lines, we build instruments now and then that follow an idea entirely their own. Each exists exactly once, made for one player. You can get them only directly from us.
Not sure yet which line is right for you? Write to us. We'd love to advise you personally.