To find your nearest Certified Doetsch Dealer, click onto your state on the list below.
The instruments are then sent to the United States where specialists expertly adjust them for optimal response, tone, and playability. Tone specialists remove the tops to make internal adjustments to the tops, backs, and bass bars. Tone specialists remove the tops and make fine graduation adjustments using scrapers and calipers calibrated to .10 mm. The famous Doetsch sound is a result of these careful internal adjustments. In addition to a caliper, tone specialists use an even more sensitive tool as well: his ear. In a process known as tap tuning, they utilize the ringing sound made by the wood when it is held and tapped in several specific combinations to tell them where to thin the wood, and how much. Tap tuning tops and backs allows us to customize the graduations to the unique characteristics of each piece of wood. Necks are checked for correct size and graduation. Then, the signature Rudoulf Doetsch shaded antique-style spirit varnish is hand-applied.
From their beginnings in a small violin-making town in Germany to their completion in our American workshop, Rudoulf Doetsch instruments are in the hands of experts. That’s why they have become known as “America’s Favorite German Instruments.”
Model 701 violin, viola, & cello
• Crafted in Germany from select European tonewoods
• Fingerboard made of high quality African ebony
• Tonal adjustments made and antique-style varnish hand-applied in the United States
• Professional appearance and sound
• Violin available in sizes 4/4 - 1/8, including 7/8
• Viola available in sizes 16 1/2” - 14”
• Cello available in sizes 4/4 - 1/8, including 7/8
• Cello available in Stradivari pattern
• Poplar back available for cello on a limited basis
• Bass available in sizes 3/4 and 1/2
• Bass available in Violin and Gamba corners
Rudolph Doetsch certified dealers specialize in providing the finest instruments to the discriminating musician. All Doetsch instruments that are sold through Certified Doetsch Dealers are hand chosen by the dealer and are provided with a Certificate of Provenance signed by an Eastman Strings Master Luthier. These exclusive dealers maintian an excellent stock of these fine instruments so that you can try-out many instruments to find your personal sound.
UNITED STATES:
Alaska
Arizona
Milano Music Center
38 W. Main Street
Mesa, AZ 85201
408-827-1111Arkansas
California
J Brown
232 1/2 N. Indian Hill Blvd.
Claremont, CA 91711
909-624-0849Kamimoto Stringed Instruments
609 N. 4th St.
San Jose, CA 95112
408-298-8168The Violin Connection
24 Main St. Suite 2
Palos Verdes Pen, CA 90274
310-377-0903Colorado
Graner School Music, Inc.
4460 Barnes Road
Colorado Springs, CO 80918
719-574-2001Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Duffy Violins
3333 Rice Street, Suite 103
Miami, FL 33133
305-443-0814Georgia
Atlanta Violins
387 S. Atlanta Street
Roswell, GA 30075
770-642-8111Hawaii
Idaho
Telford & Sons Violins
4910 Gage Street
Boise, ID 83706
208-344-6392
Illinois
Quinlan & Fabish Music Co.
166 Shore Dr.
Burr Ridge, IL 60521
630-654-4111Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Potter's Violins
4706 Highland Ave.
Bethesda, MD 20814
301-652-7070Massachusetts
Johnson String Instrument
11 John St.
Newton, MA 02459
617-964-0954Michigan
Minnesota
House of Note
7210 Minnetonka Blvd.
Minneapolis, MN 55426
952-929-0026
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
Karin Menzel Violins
103 Cornelia St.
Boonton, NJ 07005
973-334-2552Russo Music Center
1989 Arena Drive
Trenton, NJ 08610
609-888-0620Summit Fine Instrument
406 Main St. Suite 2
Metuchen, NJ 08840
732-549-3382New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
Violin Exchange
1008 West Broad St.
Dunn, NC 28334
910-892-8900
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Edmond Music
3400 South Broadway
Edmond, OK 73013
405-348-0004Gilliam Music
Larsen's Music
2280 West Main St.
Norman, OK 73069
405-321-0080
4001 NW 63rd St.
Oklahoma City, OK 73116
405-843-1573Oregon
Strings and Things
1638 NE Woodridge Ln.
Bend, OR 97701
541-389-8111David Kerr Violin Shop, Inc.
4451 S.E. 28th Ave.
Portland, OR 97202
503-238-4515Pennsylvania
Volkweins
138 Industry Dr.
Pittsburgh, PA 15275
800-229-4503Taylor's Music Store & Studio
116 West Gay St.
Westchester, PA 19380
610-696-1812J.R. Judd Violins
1964 Lycoming Creek Road
Williamsport, PA 17701
570-321-8070
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Musician's Supply
718 West Main St.
Lexington, SC 29072
803-957-3707South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Blackerby Violin Shop
1111 West Anderson Ln.
Austin, TX 78757
512-469-9343Dallas Strings
409 Del Rio Ct.
Allen, Texas
469.675.0085
www.DallasStrings.com
Utah
Vermont
Vermont Violins
24 Main St. Suite 2
Montpelier, VT 05602
802-229-4503Virginia
Washington
Hammond Ashley Violins
320 Third Ave NE
Issaquah, WA 98027
425-392-3963
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Family Music Center
7635 W. Oklahoma Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53219
414-546-6664Wyoming