This high-quality spruce soundpost stick is designed to be cut and fitted precisely to your violin. Perfect for luthiers and musicians, it provides enough material to create up to four soundposts, ensuring optimal tone and resonance for your instrument.

Specifications

• Premium spruce wood for superior acoustic performance
• 8 long stick (makes up to 4 soundposts)
• Diameter: approximately 6.1mm
• Suitable for full-size (4/4) violins

Available in Regular grade (3-6 grains) and Select grade (7-10 grains) for varying quality preferences.

About the Soundpost

The violins soundpost is a small, carefully fitted spruce dowel positioned inside the instrument to enhance sound. It transfers vibrations from the top plate to the bottom plate, making optimal fitting and placement crucial for achieving the best tone. A properly installed soundpost can dramatically improve your violins sound quality, bringing out its full tonal potential.

Installation Tips

• Ensure the end grain of the soundpost runs perpendicular to the violins top grain for proper fit and sound.
• Always cut the soundpost slightly longer than needed to allow for fine adjustments.
• Longer posts are placed closer to the center, favoring deeper, darker tones, while shorter posts are closer to the E string f-hole side, favoring brighter tones.
• Moving the soundpost closer to the bridge increases power, while moving it farther adds richness but reduces power.
• Be mindful of tightness: a post set too tightly can choke the violin, while a loose post may lack tone quality and risk falling.

Achieving the perfect soundpost fit and position is an art that can transform your violins performance!