This Strad pattern violin is on the border between intermediate violins and professional violins. It has a very nice, full-bodied and balanced tone and is quite playable. Visually, The Juzek 130 has the look of a fine violin rather than a student or intermediate instrument.
The 130 is fully hand-carved and expertly-graduated, which is a major factor with respect to sonority. It has extra-select nicely- flamed back and side and a fine grained select spruce top. This is a high quality step-up violin with powerful tone. Hand-varnished, quality ebony fittings, and a polycarbonate tailpiece. Set up with Dominant strings.

The bridge, of course, is a standard medium-high violin height. The plain ebony traditional tuning pegs are well-fit. It comes with a good quality feather-weight suspension case and pretty good brazilwood bow. The great sound of the instrument benefits from a better bow. In other words, a bow upgrade is strongly-suggested.

About John Juzek Violins

John Juzek began producing master quality violins in Schoenbach, Czechoslovakia in 1900. He established a violin shop, then called the Czeckoslovak Musical instrument Company, in New York City around 1920. The company is now called Metropolitan Music Co. and is one of the most respected suppliers of instruments and tools to the lutherie trade.