Anne Cole
Since 1970 Anne Cole has created custom violins, violas, and cellos with an original concept of tone. Her instruments, one-of-a-kind works of art, combine playability and response with tonal warmth and power.
What if You Could Play on an Instrument With No Limitations, Custom Built for You?
Imagine discussing your needs and goals with the maker of your instrument. Your violin, viola or cello will be carefully made by hand, not in a shop assembly line. Every detail will be quality controlled by one dedicated artist-craftsman, Anne Cole, who will strive for tonal superiority in every touch.
Custom Made in the Great Southwest
In Anne's shop there is no such instrument as model A,B, or C. In fact, no two instruments are identical. You are a unique individual, so you have your own idea of your "dream machine". Talk to Anne about your desires; she has a masters degree in cello performance and has continued to concertize throughout her career as a maker. She understands the needs of musicians.
Exceptional Wood Inside and Out — That's What Counts
This philosophy goes into every single sliver that is put into place from the overall choice of top and back woods to the linings, bass bar and soundpost inside. Each detail is small, but the cumulative effect is a lightness of touch, hairtrigger response and an unsurpassed dynamic range.
Meeting the Demands of a Modern Musician
A modern instrument by Anne Cole is designed to fill the concert hall of today with sound. Her instruments incorporate the empirical principles of the past with the new demands of the present.
Taking Time for Quality: A Secret Ingredient
Actually taking time to produce a quality product is not a secret, just a lost secret. That's one thing Anne has learned from the old masters which she has incorporated into her style. Work in her shop is done by hand which takes TIME; even the varnish spends TIME aging in the New Mexico sun.
Visual Beauty
Anne also spends hours making each instrument unique, not only in model but in varnish color and artistic themes on scrolls and interiors. Her instruments can be recognized at a glance by even an untrained eye.
Awards
Early on in 1979 Anne won recognition at the Arizona Violin Makers Competition where she was awarded first prize for her Salomon cello. The next year she received a total of seven awards in Canada from the Violin Makers Association of British Columbia, including first prize in the category of string quartet construction. In this division, a maker's quartet was played publicly and compared to all other entries for their combined sound quality, fineness of construction and physical beauty.
Years of Experience and Reliability
A lifetime of making instruments has honed Anne's skills for the forty years she has been in the professional market. And she will stand behind every instrument she makes with help in upkeep and free repairs due to normal use. Your instrument will be shipped to you at no charge quickly by air. You may call or email Anne directly.
Collaborate with Anne
You may collaborate with Anne in creating a custom instrument which reflects your own personal temperament, tonal and physical needs, or artistic desires. Partnering with musicians is the maker's forte; however, instruments are currently available priced from $15,000 to $30,000.
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| restaura | instrumentos vln, vla, vlc |
| domicilio | 3908 Camino de la Sierra NE - 87111 - Albuquerque (NM) - Estados Unidos |
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