There is nothing more satisfying than hearing a school orchestra, after months of rehearsals, perform in a concert to parents, friends, family and teachers. The smiles on their faces. The emotions of contentment. All the positive comments, knowing that all involved have performed and entertained to a high standard. All of the hard work has paid off. Applause is addictive!
The memory of the early days of practising. Where the tuning and tone could only be described as room for improvement is - at last - a distant memory. As well as the hard work and dedication of both the students and their teachers. It must also be said that the support and requisition of quality instruments by their parents and family members is paramount to their success.
Forenza Prima 2
Let’s start with our most popular selling range. The Forenza Prima 2, which has received fantastic feedback and reviews from music teachers, music services, county hubs and most importantly, the students themselves.
This range offers the discerning musician a quality-manufactured instrument at a very reasonable price. With hand-carved bodies and inlaid purfling, genuine ebony fingerboards and pegs. High calibre strings, alloy tailpieces and adjusters. Plus, they look amazing, with their darker aged tone wood body looking like a high-end professional instrument. They will not disappoint!
VIOLIN: The violins are available in sizes 1/10, 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 3/4 and full size.
VIOLA: The violas are sized in inches, of which we offer all variations.
CELLO: The Forenza Prima 2 Cellos are a sight to behold, with a sound and tone to match. These wonderful instruments will inspire many budding Sheku Kanneh-Masons and may even result in them performing at Royal Weddings!! Affordable, dependable, amazing value-for-money and fully complete, ready to perform. Even the attractive, highly padded and protective case is a benchmark in quality design.
Forenza Secondo Series
For the enthusiastic and dedicated string musician who wants only the best. Highly affordable without any compromise on the quality of materials and craftsmanship, the Forenza Secondo Series consists of a high-specification full-size violin. I
Using only the finest quality European 10-year-aged dried tone woods, the Forenza Secondo Series string instruments offer the quality to take secondary school students confidently through their GCSEs and A Levels, as well as the higher performance grades.
Forenza is ideal for those preparing for music college and perfect to last a playing career. Individually tested to precise requirements in the UK, these instruments offer not only an amazing value violin for schools, but are also glowingly rated by many string educators. 
Stentor I & II
Similar in standard to the Forenza Prima 2, the Stentor I & II range of string instruments are extremely capable in meeting the needs of secondary school musicians.
The Stentor I violin, for example, has a fingerboard made from rosewood and a table of spruce, supported by a maple neck, back and ribs, whereas the Stentor II is enhanced with an ebony fingerboard and a higher quality bow.
As expected, the Stentor range of string instruments incorporates all of the differing sizes of violas, cellos, double basses and violins for schools. Manufactured in the Stentor factory, teachers in the UK and Europe, including members of the European String Teachers Association, have acclaimed these superb string instruments with huge enthusiasm.
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Normans Musical Instruments can cater for your every need and expectation of quality, affordability and customer service when sourcing the ideal violin, viola, cello or double bass.
There are many other brands and variants of string instruments not mentioned in this article, from the pinnacle of the Stentor Conservatoire range, to the Stagg instruments, which include the amazing electric violins for schools, cellos and double bass (much easier to transport!).
No matter what your musical taste and preference is, from Fauré to Folk, Brahms to Bellowhead, at Normans Musical Instruments we have a suitable and reliable, high-quality string instrument which you can rely on.
