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Tomáš Skála - Master Luthier, member of club Kruh umělců houslařů by asociace hudebních umělců a vědců
Atelier: Zahradní 484, 351 37 Luby
Telephone: +420 354 596 213
Mobile: +420 604 864 245
E-mail: info@violin-skala.cz
Skype: tomasskala484
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Master luthier Tomáš Skála was exhibiting his instruments at international exhibitions in Germany and Holland and also took part in competitions in Mittenwald, Germany and in Utah, USA. His instruments are best known for their tonal qualities and for excellent craftsmanship. His construction is based on classical Guarneri and Stradivari models.
Stradivari a Guarneri
Tomáš Skála crafts his violins according to the 1720 Antonio Stradivari model,1743 Giuseppe Guarneri model or a 1779 Giovanni Battista Guadagnini model. His violas are based on 39 cm and 42.5 cm corpus length Antonio Stradivari model or on the mostly used 40.7 cm Giuseppe Guarneri model. He makes A. Stradivari based cellos with a modification of the string length of 68 – 69.5 cm. He also makes 7/8 size cellos with 66 cm string length. Double basses are made according to the model of Johan Bina from 1877 with a 3/4 corpus size and 106 cm string length. These instruments are varnished with an oil-spirit varnish, either fully or can be custom-made with a so called antique touch. The beauty and tonal qualities of each instrument...