* Arriving Soon – Fender Custom Shop (FCS) Limited Edition Violinmaster Telecaster Relic Masterbuilt by Yuriy Shishkov.  New

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Fender Custom Shop (FCS) Limited Edition Violinmaster

Telecaster Relic Masterbuilt by Yuriy Shishkov.  New

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This beautiful hand-made instrument is inspired by and crafted in tribute to the famous “Gibson-Huberman” Stradivarius violin built by Antonio Stradivari in 1713 and now owned by Grammy award-winning violinist Joshua Bell. The storied violin is so named for an early owner, British violinist George Alfred Gibson, and most famously for a subsequent owner, Polish violinist Bronisław Huberman, from whom the instrument was stolen twice—first in 1919 in Vienna (recovered shortly thereafter), and again in 1936 in New York, when it was taken from Huberman’s dressing room during a performance at Carnegie Hall. He never saw it again. The violin was recovered in 1985 after the thief—a violin player himself who used shoe polish to disguise the instrument for 50 years—made a deathbed confession. After a nine-month restoration in the late 1980s, the instrument was sold at auction to British violinist Norbert Brainin.

 Bell acquired the violin in 2001, and it is he who gave the exclusive privilege of examining the instrument to Fender Custom Shop principal master builder Yuriy Shishkov, who has captured the 300-year-old violin’s essence in the Violinmaster Telecaster. The guitar is fashioned with the look and feel of a Stradivari violin, from the same materials and sources used by the great Italian luthier more than three centuries ago.

 Its hollow flame maple body has a carved “Stradivari” spruce top from northern Italy’s Fiemme Valley, with proportionately scaled Stradivarius violin f-holes and purfling. The neck is constructed of Bosnian flame maple with an oval “C”-shaped profile, headstock truss rod adjustment and no skunk stripe. The 9.5”-radius round-laminated ebony fingerboard has 22 medium jumbo frets. Both neck and body feature an authentic European hand-polished violin varnish “Antiqued” finish.

 Three passive piezo pickups and two TV Jones® Thunder’Blade pickups offer a wide variety of tonal options, with three-way pickup switching. Additional features include a custom Fender “patent pending” floating bridge with interchangeable saddles, black tuning machines with ebony buttons, graphite nut and disc string tree. Also includes a custom flight case, mini violin case for the interchangeable bridge saddles and certificate of authenticity.

 

 

Article 2 from Fender

You never know where Fender Custom Shop Principal Master Builder Yuriy Shishkov finds inspiration for his stunning pieces, but one thing is for sure … not only do they sound great, but they are always works of art.

That’s the case with his latest, the Violinmaster Telecaster® Relic®.

Based on the world-renowned “Huberman” Stradivarius violin, the meticulous luthier translated one of the most highly sought-after instruments into guitar form utilizing the same prized Italian “Stadivari” spruce that has made these legendary violins for years.

Shishkov took inspiration from acclaimed violinist Joshua Bell, who has performed with every major orchestra in the world on six continents and served as Music Director of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields since 2011.

Bell came to own the 300-year-old Huberman Stradivarius after a chance visit to a violin shop in London to pick up some strings. Little did he know that he was holding history in his hands.

Believed to be one of only five or six instruments made in 1713 by Antonio Stradivarius in Cremona, Italy, the violin belonged to many, including the English violinist George Alfred Gibson. But it eventually ended up in the hands of child virtuoso Bronislaw Huberman, a prominent Jewish-Polish musician who helped create a Palestinian orchestra made up of Jewish artists from other parts of Europe in the early 1930s.

The violin’s winding road eventually found its way to Bell in London in 2001.

After playing a few notes, Bell realized how special it was, and it hasn’t left his side since — from performing at countless high-profile events with musical superstars from every genre.

Conducting extensive research on the origins and construction of the Huberman Stradivarius, Shishkov worked tirelessly to create the masterpiece that is the Violinmaster Telecaster® Relic®. Limited to 60 master-built units worldwide, this is truly a prestige item.

Features include:

• A hollow-carved archtop and back construction • Italian “Stradivari” spruce top and Bosnian Flame Maple back and neck • Fender patent-pending floating bridge with four interchangeable saddles, ranging from bronze, ocean coral, buffalo horn and ebony • Custom ebony/brass tailpiece • Copied and proportionally scaled Huberman Stradivarius violin “F” holes • Newly designed round-lam fingerboard • Headstock adjust with no skunk stripe • 22-fret neck • Violin purfling with an internal soundpost • Three passive Piezo pickups and two humbuckers for a wide range of tone options • Hand-polished European violin varnish finish on the body and neck

One of the most exciting instruments to come from Shishkov’s workbench ever, the Violinmaster Telecaster® Relic® stays true to the amazing accomplishments he has offered over the years. It sounds as great as it looks, and is a fitting tribute to one of the greatest violins ever.

SPECIFICATIONS LIMITED EDITION VIOLINMASTER TELECASTER® RELIC® MASTERBUILT LIMITED EDITION

Featured: 9216095001

Body Flame Maple with “Stradivari” Spruce Top Finish European Hand-Polished Violin Varnish

Neck Bosnian Flame Maple with a Oval “C” BackShape and 9.5” (241 mm) Radius Fingerboard Ebony Frets 22, Medium Jumbo

Hardware Black & Gold Bridge Fender “Patent Pending” Floating Bridge with Interchangeable Saddles

Pickups TV Jones® Thunder’Blade™ (Bridge & Neck)

Controls Master Volume (Piezo), Master Volume (Humbuckers), Master Tone

Included Custom Flight Case, Mini Violin Case and Certificate of Authenticity.