Warchal Strings
Touch . Play . Enjoy . Hear
These strings are very good indeed. High quality materials, good feel under the fingers, and exceptional sound all combine to give the player a rewarding and enjoyable experience. If you have spent time online reading through the bowed string forums sites, you will be aware of the excitement being generated by this small string company from Slovakia.
Of course, as a muscian what you hear "under the ear" is not always what your audience will hear, so you need to bear this in mind with strings. A string that is designed to give good projection may sound a little bright under the ear but be perfect for your audience who are at a distance.
New - The Russian Style A String for Violin The Russian Style violin A string (metal) gives you a seamless and mellow switch between the alto and soprano registers, excellent response and incredible durability. Can be combined with all of the Warchal string sets. |
Brilliant - for Violin, Viola and Cello BRILLIANT offer concert-hall projection, luxurious and rich tonal complexity, as well as superior durability and responsiveness. Read more... |
Brilliant Vintage - for Violin Especially created for antique violins. Brilliant Vintage strings offer the tonal characteristics of Brilliants, but with exceptional playability and response for antique violins. Read more... |
Karneol - for Violin and Viola KARNEOL strings have a warm character and suit most instruments. These strings make playing feel easy. Read more... |
Ametyst - for Violin - available in sizes 1/8 - 4/4 The AMETYST string set offers a wide palette of sounds, with a sparkling upper register. Read more... |
Nefrit - for Violin The NEFRIT strings provide superior quality for their modest price. Ideal for electric violins. Read more... |
WARCHAL strings utilize the experience of two generations of violinists. In 1960, Bohdan Warchal, an outstanding violinist, established the Slovak Chamber Orchestra. Under his leadership, the orchestra developed into a distinguished ensemble and gained worldwide recognition. Warchal and his orchestra gave almost 2500 concerts in all of Europe, as well as in the USA, South America, Australia, China, Korea and Japan. During his 40 years of directing the orchestra, he produced more than 150 records and CDs. Bohdan Warchal also taught at several universities in Central Europe. He had a very specific relationship to sound, which was inherited by his son, Bohdan Warchal, Jr. In 1998 an asteroid was named after Bohdan Warchal.
Warchal Bohdan Warchal, Jr., graduated from Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, Czech Republic. Since 1989, he has been a member and later the concertmaster of the Slovak Chamber Orchestra. He is pedagogically active in the Conservatory and the Academy of Musical Arts in Bratislava, Slovakia, and is the author of the book "The Natural Way of Playing the Violin." As a violinist, he has been searching for an ideal instrument, the bow but also the musical instrument strings. He has always been captivated by the world of sound and the production of instruments. Within a short period of time, he managed to constitute a team of experts from Slovakia and from abroad, and to start research. In 2003, he established the company WARCHAL, whose ambition is to produce strings of the highest quality. He currently coordinates research in the company's sound laboratory.
Bohdan says:
Even though we have put in thousands of hours of work and developed strings that have met with great interest,
we are still only at the beginning. Our mission reaches much farther.
In the future, we plan to produce hand-made violin strings from totally nontraditional materials.
We also aspire to offer our services to players whose requirements cannot be met by any mass-produced strings.
The tonal characteristics of instruments vary just as do players' conceptions of sound. Why not produce strings
according to one's needs? We plan to offer the following service to individual clients: on condition we can keep your instrument
for two or three days, our laboratory will develop a string idealy suited to your instrument and specifications. Of course, there would be no
obligation since searching for the ideal sound is our ultimate goal. We come back to square one ... sound fascinates us...
