Scherl & Roth Model 61 Step-Up Violin Outfit | AVS Artist Series™
Scherl & Roth Model 61 Step-Up Violin Outfit | AVS Artist Series™
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:
Every configuration ships with shoulder rest and rosin included.
Choose Your Configuration
| Configuration | Price | Includes |
|---|---|---|
| Artist Performance Outfit | $1,679 | Violin + woven carbon fiber bow + woodshell case + shoulder rest + S&R Magic Rosin |
| German Masterclass Outfit | Contact us | Violin + G. Werner Pernambuco bow + woodshell case + shoulder rest + rosin |
The Instrument: Scherl & Roth Model 61
The Scherl & Roth Model 61 is built for the moment a student stops being a beginner and starts being a musician.
Fully hand-carved from solid spruce and flamed maple — with seasoned ebony fittings and a hand-applied spirit varnish — the 61 delivers the tonal depth and projection that advancing technique demands. The flamed maple back, sides, neck, and scroll are not decorative. Properly seasoned flamed maple resonates differently — with a clarity and focused projection that plain maple cannot match.
This is the instrument that makes a student's teacher say: "Now I can hear what you're really doing."
Who This Instrument Is For
- Students entering Suzuki Book 3 and beyond
- Students preparing for NYSSMA Level 3 and above (NY), NJMEA Region Orchestra (NJ), TMEA All-Region (TX), FMEA District (FL), and CMEA Festival ratings (CA)
- Students preparing for All-County auditions
- Serious adult beginners enrolled in private study or the AVS Adult Academy
- Musicians whose teachers have recommended a step-up instrument
What's In The Outfit
Every Scherl & Roth 61 outfit from the American Violin Shop includes:
- Woven Carbon Fiber Bow — engineered for advancing articulation and off-string strokes
- Durable Woodshell Case — superior protection with professional weight and feel
- Scherl & Roth Custom Magic Rosin — formulated for advancing players
- Shoulder Rest — properly fitted for immediate comfort
- Professional Workshop Setup — performed individually and personally inspected before shipping
Professional Workshop Setup
Every Scherl & Roth 61 that leaves our workshop has been individually prepared and personally inspected by our founder:
- Seasoned French maple bridge — custom-fitted to this specific instrument
- Fingerboard dressing — eliminating buzzes and optimizing playability across all positions
- Thomastik-Infeld Dominant strings — world-renowned, installed, tuned, and stretched
- Composite tailpiece — adjusted for optimal string afterlength and resonance
- Full acoustic assessment — performed personally by our founder before shipping
We do not ship instruments in factory boxes. Every instrument is individually prepared by hand before it reaches your door.
The American Violin Shop Promise: Grow-With-Us™
Every Scherl & Roth 61 purchase is automatically enrolled in our Grow-With-Us™ Trade-In Program.
When your musician is ready to move to a Master Series or professional instrument, we will credit 100% of your original instrument purchase price ($1,679) toward your next upgrade.*
See Grow-With-Us™ program for details and conditions.
Your Purchase Makes an Impact
A portion of every Scherl & Roth 61 sale benefits our Music, Math, and Literacy Project™ — ensuring children in the most vulnerable communities have access to quality instruments and lessons. When you invest in your child's musical education, you help make that same opportunity possible for a child who cannot.
Paolo's Recommendation
"The Scherl & Roth 61 is the step-up instrument I recommend when a student's technique has genuinely outgrown their first violin — and their teacher agrees.
The fully hand-carved flamed maple construction gives the 61 a focused, projecting tone that rewards advancing bow technique immediately. Students moving from a standard student instrument to the 61 consistently report the same thing: they can suddenly hear themselves more clearly. That clarity is not a coincidence — it is the natural result of a properly carved, properly seasoned instrument responding honestly to what the bow is doing.
The Thomastik Dominant strings and seasoned French maple bridge arrive from our workshop ready to perform. This instrument does not need to be broken in. It is ready the moment it arrives."
— Paolo Alberghini, Founder | Antique and Modern Violin Expert | Violinist
Founded by Paolo Alberghini — violinist, antique instrument expert, and former sales associate of Maestro René Morel's legendary New York workshop — and managed by the Alberghini Family.