 Fron left: Una Tone, Ashley Horne, and Cenovia Cummins. You could say the Jay Haide instruments have made it! They've found employment in the entertainment capital of the world, home of the most outstanding musical productions and some of the most creative and energetic musicians in the world: New York's Broadway. And if you can make it there & For the past several years since Johnson's began carrying Jay Haide instruments, they have appeared in musicals on and off-Broadway including Ragtime, Cry Baby, South Pacific, Lion King, Guys and Dolls, Pal Joey, and Shrek, to name a few. Haide instruments are getting rave reviews from the professionals playing them in the pit orchestras. This "singular sensation" is the brainchild of two luthiers, Jay Ifshin and Haide Lin. These violins, violas, cellos, and basses, collectively known as "Haides," are affordable, great-sounding instruments that are beautifully handcrafted of high quality aged maple and spruce. Ifshin and Lin's most successful venture, "Jay Haide a l'ancienne," is a line of antiqued reproductions of old Italian instruments. |
The a l'ancienne instruments come in several models, each with characteristics of the original master's designs. The four violin models are the Guadagnini, Balestrieri, Guarneri, and Stradivari, made either in Asian wood or the slightly more expensive european wood (Click here for full Jay Haide details). The rich and complex tone qualities of these instruments vary in brilliance and projection according to model, which players choose to suit their own tastes and needs. They are a fantastic tool for players on the go, to use as second instruments for shows or teaching, and they measure up to some of the finest instruments around. JSI has sold dozens of Haides to musicians nationwide, owners of actual Balestrieris and Strads with concentrated sales in New York. Celebrated classical soloists such as Elmar Oliveira and Darryl Anger play Haides. Cenovia Cummins is a regular concertmaster on Broadway and in other New York orchestras, who also owns a grancino violin. She has owned both the Balestrieri and the Guarneri Haide models and has done much to spread the word about Haides. "These instruments provide an exceptional bang for the buck whether you're a professional in need of a second or backup instrument, or an advanced student looking for an instrument that will give you many years to grow into." Ashley Horne, another New York player and a teacher at My Music garden in New Jersey, is a new owner of the 1744 Ole Bull model violin with european wood. He, too, is impressed by the mature and sophisticated tone quality of these new violins. "This is an amazing-sounding instrument that speaks so well. I love it!" For us at JSI, it is a pleasure to sell such consistently satisfying, high-quality instruments. "Affordable fine instrument" used to be an oxymoron, but Haides are changing the game. "Annie get Your Haide!" |
