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  • alt2ooning Rank: Lance Corporal 14th Feb 2009

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    Good Points: Exceptional resonant fiddle tone using Helicore Heavy Gauge
    Very true intonation
    Fingerboard scoop set at .5mm enables good intonation through to position 5
    Workmanship, purfling, peg fittings and tailpiece of high quality
    Hand varnished finish of high quality gloss and thin application that enhances appearance and tone


    Bad Points: Naturally the bridge needed arching to suit fiddle style of bowing (i.e.double and triple stops) ....very minor regarding setup
    Factory installed Perlon strings do not do justice to the tone the 1340 is capable of therefor best to replace using Helicores
    Factory soundpost locate needed to be tweaked for optimal tone
    String action need to be lowered...minor setup issue


    General comments: Saga makes mention the instrument is hand graduated which is a key point from a luthier standpoint. The balanced tonal qualities are proof of good graduation of the top... i.e. very clean E string having no squeaking regardless of bow pressure and very resonant dark G with balanced D and A. The A I found to be exceptionally sweet with my setup. Great fiddle tone and loud. Very tight grained spruce top and very responsive to light bow pressure using the setup I have outlined. The Cremona SV 1340 is a well made and tonally very good Chinese built instrument.