Jordan Electric Violins

JORDAN ELECTRIC VIOLINS are designed and built by JOHN JORDAN, a recognized violin maker.
Jordan Electric Violins achieve superior balance and ergonomic function.

Eliminating unnecessary mass from the body and scroll places the remaining weight as close to the support of the chin and shoulder as possible.
Relocating the tuning pegs behind the bridge takes weight off the neck, making the instrument seem lighter and giving a sleek appearance.
Using precision geared tuning machines makes fine tuners unnecessary.
Rigid termination at both ends of the string provides maximum pitch stability, tone, and output to the transducer system.
Maintaining standard violin geometry and proportion allows any violin pickup system to be used and the semi-solid body design ensures no feedback even at stage volume.

The concepts and design of the JORDAN ELECTRIC VIOLIN are protected under U.S. PATENT #5191159. Foreign patents pending.

Design your own violin (five string only) in our Virtual Workshop where you can see 3-D samples of woods, finishes, and hardware options.

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Watch a 2 minute video of John Jordan working in his shop and discussing his Electric Violins

Read a Product Review of Jordan Electric Violins from STRINGS Magazine

To find out more about features, optional upgrades, suggested bows and amplifiers, and authorized dealers, continue reading below.

FEATURES

All models feature carved wood neck thru body, ebony fingerboard and nut, ebony button Schaller tuners, ebony Kaufman chinrest and firmly attached Kun shoulder rest. Individually preferred chinrest and/or shoulder rest may be substituted at no additional charge.

The JORDAN ELECTRIC VIOLIN standard four string model features maple neck thru body finished in a solid opaque color of your choice and choice of Ashworth or Barbera Standard transducer bridge. $1,900.
See options below to determine the price of an instrument with options as preferred.

WOOD AND FINISH UPGRADES

Pearlescent or metallic finishes - add $80
Lightly flamed maple with transparent finish - add $140
Heavily flamed maple with transparent finish - add $280
Exotic hardwood body - add $280 & up
Holoflash, or other custom finish - add $280 & up
Harlequin color shifting finishes - add $400
Gold plated metal hardware - add $130
Custom Inlays - quoted individually

OTHER TRANSDUCER OPTIONS

Barbera Hybrid Standard transducer bridge - add $80
Barbera Twin transducer bridge(Standard or Hybrid design) - add $210
StringAmp transducer system - quoted individually
Other transducer options including: Barcus-Berry, Bowtronics, Fishman, L.R. Baggs, Schaller, Shadow, and Zeta Strados-(limited availability).
Internal or external preamplifiers. - quoted individually

OTHER UPGRADES

Detachable upper bout

quoted individually

CASES

Deluxe Oblong, Cordura cover, velvet interior, matching blanket, and four bow holders
Four String Case - add $130 Five, Six, or Seven String Case - add $260 Double Case - add $360

AMPLIFICATION

There are many excellent choices of amplifiers that work well with electric violin. Most of the best choices are designed as acoustic instrument amplifiers as these have ultra-high impedance inputs that match ideally with the types of transducers used to sense the string vibrations, and they are designed for accurate sound reproduction. We have tried all of the major manufacturer's products and have chosen to be a USA dealer for the Headway Shire King 120 and Shire King 60 We haven't heard anything yet we like better than these. There are far too many brands and models to list all the other possibilities, but here are some of the other popular choices: AER (many models to choose from including Alpha and AcoustCube IIa), Fishman Loudbox 100 and Loudbox Performer, SWR California Blonde, and Trace Acoustic TA-50R and TA-100R.

BOWS

Any conventional bow can be used with our electric instruments. Often a player will choose a viola bow for the six or seven string violins as the additional weight will make it easier to play the very low pitches available on those instruments. For those players who are thinking of a modern bow to match with their new electric violin, we offer the full CodaBow line of graphite-fiber bows including the CodaBow Electric, the first bow designed with electric violinists in mind. These fine bows are available at special prices when purchased with our violins.

STRINGS

We highly recommend Super-Sensitive Sensicore Strings for our violins. Super-Sensitive makes the special low and high pitched strings for our extended range instruments and their standard pitch strings are also unsurpassed in quality. These will be the strings that come stock on your Jordan Violin and you can always order replacement sets from us.

ACOUSTIC/ELECTRIC VIOLINS

AUTHORIZED DEALERS FOR JORDAN ELECTRIC VIOLINS

The following dealers are known to regularly stock our violins. If there is no dealer in your area, you may purchase directly from Jordan Electric Violins.

INTERNATIONAL DEALERS

Maison TASSET sprl Bd. Piercot, 31-b
4000 Liege BELGIUM Tel.# (00 32) (0) 4 223 43 47
Email: info@tasset.com (for Belgian customers, and any other French speaking or continental European customers)

U.S.A. DEALERS

Brooklyn Gig Ce nter 557 10th Street Brooklyn, NY 11215 (917) 796-8705 Email: sales@brooklyngigcenter.com
Electric Violin Shop 5314 Highway 55, Suite 102 Durham, NC 27713 (866) 900-8400 Email: info@ElectricViolinShop.com
Elderly Instruments   1100 N. Washington    Lansing, MI 48906   (517) 372-7890
Fiddle Center 300 East Main St. (Rt 9) East Brookfield, MA 01515 (866) 490-0054 Email: info@fiddlecenter.com
Fiddles and Sticks 669 North Ave. Winder, GA 30680 (770) 867-5228 Email: bhurley@mindspring.com
Groth Music 8056 Nicollet Ave. So.   Bloomington, MN 55420 (800) 969-4772 Email: strings@yahoo.com
Gryphon Stringed Instruments   211 Lambert Ave.   Palo Alto, CA 94306 (888) 493-2131
Phillip Injeian Violin Shop 905 Penn Ave.   Pittsburgh, PA 15222 (800)553-8742 Email: pinjeian@fyi.net
Singing Strings Music   49 Shaker Road    Belmont, NH 03220   (603) 267-7186 Email: llleeellleee1@yahoo.com
Thomas Metzler Violin Shop   604 S. Central Ave. Glendale, CA 91204 (818) 246-0278

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