The Dissonances
A professional violin for smaller hands
Different proportions, full presence
The Dissonances model addresses a practical problem many serious players know well: the standard violin can ask the body to adapt to dimensions that do not serve every musician. This model recalibrates proportion, vibrating string length, response, and handling while preserving the tonal seriousness expected from a professional instrument.
Dissonances Violin geometry study showing recalibrated proportions for shorter vibrating string length.
Proportion recalibrated
The model is not a student-sized compromise. Its proportions are reconsidered so that reduced scale, physical comfort, and full tonal presence belong to one design.
Harmony-first design study for The Dissonances Violin, developed around proportion, balance, and the player’s body.
Designed around the player
For many musicians, the violin asks the body to adapt to the instrument. The Dissonances model reverses that assumption. Through Badiarov’s harmony-first method, body length, vibrating string length, string spacing, response, and balance are reconsidered in relation to the player.
Made for the stage
The Dissonances Violin is intended for professional musicians who need comfort without musical reduction. It is designed to feel physically manageable while remaining responsive, present, and serious in performance.
“How can a new instrument be predictable before it is finished?”
A commission is not guesswork. Before measurements are fixed, Badiarov studies the musician’s repertoire, physical needs, intended sound, setup, pitch, and practical performance context.
This is the role of his harmony-first method: musical relationships are translated into proportion, geometry, response, and voice, so the instrument is shaped with clear musical and physical purpose.
The method has informed repeated commissions for professional musicians including Sigiswald Kuijken, Sergey Malov, and Ryo Terakado.
Witnesses
“I looked for a long time for a violin that truly fit me. The result is an instrument that fits my hand, my music, and my life.”
Laura Fierro
Baroque Violinist, Chamber Musician, Visual Artist
“Despite its size, the sound is full and powerful — truly comparable to a standard instrument, without the physical struggle.”
Chiharu Shimano
Baroque Violinist, Chamber Musician
“It feels like it grows with me. Constant, alive, and deeply personal.”
Claire de Prekel
Violinist & Music Manager
The Dissonances Violin
Designed for smaller hands, engineered to sound like no compromise was made
excl. VAT
Some models are available in more restrained workshop versions beginning from €22,314.