Your opportunity to own an excellent Cantini Earphonic electric violin at a bargain price! This pre-owned 2018 Earphonic is in overall very good condition, showing only a few signs of wear in the finish on the back, near the heel of the neck (see image). It has the classic look of a piano black electric violin, with only the tiniest of dings and scratches, most of which were so faint that they were impossible to photograph.

This Earphonic uses the older battery box design that requires screwdriver access to change (not a difficult process, just keep your tool handy!), and also has a different volume knob from the current production model. Otherwise, it looks, functions, and sounds as good as new!

With its patented ISSP2 magnetic pickup system the Cantini Earphonic is a fabulous dual-purpose electric violin, with an analog output that works great with traditional amps & effects pedals and a separate MIDI output designed for use with compatible synths.

The Cantini Earphonic electric violin has an attractive, modern look, with a narrow-shouldered double cutaway design and a lower bout shape that will hold most standard shoulder rests. The Earphonic is a fabulous dual-purpose electric violin, with both analog and MIDI outputs.

The ISSP2 (Inductor-based Separate System Pickup), isolates each string’s vibrations and provides an even, balanced signal, making it ideal for MIDI output. The electronics were designed from the ground up for compatibility with the Roland GK-interfacing devices, the most popular MIDI controllers on the market. This means your Cantini works with either the Roland GR-55 or the BOSS GM-800 synth systems (sold separately).

While the Earphonic excels at MIDI it is also a fantastic analog electric violin. Whereas most magnetic violin pickups result in a glassier tone, the ISSP2 combined with Cantini’s powerful onboard preamp has much of the warmth and response you’d expect from a good piezo-based pickup system. The Earphonic is not one of the most “natural” sounding violins, but its clean tone is excellent and, as a magnetic pickup, it sounds incredible with high-gain effects.

The ISSP2 pickup, which has a separate magnetic system for each string, requires steel strings with medium electric impedance and steel. The Earphonic comes with Galli Overture, and will also work well with D’Addario Helicon or NS Electric Strings. After changing strings you may need to individually balance the volume of each string using the adjustment screws on the back of the violin, since strings with different metal content may balance differently.

To use the Cantini MIDI output with a Roland GR-55 or BOSS GM-800 synth, a Cantini 8-pin DIN locking collar to 13-pin DIN adapter cable (sold separately) is required. Traditional analog signal is sent through the 1/4" output jack using a standard 1/4" TS instrument cable (also sold separately).

MIDI Tracking & Latency

 To achieve good pitch-to-MIDI tracking it is very important to have a very clean playing style that prevents spurious sounds. Clean bow attacks and changes help the GR-55 interpret envelope. PCM sounds with the GR-55 have a very low latency: 0.7 ms max. Modeling Synth Sounds and other GR-55 sounds do not have any latency.

Specifications

Neck	Hard Maple
Fingerboard	Ebony
Nut	Ebony
Bridge	Single Unit With ISSP2 Technology
Body Frame	Fine Maple
Sound Board	Active Preamp For Each String
Chin Rest	Ebony
Tailpiece	Special Aluminum Anodized
Tuning Pegs	Ebony
Strings Compatible	All Steel Strings Aluminum and Silver strings are not compatible
Pickup	Inductor Separate Sensor Pickup (ISSP2) Separate magnetic pickup for each string
Connectors/Controls	Master Volume 1/4” Out Multi-pin MIDI Out
Power Supply	9Volt Battery (Without Gr-55) or power from Roland Gr-55 (Disconnect Jack Out When Not Using)
Violin String Length	328mm
Dimensions	24in(L) 8in(W) 2.8in(h) / 615mm(L) 205mm(W) 72m(H)
Weight	1lb. 7oz. / 650G

Country/region

Language

Collection: Used

USED Jordan 4-String electric violin (#3) with vintage early ZETA Jazz pickup

USED Cantini Earphonic Electric Violin with MIDI, Gloss Black

Recently viewed products

WORLD LEADER

OUR COMPANY

CUSTOMER SERVICE

ORDERING

Language

Country/region