This is the perfect choice for anyone wanting a traditional musical saw with a greatly expanded note range and a custom, artistic treatment of the wood and steel.

This saw has been improved through a number of  upgrades:

• The blade taper has been corrected by removing the teeth and excess steel on the toothed side - now it can be bowed on either edge, and the tip is narrow enough to allow for a four-octave note range minus one note.  This represents nearly a doubling of range!  Sandviks are made with very wide tips and insufficient taper...if the taper is corrected, they can be transformed into very fine, concert instruments.
• Insulation has been added to isolate the blade from the wooden handle - this allows all of the low notes top be fully playable without vibration interference from the handle.
• The blade has been thoroughly resurfaced through 13 grits of abrasives - until it is finely burnished at 900 grits.  It is artistically engraved on the right side with the Stradsaw marks.
• The old wooden handle was originally painted with cheap, heavy lacquer,  Under that lacquer the wood was very rough and plain-looking.  I finely sanded and polished the wood, applied some light stain, added lots of hand-engraving, and finished with several coats of genuine oil varnish.  I also resurfaced the original brass binder screws.
• This saw comes with a custom-made Strad-Cheat, in matching tiger maple.  The blade has a new tip hole to allow for a perfect fit of the cheat.
• For a small additional fee, I will include a size-matched zippered case.  I can also add a bow, rosin and cleaning wax compound