Over 100 Years of History
Stentor has been known to orchestral stringed instrument players and teachers for more than 100 years. According to Greek mythology, Stentor was a herald with the voice and volume of one hundred other men together. Edward C. Doughty, a Professor of Music and teacher of the violin, registered the name ‘Stentor’ in 1895 for gut violin strings and rosin.
Since the 1960s, more than one million young musicians have begun their musical careers with a Stentor instrument. Many of these same violinists and string players are now to be found in major orchestras and the teaching profession throughout the world. Stentor sells more orchestral stringed instruments than any other company internationally and offers unequalled value.
Over the last thirty years, Stentor has contributed greatly to improved standards of playability in instruments for educational use.
Stentor has always specialised in stringed instruments of all kinds with an emphasis on educational instruments.
