But the NV has a graduated top and back, and it's built like an acoustic violin but vdth two major exceptions. Aceto says that it takes about two weeks to finish an NV, not counting varnishing. The company can usually deliver a new NV in eight to ten weeks, figuring in the usual backlog of orders. Most models have a spirit varnish, not lacquer. We enjoy going back to an older way of building, now that we've had so much practice.
Electrics usually have five strings.
You have problems favoring the low or the high string. I don't consider more than four strings to be anything new. I ask what accounts for the tone quality of the instrument and what they focused on to improve it. One can usually get an acceptable tone in the lower range. We really worked to get a good tone on the high strings.