Wooden cases · Italian leather · Handmade in Rome

Diplomat Black Leather Exterior Burgundy

$4.000

A strong wooden shell covered in the finest Italian leather, full brass hardware plated in 24k gold and a leather and velvet interior with three-point suspension.

Leather & interior

Weight2.8 kg
Bow placements4
SuspensionThree-point system
Hardware24k gold-plated brass
ExteriorItalian leather

The Diplomat

Quiet authority.

A strong wooden shell dressed in the finest Italian leather, finished with full brass hardware plated in 24k gold. Handmade in Rome, piece by piece, for the instrument that deserves it.

24kGold-plated brass

3Suspension points

4Bow placements

2.8Kilograms

The art of the detail

Made to be noticed, built to protect.

Every Diplomat is handmade in Rome around a strong wooden shell, then covered in the finest Italian leather and finished by hand.

The hardware is full brass with a 24k gold plating: locks, studs and the Negri emblem, chosen for their weight and warmth.

Three noble materials

Leather, brass and velvet

The same materials found in fine leather goods, chosen for a single purpose: to protect your violin with character.

Italian leather

The finest Italian leather over a strong wooden shell: rigid where it must protect, soft to the touch.

24k gold-plated brass

Full brass hardware, plated in 24k gold: locks, studs and emblem designed to endure.

III

Leather & velvet

A leather and velvet interior with a three-point suspension system that cradles the instrument.

Inside the Diplomat

Everything in its place

01
Three-point suspensionThe violin is held away from the shell, so knocks are absorbed before they reach it.
02
Four bow placementsRoom for your bows, each held securely in place.
03
Three accessory pocketsTwo large pockets and one small pocket, plus a special pencil compartment.
04
Blanket and silk bagA protective blanket for the instrument and a silk bag included.
05
Music sheet compartmentYour scores travel flat and protected with the case.

Three-point suspension system

The instrument never touches the shell.

A fine instrument is most vulnerable where it is most beautiful: its arched back and its delicate edges. That is why, inside this case, your violin does not lie on the bottom. It is held on three padded points of support and suspended above the shell, so its most fragile surfaces never touch it.

Fig. 1 — Side viewThree-point suspension system

Three-point suspension system: the violin rests on three padded supports and never touches the shell

Swipe to explore

1Neck heel support
A padded cradle beneath the heel of the neck, one of the strongest points of the instrument, carries its weight.
2Lower bout support
A second support holds the lower edge of the body, keeping the back level and clear of the shell.
3End support
A third padded block holds the end of the instrument, so it cannot slide forward or backward in transit.

For an instrument of great value, the case is not an accessory. It is its first line of protection.

Protection

When the case is knocked or dropped, the impact reaches the shell first and is absorbed before it can travel to the instrument. Nothing presses against the back, the top or the edges.

Safety

Your violin is held firmly in one precise position. It cannot shift, rotate or strike the lid, whether the case is carried by hand, on your back or in the cabin of an aircraft.

Reliability

Supports placed where the instrument is strongest, padded in velvet and fitted by hand in Rome, for the same protection on every journey, year after year.