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Rare Violins - Italian, French, German, English and Dutch |
| Giulio DEGANI Photo |
Italian maker from Venice, Italy. Dated 1930. Very Fine violin. Made while he was working in Cincinnati. Extremely fine sounding instrument. Very fine condition. Warm, rich, concert quality, Guarneri-type sound. Certificate of authenticity from Bein and Fushi of Chicago. | $45,000 |
| Auguste DELIVET #381 1923 |
Made in Toronto IN 1923 while he worked for R.S. Williams (Violin Company). A near mint condition genuine Auguste Delivet violin, with original label and brands. Excellent condition. The original certificate of Authenticity accompanies the violin. | $20,000 |
| Alceste BULFARI #CJF |
Made in 1999 at Cremona, Castleone, Cremona Italy. Fantastically brilliant and rich, powerful solo violin. An amazing instrument. Very fine condition. The original certificate from Mr. Bulfari accompanies the violin. | $18,000 |
| Nestor AUDINOT #1148 |
1906 Professional sound. Excellent condition. Original violin with original red-brown varnish. Famous professional French violin maker. Violin comes with original bill of sale from Nestor Audinot. | $17,000 |
| Vittorio VILLA 1999 | Made in 1999. Very fine solo instrument. Beautiful varnish and sound. Has been played professionally for several years. Excellent condition. | $15,000 |
| Piergiuseppe ESPOSTI Photo |
1996 Cremona. Excellent violin with silky, smooth, very pleasant, concert quality, Cremonese sound. Italian spruce top. Well-flamed Italian maple back. Transparent red-brown varnish. | $8000 |
| Maurizio CATELLANI Photo |
2003 Italy. Brilliant sounding violin by a fine Italian maker. | $8000 |
| In addition, we have several other old and new rare famous violins, not listed on the website here. |
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Other Fine Violins |
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| Pete MOLENAAR #4 Photo |
Handmade by professional maker Pete Molenaar 1958 Toronto. Excellent full rich classical sound. Guarneri del Gesu model. | $10000 |
| Old French Violin #CCF Gagliano model Photo |
Convincing copy of a Gagliano violin made about 1850. Lovely sound. Fine condition. Lovingly played in many semi-professional venues in Europe and Canada. Nice warm sound. Now awaiting its next owner. | $10500 |
| Pete MOLENAAR #7 SOLD |
Toronto, original label c.1964. Very fine sound. Fine Antonio Stradivari model. | |
| Xiaodong GUAN #527 |
Stratford, Ontario, 2000. Professional violin. Gorgeous decorative inlayed purfling design (like those of Stradivari) on the ribs and scroll, with inlayed "ivory" diamond shapes in the purfling. A beautiful violin with great professional sound as well, made in the modern Cremonese method. Mr. Guan has made over 150 professional instruments. | $6000 |
| Xiaodong GUAN #512 Photo |
Stratford Ontario, Canada 1998. Excellent concert quality professional violin. Beautiful medium orange-brown Italian varnish made by the maker. | $6000 |
| Joannes KEFFER #280 |
Old German (has Beare & Son Certificate). Very fine, big sound. In our opinion, this violin was made by Markus Guggemos of Fussen (Germany) about 1780. | $7500 |
| Ch. Jean Baptiste COLIN #338 |
Mirecourt, France 1911 Lovely sound with power. Plays easily. (Made in the style of J.B. Collin-Mezin) | $5500 |
| James FINDLAY #141 Photo |
Padanarum, Scotland, 1861. Excellent condition. Big, warm, open gutsy tone with good depth and response. "Joseph Guarneri filius Andreas" model. | $4500 |
| Ladislav PROKOP | Made in 1934 V. Chrudimi, Czechoslovakia. Fine Czech violin maker. Very rich, fine sound and condition. Projects very well. | $4,500 |
| Leon MOUGENOT #377 Photo |
Fait dans l'atelier de (Made in the shop of) Leon Mougenot Mirecourt, France, 1932. Large powerful sound. Very good condition. | $5500 |
| Henry RIEDSTRA #133 |
ON HOLD: Made by Henry RIEDSTRA, Stratford, 1993. Nice wood. Good instrument. | $8500 |
| Old TYROLEAN | Made c. 1790. Mellow, extremely pleasant-sounding violin. Has had the normal repairs for a violin that has been used for over 200 years. Remains in fine playing condition. . | $7800 |
| Justin DERAZEY #839. |
Made before 1884, branded with Justin Derazey's brand to the inside of the back above the label. Model: "Antonius Stradivarius Cremonensis faciebat Anno 1714" and Orange-brown on a golden ground. Very fine condition. Powerful rich sound. | $7500 |
| Carl Gottlob SCHUSTER #CCC |
June 1907, Markneukirchen. Very fine professional German maker. Beautiful slab-cut curly maple back with matching sides. Regular 1/4-cut curly maple neck and scroll. Fine old spruce top. | $4000 |
| Frank HUMPHREY | Canada, 1996 - 2000. FOUR good 7/8-SIZE violins. Please see "7/8 size violins" in our "Small Size Violins" section of this website. | $2200 |
| Frank HUMPHREY Photo |
Canada 1996. Giovanni Paolo Maggini model full-size violin. Beautifully inlaid purfling design on the back in Maggini's style. light amber colour. full sound. medium power. | $2200 |
| Paul Max OTTO #049 Photo |
Bremen Germany 1936, smaller full size, excellent condition. Exhibits natural wear pattern on varnish, like an old Strad. Sound is mature. | $5000 |
| Johan PADEWET | Fine violin, by Johann Padewet of Carlsruhe, Germany 1845. Rich tone with power. Nice condition. Excellent wood. Padewet is a skillful violin maker who was born and trained in Vienna. He also worked in Budapest prior to moving to Germany. | $4000 |
| Ladislav HERCLIK | Made in 1957, Koline, Czechoslovakia. Fine Czech violin maker. Very attractive, slabcut, flamed maple back. Brilliant sound. | $2800 |
| Josef Antonin CERMAK | Made in 1907 in Kutne Hore, (Czech Republic). Fine Czech violin maker. Nice sound and fine condition. One piece back. | $2400 |
| Sebastian KLOZ #C--7.07 |
Fine copy made in Mittenwald, Germany, 1929 for Beare and Son, of England. Beautifully flamed matching maple for back, sides, neck and scroll. Fine condition. Nice sound. | $2200 |
| Quian ZHOU #706 Photo |
Beijing 2002. Beautiful highly-flamed 1-piece curly maple back, "A" model. Handcarved in the shop of Quian Zhou. | $1800 |
| French violin c. 1925 #165 |
A good French violin labelled: "August Delivet, Made in Paris 1916 #243. Varnish refurbished. | $1200 |
| Marc LABERTE #1048 Photo |
With medium arching, darker sound. Very fine condition. Shaded varnish -- reddish-brown on deep golden background. Stradivari copy France #6 model "Fais sous la direction de Marc Laberte Maitre Luthier" (Made under the direction of Marc Laberte Master Violin Maker). | $4000 |
| Rudolph BUCHNER #652 Photo |
1958 Erlangen, Germany violin. Well-known for excellent sound. Really fine warm, rich sound. Projects well. Originally distributed by B&J New York whose label it also bears. Model 90/50. | $4500 |
| Friedrich August GLASS #155 |
(Jacobus Stainer 1676 model) -- made about 1850. Very Fine sound. Top repaired with soundpost patch. Excellent wood. Back button repaired. | $5000 |
| Peter JACOBS Amsterdam 1727 model Photo |
Excellent condition. Circa 1930-1950. Bright, big sound. Made in either The Netherlands, or Germany-- a copy of Hendrik Jacobs/ and Peter Rombouts violins. | $4000 |
| Carl Gustav GLASS & Sohne #484 Photo |
Made in Germany circa 1900. Finely Carved Head of PAGANINI for the scroll. Unique. Fine sound. Well made. Restored top. | $4000 |
| Johann Baptist SCHWEITZER model #193 Photo |
Labelled: "Joh. Bapt. Schweitzer fecit ad formam/ Antonii Stradiuarii Pestini 1859". Fine old German or Czech violin with well-flamed two-piece back. Repaired with post patch inside the top. Very Fine tone. | $3500 |
| Prof. F.J. KOCH workshop #832 Photo |
Violin workshop in Dresden, Germany. He received an award for sound in the Geneva Musical Instruments Exposition of 1927. Branded "Koch" on the upper back. | $2500 |
| Conservatory Violin Antonio Stradivari 1733 model #830 Photo |
Made in Germany about 1920. The sound is pleasant and projects well. The condition is very good. The violin responds quickly to the various nuances of the bow. | $2400 |
| E.R. PFRETZSCHNER #435 Photo |
Germany. 1991. Easy playing and good sounding, better quality student violin whose graduations have been adjusted by us for quick response and finer sound. Very good condition. | $1100 |
| Kerbren #430. Photo |
Copy of Stradivarius 1742 model, Made in Germany c.1900. Brown varnish. Kerbren's brand on upper back button. Fine violin, plays well with very good sound and condition. Medium-flamed curly maple back. | $1400 |
| Hermann SCHLOSSER #166. Photo |
1890. Very fine professional German violin maker. | $4500 |
| H. DENIS #182 SOLD on Hold Photo |
Mirecourt France.c. 1940. back has professional sound post patch. Sound and response are very good. This violin is regularly valued at $3500. Someone should be playing it. | $1500 |
| Czech 1996 #169 Photo |
Regraduated by us. Lovely, pleasant, sound. Old Cremonese Red on golden ground 1700's type varnish by H. Riedstra - antique style. | $1800 |
| Old Hungarian Gypsy violin #704 Photo |
Fine woods: narrow-flamed 2-piece curly maple back. Wide f-holes. Ebony insert in right top centre bout edge for protection from the bow. Bushed pegholes. Well-repaired upper back button. It is a nice sounding instrument. Inlaid purfling. No cracks over the soundpost or the bassbar. Made about 1895-1900. It is probably the work of Dezso Barany of Budapest who lived from 1871 to 1942. | $1800 |
| Giovani Paolo Maggini Brescia 1690 model #368 |
German copy - old. Good sound. Nice 2-piece back. Newer varnish. | $1200 |
| John JUZEK #CHP |
German made violin. Copy of a John Juzek of Prague whose label it bears. Made about 1932. Model #406a. | $2500 |
| Jacobus STAINER #703 Photo |
1680 model. Made in Germany c. 1875, dark brown, branded "Stainer" on upper back. Very fine condition. . | $2200 |
| Carlo BERGONZI HOLD #025 |
German copy c.1966. Beautiful amber coloured excellent quality wood. | $950 |
| Nicolas AMATI #153 Photo |
1650 model. Nice copy made in Germany c. 1920. Very good sound. | $1600 |
| Copy of Antonius Stradivarius Made in Germany C, 1900 #088 |
Very Nice rich sounding and fine looking violin that plays easily. Fairly big tone. Red-brown varnish restored. Reglued lower back center seam. Branded "Conservatory Violin - Straduarius" on back of scroll. | $1950 |
| Nicolas AMATUS 1637 model #097 Photo |
Made in Germany about 1900. Craquelure effect in darker brown varnish. "Mason and Risch" on the upper back. Very good sound. | $1500 |
| Jacobus STAINER 1712 model #040 |
Nice old German Stainer copy. Old golden brown varnish, fully restored. Very nice old sound. | $1450 |
| Nicolo Amati 1662 model #145 Photo |
Very good old German Amati copy with nice sound. | $1400 |
| Winfred SUN made in Cleveland #444 |
Anno 1999. 2-piece back of nice medium-wide flamed maple. Varnish is medium-brown on golden undercoat. | $1395 |
| Antonio STRADIVARI 1702 model. |
Antonio Stradivari 1702 model. Made about 1920 in Germany. Light-brown varnish. Well-flamed curly maple 2-piece back. | $1450 |
| Benvenuto Bruno | Made in Beijing. Excellent and beautiful brown shaded fine sounding violins of various grades of wood quality. Various models available. | $1395 $795 $325 |
| Stentor "Arcadia"
2003. #844 |
Excellent sound. Fine
workmanship. Beautiful materials. Two-piece back. |
$1200 |
| Concetto BONANI | Professionally handmade for us in Beijing 2007. Wonderful sounding and looking violin. Responds easily to the bow. | $1200 |
| Antonius AMATI #CA&KS2 |
Good old German violin, labelled Antonius Amati. Deep rich tone. Revarnished a long time ago. Several repairs were done. Still looks good. | $1000 |
| Andreas Zeller | Workshop in Romania. 2002 violin outfit. Good sound. | $895 |
| Antonius STRADIVARIUS 1716 model #432 |
Old German, c.1900. Excellent condition. Very well made 2-piece medium-flamed back with matching sides. Plain maple scroll. | $895 |
| Stentor "Messina" violin | Very fine sound and appearance.
Excellent wood and workmanship. |
$895 |
| Bohemian violin #761 |
Made in Czech Republic. c.1860, plays easily. An attractive (restored) red oil varnish on a golden ground, with original rustic painted purfling. The original beechwood neck is in fine shape. It has the following new parts: bass bar, fingerboard, tailpiece, nut, bridge, soundpost, strings, corner blocks, endpin and pegs. The construction is fairly crude, but we adjusted the thicknessing on the interior, so it now has a good tone and response. | $895 |
| Giovanni BASINO | Professionally handmade in Beijing in the style of the violin-making school in Cremona. Excellent full and rich sounding violins. Several available. Nice medium-dark transparent golden-brown, brown, deep orange-red, and orange varnish. Excellent value. | $695 |
| Bohemia - Strunl model 220 #840 |
Made in the Czech Republic about 1999 of good tone woods. Setup with Tonica strings. | $595 |
| Bohemia - Strunl model 260/4 #628 |
Good violin made in Czech Republic in 2001 of well-seasoned tone-woods. | $550 |
| Ars Musica | Brand new, very good sound, made in Luby, Czech Republic, Model 26. | $625 |
| Ars Musica | Brand new, fine wood and sound, made in Luby, Czech Republic, Model 28. | $725 |
| Joseph Jan Dvorak | Brand new, made in Czech Republic, good student violin . | $685 |
| Karl Nurnberger Photo |
Brand new, made in Czech Republic, good student violin . | $549 |
| Andreas Eastman model 200 violin only | Very fine sounding, responsive and attractive violin. Available in small sizes too. NOTE: The smaller size violins have a lower price than the full size violins starting at $549. Note: If you need an outfit, the case and bow are separately priced depending on the ones you choose. | $549 - $749 |
| Samuel Eastman model 100 violin only | This violin has an excellent rich
sound, is easy to play and has very fine projection. Seasoned tone woods. Nicely flamed
curly maple backs and sides. The golden brown satin finish varnish is appealing. [If you need the outfit, It comes with good wooden bow and excellent black covered and well-padded case. We have installed either Pirastro Violino, or Dominant professional strings. Fine black covered Protege Eastman Case with K. Holtz FG violin bow. Outfit costs $549. Available in small sizes too at the same price.] |
$425 |
| Samuel Eastman model 80 outfit (fine sounding student model) |
Nice sound and playability. Fine bow and attractive black covered case. Fine black covered Protege Eastman Case with K. Holtz FG violin bow. Available in small sizes too. | $389 |
| Antonio ROSSI, green violin outfit Made in Beijing | Completely transparent green varnish. Striking appearance. Good spruce top. Well flamed maple back. Good sound. With bow and covered case. | $395 |
| Antonio ROSSI, black violin outfit Made in Beijing | Shiny Black varnish. Striking appearance. Good spruce top. Well flamed maple back. Good sound. With bow and covered case. | $395 |
| Antonio ROSSI, blue violin outfit Made in Beijing | Completely transparent blue varnish. Striking appearance. Good spruce top. Well flamed maple back. Good sound. With bow and covered case. | $395 |
| Antonio ROSSI, red violin outfit
Made in Beijing Photo |
Completely transparent red varnish. Striking appearance. Good spruce top. Well flamed maple back. Good sound. With bow and covered case. | $395 |
| Stentor Conservatoire | Violin outfit, very good wood, easy to play, fine octagonal wooden bow and oblong light-weight covered case with music pocket. | $595 |
| Stentor Student II | Violin outfit with fine bow and
shaped Burgandy covered case with music pocket. |
$495 |
| Stentor Student I | Violin outfit with good
wooden bow, blue covered case with music pocket. |
$395 |
| Stentor Student | Violin outfit, with good wooden
bow, green covered case with music pocket. |
$295 |
| Note: all violin outfits come with professional Thomastik Dominant strings or better. |
....and more ViolinsWe
have many old copies of Antonio Stradivari, Guerneri del Gesu, Amati, Bergonzi,
Klotz, Gaspar da Salo and Maggini violins. We have upgraded (to modern
specifications), refurbished, corrected, repaired and restored all these old violins.
They are now in perfect playing condition. Many are now as good as well-made
violins from good makers. Prices range from $395 to $3500 depending on the quality
of the instruments. |
Small Size Violins and Violin Outfits |
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Our store stocks FINE and RARE PROFESSIONAL violins, made by
craftsmen like Antonio Stradivari, J.B. Guadagnini, Balestrieri, Carcassi, Gagliano and
modern Italian makers available here regularly. Please inquire if you have a
specific request for an old master instrument. 
