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Rare Violins - Italian, French, German, English and Dutch |
| Vincenzo Cavani 1927 violin Photo |
Italian violin. Excellent tone and condition. Medium brown varnish. Professional instrument. | $28,500 US |
| Paul BAILLY 1887 violin | Made in Paris. Rich and warm sounding violin with power. Excellent violin, in wonderful condition. | $22,000 |
| Auguste DELIVET #381 1923 Photo |
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 |
| Nestor AUDINOT #1148 Photo |
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 |
| Marco NOLLI 1998 violin | Fine Italian violin. Excellent condition. Golden varnish. Wonderful warm, powerful sound and playing characteristics of the highest quality. | $15,000 |
| Laura VIGATO 2008 violin | Excellent new professional violin by highly revered Italian maker from Brescia. Long time graduate of Cremona School of Violin Making. Includes the maker's certificate of authenticity. Superior tonal and playing qualities. Attractive wood and varnish. | $14,000 |
| 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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| Josef Antonin CERMAK Photo |
Made in 1934. One of Czech Republic's finest makers (1874-1946) and teacher of several other famous makers. Made by him in Kutna Hora, (Bohemia). Big, clear concert quality sound with wonderful depth and excellent projection. Very fine condition. Beautiful medium cherry red varnish and fine workmanship, very typical of this professional maker's personal work. A pleasure to play. | $9500 |
| Paolo FANFANI 2008 Photo |
Very pleasant sounding and beautiful modern Italian violin. Maker is graduate of the violin making school in Cremona Italy in 2000. | $9000 |
| John Newton, Canada #CHM Photo |
Excellent condition. Fine sound. Nice classical brown varnish. Fits in very well with much older instruments. Well respected maker. | $7500 |
| Henry RIEDSTRA #133 ON HOLD |
Made by Henry RIEDSTRA, Stratford, 1993. Nice wood. Good instrument. | $8500 |
| James FINDLAY #141 Photo |
Made in Padanarum, Scotland, 1861. Excellent condition. Big, warm, tone with good depth (especially on the G) and quick response. "Joseph Guarneri filius Andreas" model. It is great for classical music or fiddling - Findlay was quite a well known Scottish fiddlerl. | $4000 |
| Justin DERAZEY #839. Photo |
Made in France circa 1880, branded with Justin Derazey's brand to the inside of the back above the label. This is a copy of "Antonius Stradivarius Cremonensis faciebat Anno 1714." Orange-brown varnish on a golden ground. Very fine condition. Powerful rich sound. | $7500 |
| Charles Jean Baptiste
Collin-Mezin 1926 #610 Photo |
A great sounding Collin-Mezin violin, made in Mirecourt, France. It is a pleasure to play. We have professionally repaired the top plate in our shop. The lower part of the pegbox where it meets the neck was previously repaired years ago and is still in fine condition. This violin is set at about 1/2 price of one in perfect condition. Someone will make a very wise purchase at this price! | $7500 |
| Made under the supervision of
Henry RIEDSTRA Stratford, Ontario, Canada #512 Photo |
This deep orange professional violin was made in the year 1999 in our workshop. Best quality wood. It has great projection, is very responsive, and has a rich concert quality sound. | $4500 |
| Xiaodong GUAN #527 Photo |
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 |
| 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
SOLD #338 Photo |
Mirecourt, France 1911 Lovely sound with power. Plays easily. (Made in the style of J.B. Collin-Mezin) | |
| 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 |
| Ladislav PROKOP Photo |
Made in 1907 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 |
| 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 |
| Hermann SCHLOSSER #166. Photo |
1890. Very fine professional German violin maker. | $4500 |
| Friedrich August GLASS #155 Photo |
(Jacobus Stainer 1676 model) -- made about 1850. Very Fine sound. Top repaired with soundpost patch. Excellent wood. Back button repaired. | $5000 |
| 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 |
| Carl Gottlob SCHUSTER #CCC Photo |
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. | $2600 |
| Ladislav HERCLIK SOLD | Made in 1957, Koline, Czechoslovakia. Fine Czech violin maker. Very attractive, slabcut, flamed maple back. Brilliant sound. | |
| Sebastian KLOZ #CCB Photo |
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 |
| Prof. F.J. KOCH 1922 #832 Photo |
Violin workshop in Dresden, Germany. He received an award for sound in the Geneva Musical Instruments Exposition of 1927. Also branded "Koch" on the upper back. | $3000 |
| 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 |
| Czech 1996 #169 |
Regraduated by us. Lovely, pleasant, sound. Amber coloured varnish. | $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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Andreas Eastman model 405 | Powerful, warm and clear sounding instrument with professional quality. Antique style oil varnish. Superior maple and spruce throughout. Very well liked. Professionally setup in our shop. | $1340 |
| Andreas Eastman model 305 | Powerful, warm and clear sounding instrument. Antique style varnish. . High grade flamed maple and select spruce top. "A definitive favourite." Professionally setup in our shop. | $1140 |
| 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 |
| Giovanni BASINO | Professionally handmade in Beijing in the style taught at the Italian violin-making school in Cremona, Italy. Nice medium-dark transparent brown varnish. Very nice full and rich sounding violin. Easy, smooth response. | $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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