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Enrico Romano
3/4 size
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| Good quality student 3/4 outfit |
| Carved Spruce top and maple back and sides. Set up to play easily. Excellent sound in a student violin. With case and bow. |
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German 3/4 Strad
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| Beautiful 90-year-old German violin |
| A beautiful sounding instrument with an exceptionally nicely figured maple back. This has been set up as a bluegrass fiddle with a Wittner-style tailpiece. HUGE sound. An excellent instrument for a smaller player or a lady fiddler. With case. |
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Anton Becker 3/4
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| Excellent choice in a student instrument! |
| A quality 3/4 sized import violin with a carved spruce top and maple back and sides. Includes case and bow. |
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Handmade American
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| Handmade in the Appalachians |
| The family who entrusted this instrument to us knows only that the maker was a distant relative who lived in the Appalachia region of the Eastern United States. The instrument is hand carved and shows signs of having been created by a talented woodworker. The top is spruce, and the back has been carved of birch. It has a beautiful hand-applied finish and shows the efforts of a talented violin maker. With case. |
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Knilling 3/4
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| Upscale student violin |
| The Knilling Company has been importing quality instruments for over 50 years. This carved spruce top, maple back and sides, is set up to play easily. With case and bow. |
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Samuel Eastman
VL-100 1/4
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| A very fine instrument for the little violinist |
| A superb instrument for the beginning violinist. This child-size instrument has a superb selection of spruce for the top and maple for the back and sides. All hand carved and finished in a professional manner. With case and bow. |
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German Stradivarius
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| Early 20th Century |
| This is one of those "imported by the hundreds" German-made Stradivarius copies. Most, but not all, were factory-made in Mittenwald. This one has exceptional tone. An excellent bluegrass fiddle. |
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Czech Strad
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| Top quality in a low priced instrument! |
| This Czech-made Stradivarius was produced in a factory in Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic) 40 years ago as an upper grade student instrument. For 40 years, however, the instrument was carefully maintained and aged to perfection. A superb sounding violin at this price. With hard case. |
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Stainer
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| A superb sound in a medium priced instrument |
| Far and away, the favorite vintage instrument of country fiddlers. The Stainer design produces a strong fundamental, with plenty of projection and very even overtones. This is one of the many German factory replicas of the famous Stainer instrument. |
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Lyon & Healy Stradivarius
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| Early 1900s |
| As most experienced players know, Lyon & Healy was a large manufacturer and distributor located in Chicago. Their violins were made in factories in Mittenwald and sold under several of Lyon & Healy's brands. This instrument is an exceptional sounding example of one that is now close to 100 years old. Fine, aged German Spruce and European maple. Some top cracks, all stabilized and repaired by Jason Huzil. With case. |
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German Strad copy
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| 100 years old! |
| This German factory Strad copy has been subjected to some no-so-gentle use, but it has a very impressive tone. This is one strong fiddle! Two repaired top cracks stabilized and repaired by Jason Huzil. |
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 Michel Deconet
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| Excellent sounding instrument! |
| The original Michel-made violins in Venice, Italy in the mid-1700s that were noted for their excellent craftsmanship and rich, singing tone. Commercial copies with his label were produced by both the French and German shops in the early 1900s. Even though at the time they were thought of as student grade instruments, this one, French made, has proven to be an exceptional instrument for the Celtic player. Rich and powerful, it's bright tone carries easily. With case. |
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Magini
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| Upscale German factory violin |
| There were many Magini-style instruments with their double purfling that emerged from the factories in Mittenwald, Germany prior to the mid 1930s. The workmanship and choice of woods in this one seems to be exceptional. That quality is definitely carried over to the sound. |
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Hofner Ladies 4/4
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| A little more comfortable for the smaller player |
| Another fine spruce and maple Hofner factory violin. This example could qualify as a 7/8 size instrument. Just slightly shorter scale and a little smaller than a traditional 4/4. This was originally marketed as a "ladies violin." The tone is just perfect for Old Time fiddling no matter who's holding the bow. With hard case. |
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Zanoli style
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| Zanoli Style 4/4 |
| Giacomo Zanoli was an 18th Century Italian maker whose instruments were known for their beautiful treble response. This copy, probably Czech in origin, pays homage to Zanoli and is a remarkable sounding instrument on its own. The person who obtains this will get a true treasure that's worthy of the concert hall, or will be heard a full parking lot away at the next bluegrass festival. This one really rings! With case. |
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1890s Amati style
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| A fine sounding instrument! |
| The Amati family produced some of the world's finest instruments in the 16th and 17th Centuries. As with Stradivarius, their instruments have been copied by the thousands. Some are not worthy of new strings, but occasionally, as with this one, enough time and care went into the making of the instrument that with over 100 years of aging, it has proven to be a fine instrument. This violin sounds rich and full and has wonderfully clean separation. With case. |
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Paolo Lorenzo
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| Very fine violin! |
| The choice of woods on this instrument is excellent. Fine-grained Italian spruce for the top and highly figured maple for the back and sides. A rich, sonorous sound that will open up if played for a short time. |
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 H. Hansen
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| Handmade |
| Hand carved, handmade instrument made by H. Hansen in Seattle, Washington, in 1915. Nicely aged with superb tone. Rich and mellow. With case |
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German Guarneri
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| Over 100-year-old German-made Guarneri |
| Gorgeous hand carved German spruce top and hand carved Italian maple back and sides. This is a rich sounding violin with tone that will fill the concert hall with beautiful, resonant notes. With hard case. |
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Maxim Angard
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| Beautiful old French labeled violin |
| Beautiful sounding instrument with bright tone. Accurately worked inlay, purfling and masterly carved scroll. An old closed crack on the front table left from the tailpiece, firmly repaired. Medium grained spruce top, nicely flamed one-piece maple back, ribs and neck similar - rare ebony tailpiece. |
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