Castelfranco di Sotto (Pisa), 1959.

New York, 1885. August Gemunder was the older brother of George and came to this country in the 1840's, establishing his own shop in 1864. He built a very successful business in Manhattan which continued under his sons until 1928. This violin is a Maggini model

Cremona, 2010. Sperzaga graduated from the school of violin making in Cremona in 1986 and set up his own workshop in 1990. He has won a number of awards at competitions around the world, including the Violin Society of America. Since 1998, he has taught varnish technique at the Cremona school.

Palermo, 1910. Pampalone has been a violin maker since 1997 and while still young, we consider him an interesting up-and-coming maker of great talent. The tone is strong, full and rich.

New York, 1934. A member of a very famous family of violin and bow makers, H.R. Knopf studied with his father Heinrich and other important makers in Germany before coming to this country. He established what was to become a very important and successful shop in New York. Tonally, this violin has a brilliant, clear and responsive tone.

Pisano (near Milan). We have several examples by this maker. See more detailed information.

Brambach (Saxony). As you can see from the photos, this is an exceptionally beautiful violin modeled after Peter Guarneri of Mantua, and is the finest work by this maker we have seen. The tone quality is unusually fine, warm and rich.

Munich, 1921. Before opening his own business in Munich, Edler studied with and worked for Giuseppe Fiorini, the great maker from Bologna. This violin shares many of the qualities of Fiorini's work.

Markneukirchen, 1930. We find the work of Hermann Geipel to be especially interesting. We currently have three examples from different eras in very different styles. This nice example has a wonderful, subtle warm tone and is in excellent condition.

Leeds, 1905

Minneapolis, MN, 1926

Bad Brambach, 1957. This beautiful violin was crafted with very striking bird’s-eye maple. The wonderful tone is full, warm and rich. See our listing below for a violin by a violin by his son Werner.

1927. This beautiful violin represents Gütter's best work. It is in exceptional condition and has a wonderful tone.

Cremona, 1999. This violin is in the classic modern Cremona style with the beautiful red-orange varnish so typical of the masters at the Cremona violin making school. It has a powerful, brilliant tone.

Mirecourt, late 19th Century. This exceptionally beautiful violin shows the elegance and charm of French violin making at its best. This violin is in superb condition.

Dublin, early 19th. Century.

Berkeley, 1986

Parma, 2007. Pressenda copy.

Bubenreuth, 2008. One of the best known names in the violin world is that of Ernst Heinrich Roth. Beginning in the early 1920's, this workshop produced some of the best workshop violins to be found. Today, they maintain two workshops in Markneukirchen and Bubenreuth. With only five makers, they concentrate on high quality instruments. Jay Ifshin purchased this beautiful violin directly from Ernst Heinrich Roth IV.

Dresden, 1923. Professor Koch spent a great deal of time researching varnish formulation and his instruments found great favor among musicians of his time. This violin has a warm rich tone.

1951

Denver, 1924, #316. Born in Sweden, Hennig worked in Miami, Denver (1920-1928) and Seattle. His work is highly respected for workmanship and the quality of his varnish.

Cremona, 2003.

Markneukirchen, 1937.

San Jose, CA 1915. Although born in California, Lanini studied in Italy, first with Romeo Antoniazzi and then with Farotti in Milan from 1911 to 1914 before returning to San Jose. This violin is in almost new condition and has many characteristics of the maker's masters.

Markneukirchen, c. 1920

Probably Mittenwald, c.1800

Budapest. Horvath is an interesting young maker who has had success in various international competitions. This violin has a brilliant, responsive tone.

Mirecourt, 1930

Schönbach, 1772.

Markneukirchen, 1937.

Ferrara, 1995.

Bubenreuth, 2006.

Chicago, 1889.

old French.

Vienna, 1927.

Bad Brambach, 2001.

Markneukirchen, 1926

2010

Erlangen-Bubenreuth, 1955. This is one of the finest post 1920's Roths we have ever seen.

Sheffield, 1934.

circa mid 20th Century