August Nürnberger Suess

sku Product SKU:  24125

Son of Adolf Nürnberger and grandson of J.C.Suess set up his own workshop in Markneukirchen at age 25 before emigrating to USA in 1912. He set up his workshop in Novato, California in Marin County north of San Francisco. 

This bow is of excellent quality and is offered at an excellent price due to the fact that the frog is not original to the bow but a later replacement

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Morizot Frères

sku Product SKU:  24156

The Morizot family of bow makers was founded by Louis Morizot and continued by his five sons, all master bow makers.  In addition to making bows sold with the L.Morizot stamp, they made fine bows for dealers and shops. 

This bow was made for Lucien Schmitt in Grenoble.

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Victor Fetique

sku Product SKU:  24169

Victor Fetique was one of the great masters of classical tradition of French bow making.  He apprenticed with C.C.Husson, S.F.Maline, Miquel and C.N.Bazin. He moved to Paris in 1901 and worked with Caressa & Français alongside Claude Thomassin. He established his own Parisian workshop in 1913. He was awarded the title “Greatest archetier in France” at the Paris Exhibition of 1927. Over the years we have offered many bows by this master and this is one of the finest we’ve seen. 

This exceptional bow has all the playing qualities a top professional could want. This beautiful gold mounted bow is a great demonstration of why Victor Fetique has such a high   reputation among top musicians as well as collectors.

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Joseph Arthur Vigneron

sku Product SKU:  24188

The latter 19^th and early 20^th centuries were the “Golden Period” of French bow making. The great masters like Victor Fetique, Claude Thomassin, Eugene Sartory and of course Joseph Arthur Vigneron brought the standard of bow making to a new level. Known as Vigneron Père, he studied with his stepfather, C.N.Husson along side Alfred Lamy in his native Mirecourt. He subsequently worked for J.J.Martin and Gand & Bernardel among others before establishing his own Parisian workshop in 1888.  

This bow is an excellent example of his work and is very suited to a professional cellist.

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Heinz Dölling

sku Product SKU:  24120

Heinz Dölling worked with his father Otto and established his own workshop in 1938. He was highly respected for his elegant workmanship. Even though the GDR (East Germany) was not favorable towards individual craftsmen developing their own personal style, he was able to establish an international reputation through major trade fairs.

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Herbert Wanka

sku Product SKU:  24143

Herbert Wanka is one of the best known and respected of today’s Germen bow makers. He began his training in 1952 when German violin and bow makers, mostly refugees from Czechoslovakia, were first establishing their workshops in Bubenreuth. He then worked for several years with Gotthard Schuster before opening his own shop in 1971. He was later joined by his son Christian. Although his work still shows some of the qualities of Schuster’s work, his bows have his own personal style.

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Paul Bailly *SOLD*

sku Product SKU:  22497

Bailly is one of the best known and respected makers in 19^th century France. Born in Mirecourt, he trained with Galliard and J.B.Vuillaume before working in many cities including several locations in France and also Brussels, London, Leeds and even New York. He established his final workshop in Paris in 1899. He won ten medals at important exhibitions all over the world.  His work is always of the very highest quality. 

This violin is a classic example of his fine work and has a fine mature tone, suitable for a professional violinist.

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Jules Grandjon

sku Product SKU:  24110

Jules Grandjon was born in Mirecourt, the son and probably student of his father Prosper Grandjon. He worked in Paris and Amsterdam taking over his brothers workshop before establishing a workshop in Mirecourt around 1850. This workshop was very successful and his work won medals at Paris and London exhibitions. 

This beautiful violin has a wonderfully responsive tone, very even and powerful.

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Oscar Meinel

sku Product SKU:  24122

Made in the Ernst Heinrich Roth workshop in Markneukirchen.

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Michel Eggimann

sku Product SKU:  24189

Born in Switzerland, Michel Eggimann made his first violins there before studying at the Cremona Violin Making School with V. Bissolotti, graduating in 1986. Even before graduation he won 4^th prize at the  4^th Trienalle in Cremona. In 1986 he won the Stouffer Prize for a superb Guarneri copy. He opened his workshop in Lucca, Tuscany in 1991 and then to Rome in 2007. Even before  graduation from the Cremona school,  he had specialized in reproductions of the great Cremonese masters with superb antiquing that very few of today’s makers can equal. 

His work is in great demand, difficult to obtain and we are pleased to offer this superb Guarneri copy.

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Ernst Heinrich Roth *SOLD*

sku Product SKU:  23889

Some of our favorite German Violins are the Ernst Heinrich Roths from the 1920’s. This is an especially nice example. Modeled after a Stradivarius of 1725, it is Roth’s model VR, the very best of their line of fine violins. (use text for Roth Violin I-19250)

The town of Markneukirchen in Saxony has been famous for violin making since the mid 1600s when the first violin making guild was formed. By the late 1800s more than a quarter of a million string instruments a year were being shipped all over the world with almost half the production coming to the U.S. After WWI, production in Markneukirchen dropped significantly but the companies that remained started to concentrate on the making of higher quality instruments. At the beginning of the 1920s. Ernst Heinrich Roth I (1877-1948) took over the operation of the Roth family firm and began to produce violins of exceptional quality. These fine violins were so popular in America that Ernst Heinrich sent his son Ernst Heinrich II (1890-1961) to this country to represent the firm. By the 1930’s, production decreased due to the rise of Nazism and the war. In spite of that, we still see fine Roth violins from the 30’s and even the late 40’s. Under Communist rule, the firm was taken over by the government and their building confiscated. In 1953, the business was re-established in Bubenreuth, West Germany and they began production of high quality violins, violas, cellos and bows.

Today, Ernst Heinrich Roth violins from the 1920’s are in great demand because of their exceptional quality and are increasing in value. Although originally the 1920s Roth violins were made in 13 different quality grades (reproductions of works of famous Cremonese violins by Stradivari, Guarneri and Amati), there is actually little difference in the different models in terms of quality. Some of these violins are labeled Eugen Meinel and are similar to the Roth violins and have comparable value.

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Old French

sku Product SKU:  12200

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Jacques Thibout

sku Product SKU:  23497

Jacques Thibout was the best and most respected maker of the nine members of the Thibout family of violin makers.  He worked with Koliker in Paris starting in 1796. He set up his own Parisian shop in 1807. He had an illustrious career and was appointed the luthier to the opera, conservatoire and the Royal Court. He was awarded medals at the Paris expositions of 1827, 1844 and 1855. 

This beautiful violin has an exceptional tone, clear, ringing and very easy to play.

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Mermillot Workshop

sku Product SKU:  23456

Maurice Mermillot worked with a number of important makers. He started out with Gaillard in Mirecourt and then went to Paris and worked with Buthod. Going back to Mirecourt, he was associated with Nicolas Vuillaume. He also spent time with Antonio Guadagnini in Turin while he was in Military service, later making instruments for him. He returned to Paris and worked with Gand & Bernardel, opening his own workshop there in 1876. This beautiful violin has a big dark, clear tone.

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David Caron 16 3/8”

sku Product SKU:  23757

Born and raised in Chicago, David came from a very musical family and began studying the cello at a young age. After High School,  he began working at Kagan & Gaines in Chicago and spent several years working with Franz Kinberg , one of the best makers  of the mid twentieth Century who created especially fine violas. He then worked with a partner at a shop in Champaign-Urbana. In 1971he set up his own workshop in Dallas. In 1989, tiring of big city life, he moved to Taos, New Mexico.  

This exceptional viola has a big rich lovely sound but with a fine crisp responsive quality.

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Joseph Klotz

sku Product SKU:  24127

The Klotz family of violin makers spanned five generations, starting in 1653 and continuing till well after the Second World War with 26 members. Joseph, son of Sebastian, was born in 1743 His work is fairly rare but of high quality, among the best makers of this highly important violin making family.

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Haide Lin

sku Product SKU:  24233

Haide Lin has been associated with Ifshin Violins for almost forty years. After his training in Guangzhou, he began teaching violin making. In 1986 Jay Ifshin invited Haide to join Ifshin Violins and he’s managed our repair and restoration workshop ever since. He helped establish our Guangzhou workshop, home of our famous Jay Haide instruments. Over the years, Haide has won numerous medals and certificates at the prestigious Violin Society of America competitions and has become one of the most respected violin makers in this country

The cello has a wonderful resonant with great tone color with excellent projection. It’s a real joy to play. One would normally expect to pay quite a bit more for a cello with these excellent tonal qualities.

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Sharam & Saeid Rezvani 16"

sku Product SKU:  23775

Over the last 25 years the brothers Rezvani have made more than 500 violins, violas, and cellos. They began their studies in Iran with Ibrahim Ghambari Mehr, ex-student of the Parisian master, Etienne Vatelot, and later in Vienna with Johann Rombach. They continue perfecting their art as members of the Violin Society of America, working with such masters as Joseph Curtin. Now based in Los Angeles, they produce excellent instruments. Their work is very characteristic, resonant and sweet, easy to play, rich in tone color. 

This viola is quite responsive and represents a great value for the performing musician.

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Leopold Renaudin 15 ½”

sku Product SKU:  24232

This fascinating luthier had an interesting but sadly brief career. Born in Saint-Remy near Mirecourt, Renaudin went to Paris at age 16, doing his apprenticeship there rather than in his native Mirecourt. He was appointed luthier to the Paris Conservatory and is known to have made a cello for Luigi Boccherini. He was a victim of the French Revolution in 1795.

While the body of this viola is only 15 ½ inches and very comfortable to play, it has a wonderful big sound that one would associate with a much bigger instrument that projects well and is a joy to play. This wonderful viola is in remarkable condition for an almost 250 year old viola in that there are no cracks!  Formerly in The Millant collection.

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Lapo Casini

sku Product SKU:  23930

The son of Serafino Casini, Lapo studied with his father as well as Ferdinando Del Perugia. He worked primarily in the style of the 18^th. century Florentine makers and won a number of awards for his instruments. He was also known for his skill in violin restoration and his research in the varnish of the old Italian masters and published a book on his findings in 1954. 

The violin has that great Italian sound, strong with a wonderful singing quality.

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August Gemunder

sku Product SKU:  22634

The Gemunder family of violin makers is among the most important and respected in the latter 19^th and early 20^th centuries. August and his brother George came from Ingelfingen Germany in 1846, first to Boston then to New York City. August and his son August Martin formed the firm "August Gemunder & Son" which was to become one of the most important and respected violin shops in New York. Almost any famous string soloist visited the Gemunder shop when they were performing in New York. Their violins, violas and cellos were of the highest quality. In fact, a Gemunder quartet won first prize at the Chicago World’s Fair of 1893. 

This beautiful violin has all its original documents including the bill of sale, a personal letter from Gemunder to the owner and appraisal from 1889, remarkable for a violin that is 136 years old. It has been in the same family all this time. In many ways it can be considered a great American historical artifact. It has a wonderful big sound and is fun to play!

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Howard Needham

sku Product SKU:  24217

After a career as a systems analyst, Howard Needham began making acoustic guitars in 1973, transitioning to the violin family in the eraly 1980's. He worked with Gary Baese in the 1990's who was doing extensive research in 18th century Italian violin varnish. In 2007 in a blind comparison of 100 instruments, on eof his violins beat every other instrument except for a J. B. Guadagini. His violins are excellent reproductions of a Guarneri del Gesu of the Medici Stradivarius of 1716. His fine instruments are being played by many acconplished musicians.

This wonderful violin is the kind of instrument a professional could use for their entire career. The tone is rich, clear and responsive. It's a real joy to play.

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Jay Haide l'ancienne Statue Model with European Wood

sku Product SKU:  303SVLA

The á l'ancienne Statue model violas are made by more senior violin makers with finer quality aged wood for musicians requiring the best tone quality.

The Jay Haide á l'ancienne violas are brought to you after years of development. Our proprietary varnish is carefully applied and beautifully antiqued giving each instrument the patina of age, so desired by both musicians and connoisseurs. They are as beautiful tonally as they are visually. The Jay Haide á l'ancienne has been designed for the advanced student and professional who needs an instrument that will compliment and enhance their artistic style. These very special violas are only available in limited numbers, but are worth seeking out.

L'ancienne and Euro l'ancienne violas are available in either the Strad model (narrower, streamlined body, with a brighter sound), or the wider bodied Maggini model, with the distinctive double purfling and darker sound.

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Jay Haide l'ancienne Special Model with European Wood

sku Product SKU:  304VLN

Our Special Models are handmade in our workshop by expert luthiers.
Aged European tonewood produces a beautifully layered, rich sonority, whose depth and color is brought to life by its powerful resonance.

The delicate flaming of the maple on the back of each instrument accentuates the richness and complexity of the auburn shades of our proprietary varnish carefully applied and beautifully antiqued giving each instrument the patina of age, so desired by both musicians and connoisseurs. And, they are as beautiful tonally as they are visually.

The Special Model violins are available in the Stradivari, Guarneri del Gesu, J.B.Guadagnini and a reproduction of a violin from Jay Ifshin's personal collection by Tomasso Balestrieri of Mantua.

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