Jay Haide l'ancienne Special Model with European Wood

sku Product SKU:  303CEL

Our l'ancienne Special Model instruments are made with aged European tonewood producing a beautifully layered, rich sonority, whose depth and color is brought to life by its powerful resonance. They are handmade in our workshop by expert luthiers. 

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. They are as beautiful tonally as they are visually.

The Special Model cellos are available in the Strad model, Ruggieri model, or the wider bodied Montagnana model.

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Heinrich TH Heberlein Jr. 1924

sku Product SKU:  24017

Heinrich Theodor Heberlein founded the Heberlein company in 1863, producing extremity high quality instruments over several decades. This fine violin is an excellent example oftheir fine work.

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Cuniot-Hury

sku Product SKU:  23959

The Cuniot-Hury workshop was originally founded by Eugène Cuniot in the 1880’s who trained with his father Pierre. The workshop employed about ten master bowmakers and produced very high quality work. Eugène’s assistant was Emile François Ouchard who took over the workshop in 1910. His son Emile Auguste worked there until 1922. The nickel button is a later replacement making this bow an excellent value.

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Bernd Dölling

sku Product SKU:  24066

The Dölling family of bow makers spans four generations, covering over 125 years. Bernd Dölling apprenticed with his father Heinz passing his Master’s Exam in 1972. He opened his own workshop in 1985 and was joined by his son Michael. The Döllings are  are one of  the most respected bow making familys in Germany. This viola bow is exceptionally beautiful and is gold mounted. The gold mounted button has pearl eyes on each facet.

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Otto A Hoyer

sku Product SKU:  24064

After the normal training in Germany, Otto Hoyer moved to Paris to work with the great Eugene Sartory. When he returned to Markneukirchen he set up his own shop. His best bows were stamped: O.A.HOYER PARISER often with the date.

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Josef Gabriel

sku Product SKU:  24067

Josef Gabriel is one of the most respected makers in Germany today. He trained with Alfons Reidel. He opened his own shop in Erlangen in 1987. Since then he has won numerous awards including gold medals at the Violin Society of America and Mittenwald.

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Walter Barbiero

sku Product SKU:  23983

Barbiero was a conservatory trained violist, but was always interested in woodworking, even from an early age. He started bow making on his own but then trained with Christian Barthe, Alfredo Clementi and J.F. Refin. He opened his own shop in 1997 and his work has become popular with a number of important soloists.

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Herbert Wanka *SOLD*

sku Product SKU:  23989

Herbert Wanka is considered among the finest bow makers in Germany. He sudied with Emanuel Schuster before embarking on a fifty year career in his Bubenreuth workshop.

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Mars Auguste Husson

sku Product SKU:  23999

The Husson family of violin and bow makers was one of the largest in France. Mars Auguste worked first with his father Jean Baptiste before joining the workshops of Thibouville-Lamy and C.N. Bazin. In 1906 he went to Paris to work with Vigneron. He set up his own workshop in 1925 but he seems to have primarily made unbranded bows for others including Auguste Husson.

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Devoivre-Gerome

sku Product SKU:  23988

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Morizot Pére

sku Product SKU:  23955

Louis Joseph Morizot, or Morizot père, learned bow making from Eugene Cuniot-Hury and Charles Nicolas Bazin. Morizot then began working for Eugene Sartory

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Christian Barthe *SOLD*

sku Product SKU:  24045

One of the finest contemporary Parisian makers, Barthe has won prizes in various competitions, including in 2016 in Paris for a viola bow. After studying violin for several years, Barthe embarked on his bowmaking career at the young age of 16, apprenticing with Gilles Duhaut. He perfected his skills with Stephane Thomachot and Jean-Jacques Millant. Since 1997 he worked in Paris, where he continued to seek the advice of the inimitable Bernard Millant. Barthe’s work is reminiscent of historic French making, yet possesses distinct characteristics all his own. The bows are remarkably responsive and supple, drawing a warm, clean sound. They are excellent for any young musician seeking a fabulous modern bow at a reasonable price.

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Alberto Soria

sku Product SKU:  24084

Although Mexico is not known as a center of violin making, there are some excellent Mexican makers. Among them is Alberto Soria. From a musical family, Alberto studied at the Lutherie school of the Institute of Fine Arts. He then went to Australia and worked with Benedict Puglisi for two years. This lovely cello represents an excellent value in a beautifully made and attractive instrument.

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Francis Kuttner

sku Product SKU:  23672

After college, Francis Kuttner attended the Violin Making School in Cremona graduating in 1978. He stayed on in Cremona working with Francisco Bissolotti. He set up his own workshop in San Francisco in 1978 and went on to a very successful career winning awards and medals from all over the world including three gold medals at Violin Society of America competitions. He served as a judge at a number of competitions as well. Later on, he maintained workshops in both San Francisco and Cremona.

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Jonathan Hai

sku Product SKU:  24018

Jonathan Hai always had a strong interest in all kinds of woodwork, but was especially drawn to woodwork. He graduated from the Cremona violin making school having worked with Scollari and Negroni. Just seven years after graduation he won medals for tone at the Violin Society of America competition in Cleveland in 2018 for a cello and a quartet.

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Marc Laberte

sku Product SKU:  22799

This fine violin is of the highest quality form the Laberte-Humbert Frerés firm in Mirecourt made when the workshop was at its peak. Marc Laberte was trained by his father and became a highly skilled and decorated maker.

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Paul Meinel

sku Product SKU:  15054

The Meinel family of violin makers was one of the largest in Germany with over 30 master luthiers. Like all of his family, he trained in Markneukirchen but spent most of his career in Basel, Switzerland. He worked with N.E. Simoutre taking over the business in 1889 when he was only 24 years old.

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C.G. Conn "Wonder"

sku Product SKU:  23829

The C.G. Conn company is one of the largest maker of musical instruments in the wrold. Between 1912 and 1936, they made stringed instruments in a range of qualities. The "Wonder" violins were among their best. This beautifully crafted violin is reminiscent of the highest quality instruments from Germany at that time.

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Eduard Reichert

sku Product SKU:  23177

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Paul Schuback

sku Product SKU:  24038

Paul Schuback, one of the most respected violin makers in America, opened his shop in Portland, OR in 1971. Over the years he trained a number of fine makers in his shop. Among those was Jeffrey Muller, son of Albert Muller, who went on to open his own successful shop in Los Angeles.

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d'apres J.B. Vuillaume

sku Product SKU:  24101

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D. Nicolas Aine

sku Product SKU:  23998

Didier Niolas known as D. Nicolas l'aine was the most respected and certainly the most successful of the Nicolas family of violins makers. He establisehd a workshop which at one point had over 500 employees.

This beautiful violin represents the highest quality workmansip from that famous shop.

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Gand & Bernardel

sku Product SKU:  23958

By the early 19th century, Paris had become the music capital of the world. Because of this, Paris also became the home of many of the finest violin makers. Among these were the Gand and Bernardel families. Eugene Gand and Gustave Adolphe Bernardel joined together to form Gand & Bernardel in 1866. Together, their firm produced some of the finest Parisian stringed instruments of their time.

This fine violine from 1878 is an outstanding example fo their work.

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Franco Albanelli

sku Product SKU:  24039

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