Labeled Paul Knorr

sku Product SKU:  14212

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German, 18th century

sku Product SKU:  21029

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J.B. Chipot 7/8th size

sku Product SKU:  20723

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German Labeled Josef Metzner

sku Product SKU:  20960

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Ernst Heinrich Roth

sku Product SKU:  19008

This exceptional violin from the Roth Markneukirchen workshop before their move to Erlangen, represents their finest work equal to or exceeding their best work from the 1920’s. The tone is rich and powerful, a sound that would appeal to many.

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Copie J.B.Vuillaume

sku Product SKU:  19105

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Horst Schönfelder

sku Product SKU:  16480

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P. Serdet workshop

sku Product SKU:  11302

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Ignaz Lutz

sku Product SKU:  11554

Originally from Vienna, Lutz studied violin making with his father before apprenticing in Berlin, Paris, and London. He eventually settled in San Francisco, where he quickly developed a fine reputation, both as repairman and luthier. Famous violinists such as Kreisler, Zimbalist, and Carl Flesch performed at points on a Lutz violin. Using his “Ehrlich” Stradivari violin as a model, he fashioned excellent replicas with his personal touch.

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Labeled Carl Joseph Schuster

sku Product SKU:  19007

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Labeled Gustave Bazin

sku Product SKU:  18071

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Labeled Fernand Jacquot

sku Product SKU:  15061

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J.N. Aschow

sku Product SKU:  15689

The Aschow family were the most important makers and dealers in the San Francisco East Bay area for almost 70 years, closing in 1969. John was born in Denmark and studied at the violin making school in Mittenwald before coming to this country at the beginning of the last century. He eventually established a violin shop in Oakland, California, in 1906, one of the premier shops in the Bay Area. His son continued the business until 1969. Aschow produced about 200 instruments of distinctive quality. 

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Edmund Glasel

sku Product SKU:  16476

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Georgio Martini

sku Product SKU:  13219

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George Withers

sku Product SKU:  19433

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Paolo Virgoletti

sku Product SKU:  18679

Paolo began his training with his uncle Arturo Virgoletti in 1999. Moving to Cremona, he worked with Elio Severgnini. While he was there he had the opportunity to restore fine old instruments and study closely the work of the great masters. He worked with master makers in Tokyo and Madrid before opening his own workshop in S.Polo d’Enza near Parma.

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Labeled H. Derazey

sku Product SKU:  13500

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Knute Reindahl

sku Product SKU:  112

Born in Norway in a town dedicated to intricate woodcarvings, Reindahl immigrated to Chicago in 1870, at the age of 13. A self-taught maker with a distinctive style, he set up his own shop in the Athenaeum building of Chicago in 1885, where he gained a reputation as one of America's best violin makers. By 1910 he had moved to Madison, Wisconsin, and by 1930 he had made nearly 600 violins. This violin, from 1903, is an excellent example of his Chicago period. With a unique scroll, deep edgework and American maple on the back, it is easy to play and is in very good condition.

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Southern French

sku Product SKU:  13172

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Francois Henry Charotte

sku Product SKU:  1533

This beautifully made violin although undated, appears to be from the mid 19th century and is typical of the high quality of workmanship when Mirecourt violin making was at its peak. This example is in excellent condition and has a brilliant responsive tone.

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Collin-Mezin

sku Product SKU:  18466

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Paul Mangenot

sku Product SKU:  11278

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Labeled Martinus Mathias

sku Product SKU:  15816

Very typical of 18th century Austrian making, this instrument was constructed on the Stainer model, with high arching and dark varnish. The William Lewis and Son certificate accompanying the violin states that it is characteristic of the Johann Georg Thir School, one of the greatest luthiers of the mid-18th century. Indeed, this old instrument is a good example of Austrian violin making of that time. The tone is dark, warm, and mellow.

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