Ch. J.B. Collin-Mezin Strad

$4,700.00

Charles Collin-Mezin, Jr. was a French violin maker who collaborated with his father Charles Jean Baptiste Collin-Mezin, a famous Parisian Luthier. When his father died in 1923, the family’s Mirecourt workshop was taken over by Charles, Jr., who moved from his fathers Paris workshop to Mirecourt in 1925. He also spent some time working in the United States.

All his labels say “Paris”, and display his father’s name. He seems to have continued to produce instruments as if by his father for many years after his father’s death. His violins display high-quality workmanship in the tradition of his father.
His varnish is thick, with an Italian appearance.

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A lovely well-balanced violin with lots of character from a very sought after maker, these instruments are becoming increasingly difficult to find. In very good condition with only minor varnish wear. The fittings are of boxwood with Mammoth Ivory accents and are original. This is a violin with a projecting tone reminiscent of Stradivaris finest models.

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Charles Collin-Mezin, Jr. was a French violin maker who collaborated with his father Charles Jean Baptiste Collin-Mezin, a famous Parisian Luthier. When his father died in 1923, the family’s Mirecourt workshop was taken over by Charles, Jr., who moved from his fathers Paris workshop to Mirecourt in 1925. He also spent some time working in the United States.

All his labels say “Paris”, and display his father’s name. He seems to have continued to produce instruments as if by his father for many years after his father’s death. His violins display high-quality workmanship in the tradition of his father.
His varnish is thick, with an Italian appearance.

A lovely well-balanced violin with lots of character from a very sought after maker, these instruments are becoming increasingly difficult to find. In very good condition with only minor varnish wear. The fittings are of boxwood with Mammoth Ivory accents and are original. This is a violin with a projecting tone reminiscent of Stradivaris finest models.