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Good student quality violin with personality. Sweet, reliable tone quality, good response, and a unique finish that stands apart from the rest. Plain maple back and sides, spruce top, inlaid purfling, and ebony fingerboard, nut & saddle. Includes ebony pegs and endbutton, French bridge, Glasser tailpiece with integrated tuners, side mounted chinrest, and D’Adarrio Zyex Strings. All sizes available by special order.
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Good student quality violin with personality. Sweet, reliable tone quality, good response, and a unique finish that stands apart from the rest. Plain maple back and sides, spruce top, inlaid purfling, and ebony fingerboard, nut & saddle. Includes ebony pegs and endbutton, French bridge, Glasser tailpiece with integrated tuners, side mounted chinrest, and D’Adarrio Zyex Strings. All sizes available by special order.
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High quality antique-finish violins made under the guidance of a professional violinist and professor, with 30 years of playing and violin making experiences. Many professional string players own, praise, and play instruments from this workshop including Eliot Chapo, Professor of Violin at Flordia State University who is the former Concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic and the Dallas Symphony and Chuanyun Li, a well known soloist. Crafted of Chinese maple and European spruce, tastefully antiqued light gold-brow to gold-amber hand applied varnish. Medium-dark tone color with a strong, clear voice with good projection. Fitted with ebony Parisian eye pegs and end button, ebony tailpiece, Despiau “C” level French bridge, and Guarneri model ebony chinrest. Adjusted with Pirastro Evah Pirazzi or Obligato strings.
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History’s most celebrated virtuosos have chosen Guarneri violins for their depth of tone and immense power. The great Jascha Heifetz played a notable example from his later period, made in 1742. Carefully aged tonewoods of this Core Select model are handcrafted to achieve a broad tonal palette with soaring projection and agile response ideal for any player. Adjusted with Evah or Obligato strings. Body length – 355 mm; Upper Bout – 164.5 mm; Lower Bout – 201 mm
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Soloists worldwide know the original Guarneri del Gesu violins as among the finest creations ever produced, with only Stradivari violins regarded as equals. Niccolo Paganini’s “Il Cannone” Guarneri of 1743 was a legendary extension of his technical wizardry. The Core Select “Cannon” model is inspired by the robust, spontaneous workmanship of the original and is now available for any player to enjoy.
Body length – 353 mm; Upper Bout-166 mm; Lower Bout – 206 mm
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The Amati pattern is a perfect smaller-bodied 4/4 pattern. Modeled after the great Nicolo Amati of 17th century Cremona who inspired the next generation of Stradivari and Guarneri. This reproduction is ideal for the player looking for a more comfortable violin, not quite 7/8-size but smaller than the traditional 4/4-size, exhibiting a refined and versatile tonal palette. This violin is equipped with a Dresden style chinrest which fits the Amati pattern nicely.
Body length – 353 mm; Upper Bout-158 mm; Lower Bout – 190 mm
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Established in 1896 and primarily known for producing Concert Harps of the highest standard, Lyon & Healy is also well knon for the fantastic violins they imported from France and Germany in the early 1900’s. This Amati model of French origin, is over 100 years old and in wonderful condition. Flamed Boxwood fittings accentuate the golden-orange varnish. This violin offers a sweet, focused tone with plenty of power considering it’s smaller dimensions.
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100% European spruce top, classic Strad pattern! 1716 “Goldman” Stradivari is a Golden Period instrument loaned to Yehudi Menuhin as a young prodigy in 1928 by the investment banker Henry Goldman, and then played most famously by Nathan Milstein from 1945 to 1992. This modern day tribute produces a bold and beautiful tone. Adjusted with Pirastro Evah Pirazzi or Obligato strings (loop end E). Body length – 353 mm; Upper Bout – 167 mm; Lower Bout – 206 mm.
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This older violin has undergone a complete restoration and set-up in our shop. The darker reddish-brown varnish has a craquelure throughout the body of the instrument and the original scroll has been re-varnished. This violin offers a darker, rich tone with good projection.
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High quality antique-finish violin made under the guidance of a professional violinist and professor, with 30 years of playing and violin making experience. Many professional string players own, praise, and play these instruments including Eliot Chapo, Professor of Violin at Flordia State University who is the former Concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic and the Dallas Symphony, and Chuanyun Li, a well known soloist. Crafted of European maple and European spruce air-dried for at least 10 years, this model has a beautifully antiqued light gold-amber hand applied spirit varnish. The rich medium tone quality boasts the complexity and strong projection required by advancing players. Fitted with ebony Parisian eye pegs and endbutton, ebony tailpiece, Despiau ** French bridge, ebony Guarneri chinrest and Evah Pirazzi strings.
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The skillful workmanship and tasteful antiquing bring to life carefully seasoned tonewoods for a dynamic sound with fullness and depth. Made by the workshop of VSA Gold Medal winner Ming Jiang Zhu, the training and craftsmanship are world-class, using classical European techniques. The Guarneri pattern gives the G-string extra power, and extra tonal dimensions throughout the registers. Boxwood fittings with Guarneri model chinrest, Aubert Mirecourt bridge and Pirastro Evah Pirazzi strings. The Stradivari pattern, available by special order, imparts a brighter voice, with extra shimmer in the upper registers. Same fittings as above.
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High quality antique-finish violins made under the guidance of a professional violinist and professor, with 30 years of playing and violin making experiences. Many professional string players own, praise, and play instruments from this workshop including Eliot Chapo, Professor of Violin at Flordia State University who is the former Concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic and the Dallas Symphony and Chuanyun Li, a well known soloist. Made of well seasoned European tonewoods chosen to replicate the instruments of the old masters these instruments are outfitted with fine fittings and Pirastro Evah Pirazzi or Obligato strings.
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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.
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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.
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 repairs and varnish wear. The fittings are original. This is a violin with a fine rich tone, well balanced with a clear smooth treble and a sonorous bass.
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The 1744 “Ole Bull” was made in Guarneri’s final year, and perhaps his last creation. The refined and stately tonal qualities are a surprising contrast to the wild and carefree workmanship, a juxtaposition for which Guarneri is beloved. The original instrument was played famously by the 19th century Norwegian violinist Ole Bull, a virtuoso across Europe and contemporary of Paganini, Schumann, and Liszt.
This Core Select model is inspired by the great artistry of both Guarneri and Bull, and with lightning-quick response helps the modern player tackle the most challenging and diverse repertoire. The tonal quality is in the dark to medium range with exceptional versatility. Projects with great clarity while retaining a warm quality under the player’s ear. Naturally air-dried for at least 50 years, the Italian spruce and Bosnian maple are crafted with the utmost care in the archings to bring to life an exuberant and pliable voice. This award winning master maker has influences from American and Italian makers. The instrument has been set up using fine boxwood fittings with heart shape pegs, a beautifully cut and fitted Aubert DeLuxe bridge, and Pirastro Obligato strings.
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We are pleased to represent this award winning maker. In addition to being a fine violin maker, Dimitri is an accomplished concert violinist, formerly serving as the Concertmaster of the Auckland Philharmonic. This model is based on the “Haddock”- Guarneri del “Gesu” violin. Made of well seasoned European materials (Italian spruce and Bosnian maple) this model produces a mature sound with excellent projection and a body length of 355mm, making this a very comfortable and easy to play instrument. Made in the style of the old Masters, this violin offers a superb sound quality.
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Personally commissioned by American virtuoso Eugene Fodor. A ninth generation violin maker, Lothar’s work reveals an elegance and knowledge seen only in makers who are blessed enough to come from a multigenerational family of violin makers. His instruments are acoustically sound and his varnish has a transparency with a rich golden undertone. Soloist quality, must be played to be truly appreciated.
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