Older French violin bearing the label:
VUILLAUME á Paris Rue Croix des Petits Champs, 46.
Two piece highly flamed maple back with matching ribs, neck and scroll. Two piece spruce top with various width grain. Fitted in rosewood with Thomastik Dominants strings and a Gold Label E. This is a beautiful example of an older commercial French violin.
Price: $3,000.
Naples, 1949. Two piece maple back of narrow flame. Matching ribs. Two-piece spruce top of varying width grain. Amber varnish. Fitted in ebony with Thomastik Dominant strings and a Pirastro Gold E.
Snow proudly introduces a new addition to their instrument line-up for 2008, the JHS-Simona. Finished by luthier William Hu, the Simona (Italian for 'one who listens') is selected from the best aged European tonewoods. Mildly antiqued for a very elegant and attractive appearance and varnished with a unique mix of oil and spirit, the superb tone is accessible for the advanced student as well as the seasoned professional.
Price: $3,000. Click here for more information.
A copy of Joseph Guarnerius made in Markneukirchen, Germany, 1923. This powerful sounding violin has a two piece maple back and two piece spruce top. The back and top plates contain much patina. The varnish is dark amber brown with a touch of red. This violin features ebony fittings with pear tips and collars and Evah Pirazzi strings with a Gold Label E.
Price: $3,500.
This violin, made by William J. Hu in the Snow Workshop, features select European tonewoods. It is part of the professional line from Snow and is in excellent condition. The two piece Bosnian maple back matches the ribs, neck and scroll. The two piece spruce top is of medium grain. The slightly antiqued linseed oil varnish is golden brown in color. The violin is set up with Parisian eye ebony fittings and Thomastik Dominant strings.
Price: $3,700. Click here for more information.
This Master Model violin features a one piece highly flamed maple back and gorgeous tonewoods. The ribs, neck and scroll match the back in flame. The amber orange-brown oil varnish is slightly antiqued. The violin contains boxwood fittings with light colored pins and collars and Thomastik Dominant strings with a Pirastro Gold Label E. This violin is named in memory of Raúl Emiliani, an Italian born violinist, composer, and arranger. His work as a pedagogue contributed to the development of numerous fine instrumentalists. Professor Emiliani died in 1989. This violin is available in Stradivari and Guarneri patterns. Stradivari pattern pictured.
Price: $4,000.
Label reads:
Joseph Guarnerius Andrea Neopos Cromonae 1725
Two piece maple back with matching ribs, neck and scroll. Two piece spruce top with medium width grain. There is simulated aging on the front and back plates as well as natural patina and wear. Fitted in ebony with Thomastik Dominant strings and a Gold Label E.
The back tongue is branded, but an exact region of origin for the maker has not yet been determined. It is estimated that this violin is from the 1910-1920s.
This violin is in excellent condition and has a powerful sound.
Price: $4,375.
Handmade in 2008 by John Panaccio. Two piece highly flamed maple back, flame ascends from center seam. Matching ribs, neck and scroll. Two piece spruce top with medium width grain. Golden orange-red oil varnish. Fitted in boxwood with ebony pins and collars and Evah Pirazzi strings. John is on staff at J.R. Judd Violins.
Price: $4,500.
From the workshop of Peter Yang. Based on a 1712 Guarnerius del Gesu, this instrument has a strong, bright sound. Featuring a one-piece maple back of bright, medium width flame and matching ribs, neck and scroll. The top is two-piece spruce of narrow grain. The instrument comes with boxwood fittings and Vision strings.
Created in the workshop of Steven Tillinghast Cundall, these violins feature beautiful one or two-piece back violins. The table has a fine to medium-width grain spruce, with a tastefully-antiqued orange-brown varnish on a golden ground. Fine craftsmanship throughout. The instrument is finished in boxwood fittings.
Price: $4,950.
Created in the workshop of Steven Tillinghast Cundall in 2008, this violin features a gorgeous one piece, highly flamed, maple back with matching ribs, neck and scroll. The two piece spruce top contains a medium width grain. The varnish is a tastefully antiqued, transparent golden orange varnish and contains some patina. The violin is fitted in boxwood and Zyex strings. This is a very beautiful new violin.
Price: $5,000.
From the Minneapolis workshop of award-winning luthier William R. Scott, recipient of numerous certificates and medals (including gold) from the Violin Society of America. Two piece maple back, good flames of medium width, and matching ribs, neck and scroll. The top is two-piece spruce of medium-width grain, with the grain narrowing toward the edges.
The instrument features ebony fittings, Zyex strings, and has a rich, bright, projecting sound.
Price: $5,500.
Labeled:
Geronimo Barnabetti Paris
This turn of the century Mirecourt violin has a rich and powerful sound. One piece flamed maple back with highly flamed ribs. The violin is branded on the block. Set up with Evah Pirazzi strings and a Gold Label E. This violin has been totally restored here at the shop and is in excellent condition.
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This French violin is from the early 1900s. Two piece maple back, highly flamed, with matching ribs. The heel contains the maker's initials. Two piece spruce top with fine to medium width grain. There is much patina and wear on the top and back plates. Fitted in rosewood and Evah Pirazzi strings.
Price: $5,900.
This violin, finished in May of 2008, comes from the school "Bottega di Parma," a workshop in Parma, Italy dedicated to continuing the rich and ancient violin making tradition of the city. A Stradivarius model violin with a beautiful one piece maple back. The back, ribs and scroll all match in degree of flame. Two piece spruce top of fine width grain. The hand drawn varnish is an amber-brown on a golden base. Fitted in ebony and Thomastik Dominant strings with a Gold Label E.
Measurements: Corpus length: 356 mm Upper bout: 169 mm Lower bout: 209.5 mm
Price: $6,000. Click here to learn more about the "Bottega di Parma"
Jerome Thibouville Lamy Paris circa 1880s
This violin features a gorgeous, highly flamed, two piece maple back. The ribs, neck and scroll match in quality of flame. Grain varies from fine to medium width on the two piece spruce top. The violin is fitted in ebony and Infeld Red strings with a Gold Label E.
Price: $6,000.
A beautiful sounding French violin from 1900. Two piece maple back with matching ribs, neck and scroll. Two piece spruce top contains patina and a medium width grain. Fitted in rosewood with Evah Pirazzi strings and a Gold Label E.
Price: $6,500.
Franz Kirschnek Braeuningshof ueber Erlangen Anno 1987 Made in Western Germany
Made in Erlangen, Germany, this violin is one of the Master model series. The violin features a highly flamed one piece maple back with matching ribs, neck and scroll. The two piece spruce top contains a very consistent fine grain. The violin is fitted in rosewood with a golden orange-brown varnish. This violin is in excellent condition and contains a focused and powerful tone.
This late 19th century American violin bears the label:
Boyce Violin Company Norwich, New York No. 26
Two piece maple back, highly flamed. The ribs match the back in degree of flame. Two piece spruce top with a fine width grain at the center broadening towards the edges. The corpus length of this violin is 359 mm. The deep orange-brown varnish is consistent throughout the violin. The violin is fitted in ebony with Infeld Red G and D, Thomastik Dominant A and Gold Label E strings.
Price: $7,000.
Model No. 68, made in 2006. This top of the line model was handmade in Bubenreuth, Germany with the highest care and attention from the Gill shop. This violin is an excellent example of German craftsmanship. It combines rich warm tones and the power of a concert violin. The violin contains a two piece, highly flamed, maple back with an ebony heel. Ribs, neck and scroll match in degree of flame and beauty of the back plate. The two piece spruce top contains very straight and even grain. The hand drawn varnish is an antiqued deep orange brown on a golden ground. The instrument contains much patina. The violin is fitted in rosewood and Evah Pirazzi strings with a Gold Label E.
Price: $7,200.
Made in 2009 by Robert Brode, Maple Shade, New Jersey. This powerful sounding instrument is a handmade copy of a Testore violin. One piece maple back with medium width flame. Matching ribs, neck and scroll. Two piece spruce top with fine grain. Fitted in ebony with Thomastik Dominant strings with a Gold Label E.
Price: $7,500.
Made in Markneukirchen, Germany, 1934. This is a fantastic sounding older German violin in excellent condition. Two piece highly flamed maple back with matching ribs, neck and scroll. Two piece spruce top with medium to wide width grain. The varnish is a darker orange-brown on a golden ground. It contains wear patterns as well as simulated and natural patina. The instrument is fitted in ebony and Infeld Red strings with a Gold Label E.
Price: $7,900.
Made in France, 1930. Gorgeous two piece maple back, highly flamed with matching ribs, neck and scroll. Two piece spruce top with fine even grain. Contains some natural patina. Fitted in Rosewood and Evah Pirazzi strings with a Gold Label E. This instrument is in excellent condition and has a warm powerful sound.
Price: $8,000.
Instrument made by Friedrich August Glass II, circa 1870-1880. Branded F. A. Glass. One-piece maple back of narrow flame running perpendicular to the corpus. Matching ribs, neck, and scroll. Two-piece spruce top of varying-width grain. Dark brown varnish with much patina. Fitted in pernambuco.
Price: $8,750.
Two-piece maple back of narrow- to medium-width flame, descending from center seam. Two-piece spruce top of varying-width grain. Brown varnish with a distressed appearance and much patina. Fitted in rosewood with Thomastik Dominant strings and a Gold Label E.
Price: $10,000.
Made in Bubenreuth, Germany, 2007, this violin is a copy of the Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesu "Plowden" violin, anno 1735. The violin contains a one piece maple back with the flame descending right to left. The highly flamed back matches the ribs, neck and scroll. The two piece spruce top contains a well pronounced medium width grain. The violin features the finest of rosewood fittings and an intense, hand drawn, antiqued orange-brown varnish. This instrument has a fantastic response and is set up with Infeld Red G and D, Thomastik Dominant A and Gold Label E strings.
Price: $11,000.
Made in Cremona, 1999. This is the seventieth instrument made by Bertelli who currently lives in South America. This handmade Italian violin features a two piece maple back with medium to wide width flame and matching ribs. The two piece spruce top contains a fine grain. The violin is fitted in ebony. We have certificates for this instrument from the maker.
Price: $12,000.
