This beautiful Markneukirchen violin was built around 1920 as a copy of Stradivarius and is the skillfully crafted work of an unknown Saxoninan workshop, a piece of high handmade quality and experienced craftsmanship. The fine appearance of the instrument is determined by the shining golden-yellow-brown varnish with tasteful antiqueings. Very appealing aesthetical effects are produced by the play of colors of the varnish over the flames of the mildly flamed two-piece maple back. The individual style of the instrument is evident in the fine purfling and delicate edgework, which are precisely crafted, with much attention to the detail. Without any repairs, this powerful violin is in very well preserved condition and was carefully worked over by our luthiers, who made it ready to play. Now this attractive violin unfolds its clear and brilliant voice again, which is mature, strong and rich in overtones.
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Old, Brilliant toned Markneukirchen violin
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Matured, resonant sounds: Old violin from Saxony
In approximately 1930 an unknown violin maker from Saxony built this old German violin, a straightforward instrument, that is recommendable for its good playing and sound qualities at a relatively low price. It was crafted after Guarneri patterns and feautures a one piece back; the orange-brown varnish clearly indicates the provenance of the violin, that is preserved crack-free and was meticulously worked over by our luthier. He applied a completely new setup, including saddle, pegs, bridge, soundpost and strings. In immediate playing condition the violin unfolds its very beautiful, mature and clear sound, that is rich in overtones, resonant and, in the lower ranges, warm and slightly dark.
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Antique Neuner & Hornsteiner Mittenwald violin, approx. 1900
The beautiful instrument with a powerful tone is an early Mittenwald Neuner & Hornsteiner violin made around the turn of the century c1900. It was made on the model of Antonius Stradivarius and bears the original label by Neuner & Hornsteiner. It is very well preserved and in remarkble crackfree condition - an old inventory brandstamp below the button on the back is merely an optical flaw. The varnish is a beautiful transparent light yellow-orange Mittenwald varnish over a yellow ground, in good condition with slight wear witnessing the high age of the instrument. Like all violins in our online catalogue, this antique violin has been set up by our luthiers and is offered in finest playing condition. The sound is of excellent quality and strength: clear, huge and bright, of character, voluminous and rounded.
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Old German violin after Niccolo Amati, Markneukirchen
This attractive Old German violin was built in the 1920's after a Niccolo Amati modelMarkneukirchen workshop. The varnish is playing with different, light brown colors and decorates the deep flames of the two-piece back and the regular medium grained spruce of the top, determining the antique appearance of the violin. We offer this good violin in excellent and immediate playing condition, completely worked over by our luthier, as all of our instruments. Its powerful, radiant and mature sound is highly recommendable.
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Excellent antique German violin after Jacobus Stainer
This beautiful antique violin from the Markneukirchen-Klingenthal region in Saxony was built approx. 1900 after the model of Jacobus Stainer, a style that was very popular among the Vogtland violin makers of this time. Many workshops crafted quality Stainer violins in varying qualities, and this outstanding instrument clearly is the work of an experienced one, where the beauty and secrets of the Stainer pattern was well understood. The delicate soundholes bear the characteristic shape, and the typical shape and arching is perfectly crafted. The two-piece maple back has a beautiful texture, and the top is made of quality medium grained spruce. The violin is well preserved and was worked over thoroughly by our luthiers who made it ready to play. This "Stainer violin" unfolds its warm, medium dark and clear sound, that is rich in overtones and with good resonance.
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Old violin from Mittenwald, Johann Fürst
This good violin is a good instrument from the renowned Bavarian violin making town of Mittenwald, that was built approximately 1920 after a well-proven Stradivari model and bears the original label by Johann Fürst. The flat arching with soft fluting, tastefully rounded corners and the well-made inlaid purfling introduce a good example of traditional craftsmanship.This old violin of quality convinces with its powerful, well-balanced, resonant, warm sound, a strong, clear and ringing voice that features very good response. Like all instruments and bows in Corilon violins' online catalogue this undamaged piece was worked thoroughly and is offered with a new bridge, new soundpost, new strings, etc. in best condition, ready to play.
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Good violin bow from Markneukirchen, warm, mellow tone
This good German violin bow was made in the 1960s in Markneukirchen by an unknown, talented bowmaker. The exceptionally well balanced weight that lets this bow feel heavier in the hand than its actual weight of 58.2 g suggests, the agile, almost "French" character and the immediate response are superior to most bows of this class. The balance point is measured at 27.0 cm of 74.5 cm total length and feels well centered and broad, slightly shifted towards the upper half. The octagonal stick is of good stiffness and made of orange-brown pernambuco wood, the ebony frog is nickel mounted, with a mother of pearle eye and a rose-white shimmering slide. An active and responsive bow, a strong player, that produces a warm, mellow sound full of character. This bow complements clear, brilliant, somehwat sharp sounding violins.
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Strong, lightweight virtuoso violin bow, Albert Leicht
With its perfect weight distribution and its strong, lightweight stick, this German violin bow is a work of outstanding quality that is appropriately expressed by the two stars by the makers stamp on the shaft. It was built approx. 1950 by Albert Leicht in Saxony. The octagonal stick plays strong and agile, it was crafted of red-brown colored pernambuco wood and features both good stiffness and a perfect weight distribution. The balance-point of the bow is sensed well-centered and is measured at 26.4 cm of 74.3 cm total length. With a total weight of 56.2 g the bow lies ultralight and very comfortably in the hand yet is not missing a strong character at play. The beautiful frog was made of premium ebony and as well as the head is the fine work of an experienced craftsman, classically decorated by a Parisian eye and white mother-of-pearle slide. Minor repairs at the ebony of the frog are considered in the price. This excellent Albert Leicht violin bow was worked over with new hair and is ready to express its warm, clear, crisp sound - especially recommended for virtuoso play. The old, undamaged but patinated winding and leather have been kept to preserve its at the moment highly ideal weight distribution.
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Old German violin after Niccolo Amati, Markneukirchen
This attractive Old German violin was built in the 1920's after a Niccolo Amati modelMarkneukirchen workshop. The varnish is playing with different, light brown colors and decorates the deep flames of the two-piece back and the regular medium grained spruce of the top, determining the antique appearance of the violin. We offer this good violin in excellent and immediate playing condition, completely worked over by our luthier, as all of our instruments. Its powerful, radiant and mature sound is highly recommendable.
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Georg Klotz circa 1790: fine violin from the Yehudi Menuhin collection
This fine master violin by Georg Klotz, also known as Georg Carl Klotz, is one of the finest works of this historic Mittenwald luthier we have ever seen at our workshop. It is an instrument which belonged to Yehudi Menuhin’s famous collection, a honour which indicates its historical and musical magnitude. A few years before his death, Georg Klotz captured the entirety of his personal style in this instrument, a style which follows in the footsteps of his father Sebastian Klotz and assumes a very unique position between the works of Stainer and Amati. With this violin, Georg Klotz clearly demonstrated that even in his seventies, he was very much still able to add innovative accents to the family violin model, a pattern which was not only influential but epoch-defining. Whereas the tenderly shaped sound holes lend the violin a Baroque spirit, the striking bee-sting corners were crafted with an obvious love of exquisite nuance, as is also evident in the broad purfling. The scroll is an expressive and masterful carving with mature and harmonious proportions, and the refined choice of premium tone woods reflect this as well. Under a golden-brown varnish, the finely-grained spruce of a quality that is rarely found and tightly flamed maple not only define the well-balanced aesthetic of this instrument, they also give it its outstanding tonal properties. The violin’s exceptionally good response allows musicians to play nuanced interpretations, and its lightness will intuitively lead them towards the fully realized strength, radiant heights, and warm depths of the clear, mature, precise voice of this instrument. It has been kept in excellent and practically crack-free condition. Its authenticity is confirmed by a certificate issued by the highly esteemed expert Hieronymus Köstler in Stuttgart.
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Antique German violin from Saxony, classical model, approx. 1880
This antique German violin for sale is a classical instrument with an unmistakable German Saxonian provenance. It was built approx. 1880 in Markneukirchen, the famous center of violin making in the Vogtland region. The instrument clearly shows its origin with characteristical model with its purfling and corners. It was built after a Stradivari model with medium ribs at flat arch. The carefully executed purfling is a work of skilled craftsmanship, that was made by an unknown luthier. The beautiful, orange-brown varnish bears traces of intensive playing, as are typical for antique violins with good musical qualities. Besides these traces of use the violin is in undamaged condition and was carefully worked over in our atelier for violin making and restoration, where it was made it ready to play. With precise and immediate response the warm and bright sound of the violin unfolds, that bears good volume and is well balanced across the strings.
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Markneukirchen violin bow, strong and powerful toned
This good quality German violin bow was built in Markneukirchen around 1940, a strong and very useful and suitable players´s bow of very good handling and quality. Its strong, octagonal stick is beautifully equipped with a beautiful ebony frog with a Parisian eye, which is nickel mounted and features a white-green-rose shimmering mother of pearl slide. With a total weight of 65.5 g and a length of 73.9 cm the sensed balance-point of this bow is well centered, slightly inclined towards the tip and measured at 25.8 cm including the adjuster. Players will love this versatile violin bow for its powerful, strong sound that works well with any violin.
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Fine Markneukirchen violin bow after Sartory, sweet, sophisticated tone
This fine and very active antique violin bow, a soft, fluid player producing a sweet, bright, delicate tone, was made in Markneukirchen in the 1920ies. It is designed in dependance on the works of Parisian master Eugene Sartory. The quality of the materials and the workmanship, especially the fine work on the head, are noteworthy. The ebony frog (slightly repaired) is sterling silver-mounted and appareled with nacre slide and Parisian eye. The round light brown pernambuco stick is of superb quality, flexible and highly elastic.
The overall length is 74.3 cm with the felt balance-point perfectly centered, measured at 26.9 cm including adjuster. The violin bow is in excellent condition and produces a sweet, delicate, colorful tone. Recommended for players with a "pulling" bowing style.
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Old French Mirecourt violin, after Guarnerius, probably Laberte-Magnie
This exceptionally beautiful and well preserved French violin originates from the well-known French violin making town Mirecourt. It bears a "N. Miraucourt" label and so was most likly made in the Laberte workshop in 1938. The near mint condition of the antique instrument is remarkable. This violin features high-class craftsmanship and quality tonewoods, a clear sign of the makers experience is the beautifully worked out and typically French scroll. The tonewoods are covered with a warm orange brown varnish, its glance emphasizes the fine grains and the diverse textures of the different types of wood in a natural way.
This recommendable French violin produces a strong, bright and powerful sound that is suitable for soloist play.
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Fine Markneukirchen violin bow, 1920ies
This fine violin bow was crafted in the 1920s in Markneukirchen, then the centre of German bow making where many ateliers produced world-class pieces. This work by an unknown master bears witness to the high quality of Markneukirchen bows, thanks to the persuasive power of its clear, matured and noble sound. The elastic 58.1 g octagonal stick of brown pernambuco is of medium strength and plays fluidly, it measures 74.2 cm and is of very good quality with an eye-catchingly well-designed head. Its balance point is at 27.8 2m and creates the feeling of inclining slightly more towards the tip. The bow was worked over thoroughly by our luthiers and is offered ready to play. Its features - an ebony frog, a mother-of-pearl eye and German silver mounting - simply and elegantly emphasize the valuable nature of this excellent bow that has a fine and noble, mature tone of good strength and clarity. It is a violin bow that playes fluidly and softly and is useful for players with that do not bow with high pressure.
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English Baroque violin, 18th century
This recommended Baroque violin from 18th century England can be seen as a typical representation of a historic model, not despite its unusual silhouette but because of it. This interesting baroque violin harkens back to a time in which the standards in the field of violin making were more fluid and allowed room for luthiers to set individual stylistic accents. As a violin dating back to the late 18th century, it is a comparatively young exemplar of a period instrument, and its unknown English luthier patterned it after a delicate yet broad and uniquely proportioned model. The baroque violin's craftsmanship with the typical drawn purfling of 18th century English trade instruments demonstrates a simpler quality yet is rich in character; since it is in outstanding condition, the artisanry can still be seen in the overall construction. Both the upper block and the bass bar did not fall prey to later modernisation — as is the case with many other older instruments — which means that the baroque violin fully upholds the expectations created by its small and conspicuously baroque sound holes and confidently shaped historic scroll. The top of medium to wide-grained spruce features well-formed and soft fluting; it has as back and ribs no repairs, as is rarely seen for a well-played instrument of its age. The baroque violins voice is very strong for a Baroque violin and yet extremely warm. It is precise, resonant and full of power. A rare piece, the instrument has been preserved in nearly perfect condition and was meticulously set up in our restoration workshop. It is now ready to play after having been fitted with a high-quality Baroque bridge and catgut strings. This piece is affordable, in original condition and meets high musical standards.
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Antique Klingenthal violin, approx. 1850
This antique violin that was built approx. 1850 is a characteristic example of 19th century instruments from the traditional violin making village of Klingenthal in Saxony. Even simpler violins that were crafted there in this period are famous for their beautiful sound. The glossy light-brown colored varnish is typical for this provenance, too, and determines the antique character of the quality tonewoods that were chosen for this instrument. Both the two-piece back and the ribs were crafted of beautiful, strongly flamed maple, and the top ist of excellent, medium grained spruce. The simple scroll is an expressive carving full of character, and it introduces the skilled hand of an experienced violin maker, just as the slim and elegantly cut soundholes. The most important feature of his work is, of course, the warm and mature, voluminous sound of this violin, that is preserved undamaged in very good condition. It was worked over completely in our atelier and is ready to play with a new ebony setup. The powerful sound is warm, dark, rich in volume and colors and mature in character - highly recommendable for demanding musicians.
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Outstanding antique French Breton violin, approx. 1850
This especially beautiful mid 19th century French Breton violin has an outstanding tone in the price range. It is a high quality work that was made around 1950 in Mirecourt on the model of Francois Breton. The instrument bears a Breton trademark stamp on the back, the maker is unknown. Later, in the early 20th century, the name of Breton was purchased and used by several big French makers such as Thibouville-Lamy, Laberte-Magnie, Collin-Mezin, etc. The top is made of beautiful medium grained spruce, the one piece back of mildly flamed maple. The varnish is of a bright and intense orange color, with some minor retouches. With minor repairs to upper rib and button, table and back are crackfree, this good instrument is offered full playing condition. We offer it after a meticulous workover in our atelier for violin making and restoration in best playing condition and tonally optimized. The powerful sound is strong and clear, warm, with some sweetness, rounded, well balanced with a mellow undertone and beautiful resonance, excellent projection. This violin deserves our special recommendation at the price!
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Recommendable old German violin, ~1920
Clear and rich in overtones is the sound of this old German violin which was built in Saxony around 1920. Carefully and completely worked over by our experienced luthiers in our violin shop the attractive optical appearance of the instrument, defined by the new ebony parts and the shining, transparent golden brown varnish with some antique touches, comes into its own. The design of the elegant soundholes reminds of Stradivari, and indeed the violin was built according to his patterns. The top, made of regular grown tonewood, and the mildly flamed two-piece maple back are crafted with a flat to medium arching. This resonant, beautiful old violin from Saxony is our recommendation, with merely some scratches preserved in perfect condition and ready to play!
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7/8 - Italian 7/8 violin, Carlo Melloni, 1932 (certificate Eric Blot)
This petite Italian violin is a magnificent instrument for small handed players crafted in a typically Bolognese style, a tradition which is one of the more interesting movements in contemporary violin making history. Its maker, Carlo Melloni, was born in 1904 and left behind only a very small oeuvre. Little is known about his life and career other than the fact that he was an instructor of violin making at the Liuteria Italiana Luigi Mozzani from 1929 to 1933. Luigi Mozzani, who had gained fame as a virtuoso guitarist and composer, set up this school in an attempt to establish an experimental teaching workshop. His plans only succeeded for three years under the difficult conditions of the fascist dictatorship in power. The institute closing also apparently ended Carlo Melloni's career as a luthier, which makes this violin a historical rarity among modern instruments. At the same time, it provides an insight into a fascinating master. The excellent moderately-grained spruce of the top and the one-piece back of beautiful maple with gentle and flowing flames have a few charming irregularities which are typical of the distinctive aesthetic of premium Italian instruments. The attractive luminous orange-reddish oil varnish has been preserved in unusually good shape with very few traces of use. A small and solidly executed repair to the lower part of the back has no effect whatsoever on the excellent condition of this 7/8-sized violin. The instrument is an outstanding choice for demanding musicians with smaller hands. Its comfortable playing characteristics and its bright, timbre-rich sound with a slightly gentle character open up a broad range of musical interpretations. The prices includes a certificate of authenticity by Eric Blot, Cremona
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