A good German violin from Markneukirchen bearing the label "Reproduction of Antonius Stradivarius / Jos. Bartoni / Germany USSR Occupied". The two-piece back is of irregular broad flame, the table of spruce of fine grain widening to the flanks. The varnish is of a red-brown color on a golden base. The end of the fingerboard is stamped "1098". Back length is 356 mm. The violin dates from 1945-1953, and has come to us in fine original condition, without cracks or damage of any kind. Weight, without chinrest, is 446 g. Length is 357 mm.
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*** In January of 2021, our small workshop in Wichita celebrated sixty-eight years in business. We are not in the 1952 Wichita telephone directory, but we ARE in the 1953.
COME VISIT US! Shopping for a good professional-quality violin? We always have a selection of better instruments from the best European workshops. We're particularly fond of "old French" from the early 20th. century. Strong voices, brilliant tonal qualities perfectly suited to orchestral and solo playing.
A few better violins, now in our shop...
Charles Quenoil, Paris, 1937
Louis Hequin, Paris, 1930
Eugene Langonet, Nantes, 1937
Caressa and Francais, Paris, 1952
Georges Cherpitel, Paris, 1935Georges Apparut, Mirecourt, 1948
Marcellus Robin, Bordeaux, 1923
Charles Jean-Baptiste Colin-Mezin, Paris, 1944
Auguste Delivet, Paris, 1910