Antique finish baroque violin available now on the website

Hand crafted baroque 4/4 violin with antique spirit varnish finish and fitted baroque bridge.
This is a luthier crafted violin which took weeks to make.

High quality and one of a kind instrument for the musician who wants something a bit different.

Features a quality European spruce top with flamed aged maple back.

This violin is fully blocked and lined, and features traditional inlaid purfling, hand carved open scroll and excellent quality hardware.

Finished with a traditional, hand applied (over many weeks ) age old recipe which includes spirit varnishes, shellacs, resins and oils.
We do not like using oil based varnishes as we feel that they hinder and restrict both the sound of the instrument and the beauty of the wood.
The spirit varnish is applied in many layers over a "ground" (like a base coat )


Features:

* Strong even grain on top wood
* Stunning flamed maple neck, back and ribs
* Air dried wood ( 25 years )
* Quality fitted baroque precision carved bridge and sound post
* Four fine tuners will be included in the sale (not everyone likes to use them )
* Hand finished
* Ebony pegs and fingerboard
* Special hand carved baroque tail piece
* Mother of pearl inlaid ebony end pin
* Quality strings
* Attractive and unusual open carving on scroll (hand carved)

NO bow or case are included in this sale sorry but the instrument will be very well packed and sent insured and tracked.

The violin is loud and rich in sound, and can be tuned to a traditional tuning or lower for a baroque tuning.
A lovely instrument which is very hard to find especially at this quality

Please feel free to ask any questions

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instrument £450.00 GBP instrument with case £499.00 GBP

Thomastik infeld blue strings Obligato strings Evah Pirazzi Violin String Set 4/4

Quality antique (1900) european strad model SOLD

NOW SOLD

Up for sale is this fabulous restored turn of the century (1900 appraised ) german 4/4 violin, which has been professionally restored by a luthier.



It has no previous cracks/ repairs which is amazing for a violin of this age, and the only "flaws" that I would say is that the bottom has a slight dip by the tail pin joint but this is very stable and does not cause any problem. it is not a crack. (see pic ), a slight loss of wood on one of the outer pointed rib edges and a tiny chip along the bottom right edge but then this is a very old instrument. None of these flaws are unstable or hinder the instrument in any way.

It is finished in a rich vintage golden spirit varnish ( ie shellac based not the thick oil based varnishes which chip and in my opinion hinder sound ) so it has a lovely hue and the grain is visible.
This is a very pretty violin.
There are residues of a darker reddish tint ( probably original ) on the very edges which just add to the look of the instrument i think ( see pics )


The bridge is new and fitted well to the instrument, the pegs are a tad stiff but i am happy to lubricate them with peg drops if you want upon purchase. this is a personal preference, I prefer them tighter.
It has been fitted with four fine tuners, and has a vintage bridge and tail piece.
The neck and back have lovely tiger striping and the neck is straight and secure, without weakness.
The purfling is properly inlaid and not painted on.
Will come in a battered case for safe postage, bow and string upgrades available below.

The label reads " Antonius Stradivarius Cremonensis Faciebat Anno 1713" which means that this, coupled with the way the violin is crafted ( ie very well ) is one of the very good quality early antique strad copies.

Violin will be sent recorded delivery only. You are more than welcome to collect
( Swansea Valley )

Please may I remind you that this is finished with a spirit varnish ( traditional recipe with shellac, oils, resins etc ) and NOT an oil varnish so you will not be getting a perfectly mirror shiny rigid instrument. It does have some shine but I would call it more of a "glow"

Any questions please ask :)

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Violin sent by recorded delivery (included in price)

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Violin only £320.00 GBP Violin plus bow £350.00 GBP Violin plus string upgrade (synthetic core ) £352.00 GBP