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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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Vitek Select 100 Series instruments are designed for maximum value. These instruments are
hand-made with aged tonewoods, are well-constructed and adjusted in our workshop. This
translates into an easy to play instrument with a warmer sound quality not usually found in
beginner instruments.
Sizes: 1/8 – 4/4
Wood Quality: * Aged 5-6 years naturally
Fingerboard, Pegs & Chinrest: Ebony
Tailpiece: Wittner Finetune
Bridge: Despiau
Strings: Pirastro Tonica
Varnish: Traditional Spirit Varnish (Hand Varnished)
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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Vitek Select 200 Series instruments impress with their big, open and clear sound. Players will immediately enjoy deeper tones with a step-up beginner instrument.
Sizes: 1/8 – 4/4
Wood Quality: ** Aged 5-6 years naturally
Fingerboard, Pegs & Chinrest: Ebony
Tailpiece: Wittner Finetune
Bridge: Despiau
Strings: Pirastro Tonica
Varnish: Traditional Spirit Varnish (Hand Varnished)
Vitek Select 300 Series instruments feature flamed maple, producing a wonderfully warm and round tone, strong projection, and a quick response. The rich dark antique-style varnish adds to the old world charm of our 300 series instruments. An excellent instrument for the intermediate player.
Wood Quality: *** Aged 5-6 years naturallyFingerboard, Pegs & Chinrest: Ebony
Tailpiece: Wittner Finetune
Bridge: Despiau
Strings: Pirastro Tonica
Varnish: Traditional Spirit Varnish (Hand Varnished)
Vitek Select 400 series instruments possess all the qualities needed to make a fine performance level instrument. The medium-dark tone, fast response and clear even voice makes this an excellent choice for the advancing intermediate player.
Sizes: 4/4
Wood Quality: **** Aged 5-6 years naturally
Fingerboard, Pegs & Chinrest: Ebony
Tailpiece: Wittner Finetune
Bridge: Despiau *
Strings: Thomastik Dominant
Varnish: Traditional Spirit Varnish (Hand Varnished)
Vitek Select 500 Series instruments offer a combination of sweetness and power. Their strong tonal and visual presence is a result of the materials used. The maple has more pronounced flaming and is combined with a select spruce top and these vibrant tone woods are treated with a hand applied antique style spirit varnish. An excellent choice for the discerning intermediate player.
Sizes: 4/4
Wood Quality: **** Aged 7-8 years naturally
Fingerboard, Pegs & Chinrest: Ebony
Tailpiece: Wittner Finetune
Bridge: Despiau *
Strings: Thomastik Dominant
Varnish: Traditional Spirit Varnish (Hand Varnished)
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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Wang Zhiguo’s Violin workshop has a 25 year history under Master Wang, a true artisan Luthier trained in Italy, and every instrument he finishes represents the highest level of modern Lutherie. This violin was carefully handmade by Master Wang and is a reproduction of the Andrea Amati 1566 Violin. Only the best tonewoods were used with Bosnian Maple wood, beautiful flame for the back, ribs and scroll and combined with a 200-year-old Spruce Top. This violin not only looks beautiful, but also projects a quality sound at a great value. Recommended for the serious student. The top plate of this violin has had the top layer of the varnish refinished, and this has been reflected in the price.
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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Vitek Select 600 Series instruments combine superior craftsmanship, tonewoods and are an excellent choice for the dedicated player looking for a sweet, dark balanced tone with power and clarity throughout all registers.
Sizes: 4/4
Wood Quality: **** Aged 7-8 years naturally
Fingerboard, Pegs & Chinrest: Ebony
Tailpiece: Wittner Finetune
Bridge: Despiau **
Strings: Thomastik Dominant
Varnish: Traditional Spirit Varnish (Hand Varnished)
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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Vitek Select 700 series instruments offer a bold tone with soloistic projection that will make a lasting impression for both the advanced performer and audience. Beautifully figured maple and spruce combine to create a warm yet brilliantly rich tonal palette with depth and carrying power.
Sizes: 4/4
Wood Quality: **** Aged 7-8 years naturally.
Fingerboard, Pegs & Chinrest: Ebony
Tailpiece: Wittner Finetune
Bridge: Despiau **
Strings: Thomastik Dominant
Varnish: Traditional Spirit Varnish (Hand Varnished)
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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This violin is made with a maple back of faint figure and displays. It has some well repaired minor worm damage in two areas. The ribs, neck and scroll are of similar maple, it’s figure slightly inclined. The scroll is grafted to the neck and also shows repairs to old worm holes. The table is of medium to fine grained spruce in generally good condition. The varnish is of a golden brown with floods of reddish color. The entire instrument is free from cracks or visible repairs and is in a fine state of preservation. It bears no label but is believed to have originated in Hungary from a period of the early 1800’s.
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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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A violin that has been played professionally for at least the past 30 years, this violin possesses the tonal qualities of an old Italian instrument in the style of Carcassi and represents the influence of Jakob Stainer’s violin model of northern Italy. A lovely chamber music violin, with a dark, rich and velvet tone of the old Italian masters. This violin has been recently set up in our shop for maximum playability and performance. Sold with a Certificate form Bearden Violin Shop.
Price available upon request.
The town of Markneukirchen in Saxony has been famous for violin making since the mid-1600s when the first violin making guild was formed. By the late 1800s more than a quarter of a million string instruments a year were being shipped all over the world. After WW1, production in Markneukirchen dropped significantly, but the companies that remained, started to concentrate on the making of higher quality instruments. At the beginning of the 1920s Ernst Heinrich Roth I (1877-1948) took over the operation of the Roth family firm and began to produce violins of exceptional quality. These fine violins were so popular in America that Ernst Heinrich sent his son Ernst Heinrich II (1890-1961) to represent the firm. Today, Ernst Heinrich Roth Violins from the 1920s are in great demand because of their exceptional quality and although originally the 1920s Roth Violins were made in 13 different quality grades, there is little difference in terms of quality. This fine example is in good condition and has been meticulously set up and adjusted in our shop for maximum playability and performance. Sold with an Instrument Confirmation Certificate from Roth Violins.
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During his career, Stradivari is thought to have made about 1100 instruments with only about a half dozen of them embellished with intricate patterns of inlay and wood. Of the decorated instruments that exist today, the “Hellier” is the best preserved, named after Samuel Hellier, High Sheriff of Staffordshire 1742, and forms part of the Smithsonian collection. Gliga Vasile Violins are the finest offerings from the Gliga workshop in Reghin Romania. The Carpathian spruce and well flamed Carpathian maple are finished in an oil varnish which combined with the special White Bone and Ebony inlaid Purfling Fittings makes for a strikingly beautiful violin with a velvet tone.
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Nicolas Bertholini is a trade name associated with violins crafted during the late 19th and early 20th centuries in Mirecourt, France—a renowned center for violin making. These instruments were produced in prominent workshops, including Laberte-Magnie and Laberte-Humbert Frères, which were celebrated for their high-quality craftsmanship. Over time, Nicolas Bertholini violins have earned a reputation for their musicality and aesthetic appeal, making them sought-after instruments for advancing players. Violins bearing the Nicolas Bertholini label are recognized for their fine materials, attention to detail, and elegant varnish, often in shades of red or golden-brown. Despite some labels indicating dates such as 1810, these instruments were actually made between 1880 and 1930. They were designed to cater to the needs of intermediate and advanced musicians, offering a rich, balanced tone and good projection. This example is in excellent condition with no prior restorations and has been meticulously setup and adjusted in our shop.
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This violin was made using an outer form unlike the inner form established in traditional classical Italian violinmaking and although it was made without corner blocks this violin is in our opinion, of early English origin. This violin has a darker tonal quality and has recently been setup and adjusted in our shop.
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The original Provigny Stradivarius was made in 1716 during Antonio Stradivari’s “golden period” which was considered to be the pinnacle of Stradivari’s work and the instrument belongs to and is on display in the collection of the Musée de la Musique in Paris. This reproduction has been set up and adjusted in our shop.
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All Vitek Select Master Series violins are meticulously hand-crafted with the finest quality aged European seasoned maple and spruce, and have superior tone quality and workmanship. These violins are made by senior luthiers who successfully recreate the dark, rich tone of the old Cremonese masters. This copy of the original Guarneri “Il Cannone” violin model from 1743 aims to reproduce features and nuances of original models of these instruments, with meticulous attention to scroll, f-hole carving, top and back archings, and wear-patterns of the varnish. The Vitek Select Master Series Guarneri 1743 Il Cannone Paganini successfully recreates the legendary Cremonese tone that is desired by professionals, tonally adjusted and hand-varnished by a master luthier, these instruments are true professional models, worthy of the the concert stage. Meticulously set up and adjusted in our shop for optimal playability and performance.
Wood Quality: **** Bosnian Maple & European Spruce aged 8-10 years naturally
Fingerboard, Pegs & Chinrest: Premium Ebony, Rosewood or Boxwood
Tailpiece: Premium Ebony, Rosewood, Boxwood or Wittner Finetune
Bridge: Despiau ***
Strings: Thomastik Dominant
Varnish: Traditional Spirit Varnish (Hand Varnished)
Price available upon request.
The Roman Teller workshop made fine intermediate and advanced instruments in Bubenreuth/Erlangen Germany from the 1920’s to 1970’s. Roman Teller taught his son in law, Rudolf Buchner, the art of violin making and Rudolf eventually took over the business. Roman Teller violins made from 1960-1970 are considered to be the best period of this workshop and are well regarded for their good sound quality and an excellent value. This violin has been recently set up and adjusted in our shop.
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A truly professional quality violin that has been played professionally for at least the past 70 years, this Tyrolean reproduction possesses tonal qualities and playability not usually found at this price. An excellent violin that must be played to be appreciated.
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