A Violin by A German Violin, circa 1920

A German Violin circa 1920

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Details

Labelled: Stamp on button

Country: Germany

Length: 359mm stop 194mm

Condition: Very good condition. A few marks round f-hole & sealed saddle crack

Description: A golden orange brown finish with a single piece back with detailed figuring and a close grained spruce front. Very nicely made with delicate work throughout. Repaired saddle crack and a few marks to the varnish are the only blemishes to this pretty violin.

Characteristics: Full, warm lower registers with clean, tight upper registers. The violin produces a full clean sound with a warm, mellow bass.

Background: A German trade violin probably from the Saxony area. There is a misconception that the instruments from this era were made in big workshops, employing hundreds of people. While this was true of the French workshops in Mirecourt, among companies like Laberte and ThibouvilleLamy, this was not the case in Saxony.

Most of the work was done in home workshops by “out workers” who delivered their instruments to the workshops where they were finished and shipped. In many cases, what are commonly known as German ' Trade Violins' are mostly actually made by individuals or within families.

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£25 European Union

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£90 International, Asia and Australia

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Destination	Bows	Violins
UK	£15	£20
EU	£25	£25
International (not Asia & Australia)	£35	£80.
International, Asia & Australia	£35	£90