The Antiqued Antique
This violin was probably made in Germany at the turn of the century. The one thing that is interesting about how this violin was finished is that whoever made 100 years ago tried to make it look old even when it was new. The technique was to put dints and dents and wear marks in the finish to make the violin look like an antique. This was done by using small chains to score the wood.
Our luthier replaced the pegs, the strings, the bridge, the sound post, finger board and the nut. He touched up the varnish, cleaned and polished the finish and set up the violin.
The violin plays loud and does not sound as mellow as a classical violin should. It has the brightness that makes it very suitable for fiddling. Those who play this violin immediately go to the fiddle songs in their memory. It just sounds like a fiddle should sound.
TABLE OF VIOLIN MEASUREMENTS
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IN INCHES |
IN mm |
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Overall Length |
23 5/8 |
602 |
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Length of Back |
14 3/8 |
365 |
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Upper Bout Width |
6 5/8 |
167 |
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Middle or C Bout Width |
4 1/2 |
115 |
|
Lower Bout Width |
8 1/8 |
206 |
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PRICE: $2995.00
ALL PRICES ARE BASED ON APPRAISALS BY OUR LUTHIER
