We have a wide variety of instruments available for sale in our showroom. Every instrument has been restored and set up to the best possible playing standard. We encourage you to come and try our instruments, and you can take items away on appraisal to ensure you find the right instrument for your playing style and aspirations.
Please note that bows and cases are NOT included with the instrument unless indicated.
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Cellos under $10,000 (5)
We have a wide variety of cellos available for sale in our showroom. Every cello has been restored and set up to the best possible playing standard. We encourage you to come and try our cellos, and you can take items away on appraisal to ensure you find the right cello for your playing style and aspirations. Please note that bows and cases are NOT included with the cello unless indicated. -
Fine Cellos (4)
We have a wide variety of cellos available for sale in our showroom. Every cello has been restored and set up to the best possible playing standard. We encourage you to come and try our cellos, and you can take items away on appraisal to ensure you find the right cello for your playing style and aspirations. Please note that bows and cases are NOT included with the cello unless indicated. -
Fine Violins (8)
We have a wide variety of violins available for sale in our showroom. Every violin has been restored and set up to the best possible playing standard. We encourage you to come and try our instruments, and you can take items away on appraisal to ensure you find the right violin for your playing style and aspirations. Please note that bows and cases are NOT included with the violin unless indicated. -
Small violins (4)
We have a wide variety of violins available for sale in our showroom. Every violin has been restored and set up to the best possible playing standard. We encourage you to come and try our instruments, and you can take items away on appraisal to ensure you find the right violin for your playing style and aspirations. Please note that bows and cases are NOT included with the violin unless indicated. -
Violas (7)
We have a wide variety of violas available for sale in our showroom. Every viiola has been restored and set up to the best possible playing standard. We encourage you to come and try our violas, and you can take items away on appraisal to ensure you find the right viola for your playing style and aspirations. Please note that bows and cases are NOT included with the viola unless indicated. -
Violins under $10,000 (25)
We have a wide variety of violins available for sale in our showroom. Every violin has been restored and set up to the best possible playing standard. We encourage you to come and try our instruments, and you can take items away on appraisal to ensure you find the right violin for your playing style and aspirations. Please note that bows and cases are NOT included with the violin unless indicated. -
C447 “Paganini” C 500 violin, China
$ 995.00The Paganini C500 series violins are fully hand-carved, using well-seasoned maple and spruce. Ebony pegs and fingerboard, and our own professional-fitted bridge and soundpost, along with Pirastro “Violino” strings, an adjuster tailpiece, a quality Brazilwood bow and an attractive and strong half-moon case, make this responsive instrument an excellent choice for students in the lower grades.
Start sale price: $995.00
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“Paganini” ¾ violin, China
$ 995.00The Paganini C500 series violins are fully hand-carved, using well-seasoned maple and spruce. Ebony pegs and fingerboard, and our own professional-fitted bridge and soundpost, along with Thomastik Vision strings, a carbonfibre adjuster tailpiece, a quality Brazilwood bow and an attractive and strong half-moon case, make this responsive instrument an excellent choice for students in the lower grades. The Vision strings give this violin a silvery quality.
Start sale price: $995.00
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S324 3/4 violin “Stradivarius” copy, Czechoslovakia, early-mid-twentieth century
$ 1,300.00Even though this instrument was made in the amalgamated Czechoslovakia, some time after World War One, this ¾ violin is made in the French “Mirecourt” Stradivari style, with an even red-brown varnish and crisply carved edges. The maple back has an attractive, quilted flame. The tone is clear and sweet.
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S374 3/4 violin, labelled “Stradivarius”, Germany, late nineteenth or early twentieth century
$ 1,500.00Well-selected wood gives this German three-quarter violin warmth and depth of tone as well as brightness. The maple back has a handsome flame, which is matched in the ribs. The violin comes with a Bobelock ¾ case in very good condition.
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S474 Nicolas Bertholini violin, France, early-mid twentieth century
$ 1,700.00Violins labelled “Nicolas Bertholini” were produced by the Laberte-Humbert workshops from the late 1800s well into the twentieth century. Many earlier examples were of a fairly high quality, within the context of Mirecourt manufacture, but towards the latter part of this era, the label was used in violins intended for less advanced players. While this violin, finished with a glossy, cherry red varnish, is typical of these later instruments, it has a clear, open sound and speaks readily, making a pleasant, straightforward violin for an early-middle-grade student.
Start sale price: $1,700.00
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S463 Unlabelled, handmade Chinese violin, early twenty first century
$ 1,800.00This handmade Chinese violin is typical of the better-quality student instruments being produced in smaller workshops throughout China these days. The Chinese maple back is very attractively flamed, and the purfling and edge work is nearly and skilfully executed. Although the proportions are standard for a Guarneri model, the violin has an elegance about it which gives it a feminine air. The tone is even and without any hint of harshness.
Start sale price: $1,800.00
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S438 “Eberhard Meinel” violin, Markneukirchen, Germany, mid-late twentieth century.
$ 1,900.00The creation of two separate Germanys, one under Communist rule, saw a major exodus of violin making workshops from the now-Eastern German town of Markneukirchen, a traditional centre for German lutherie. Not all workshops departed, however—that of Eberhard Meinel remained and produced many student grade instruments over the following decades. This example has been well-cared for and produces a warm, even tone. Nicely selected wood, ebony fittings and a full professional set up make this violin very suitable for a young player graduating to their first full-sized instrument.
Start sale price: $1,900.00
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S358 Labelled: “Jacobus Stainer”, Germany, late nineteenth or early twentieth century
$ 1,950.00Unlike many “trade” copies of Jacob Stainer’s work, this violin avoids the excesses in arching height, and the plateau-like profiles we so commonly see. A narrow waist, small, fairly elegant ‘f’ holes and a rounded arching give this violin a clear, smooth, sweet tone which, being slightly on the small side, will encourage more reticent students to play into the string and explore the violin’s potential without being intimidated by too much volume or brightness.
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S217, “Antonio Strings” ¼ size violin “ASLH” with case and “Gill” bow
$ 1,975.00This attractive and well-made violin was made in the Chinese workshops of Ling Hua Zhen, winner of the 2004 and 2008 Violin Society of America competition. Ling Hua’s excellent understanding of violin making can be seen in both construction and wood selection. The varnish is an appealing golden brown colour. The violin is accompanied by a good case and a German “Gill” bow, and would suit a talented six to seven year old player.
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C412 Conrad Götz 15 1/4″ viola model VI10, Bubenreuth, Germany, 1975
$ 2,200.00Conrad Götz Jr. founded his manufacturing workshop in a small town near Markneukirchen in Saxony in 1884, initially making strings, pegs and rosin. The company prospered, and by WWII it had diversified into a wide range of musical instruments. Confiscation of the Götz property by the communist East German government after the war saw them relocate to Bubenreth, in West Germany, where this viola was made. After the reunification of Germany, their old premises near Markneukirchen were returned to them, where they now focus on bowed stringed instruments, bows, and their accessories. This small-sized viola has been fully re-set up in our workshops and fitted with Kaplan stings.
Start sale price: $2,200.00
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C448 Unlabelled German violin, late nineteenth or early twentieth century
$ 2,200.00This is an attractive-looking violin, with elegantly curved C bouts and a narrow waist, offset by characterful ‘f’ holes which borrow both from Stradivari and Guarneri del Gesu. The varnish is a warm amber colour, and the tone is straightforward, speaking easily and evenly across all four strings.
Start sale price: $2,200.00
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S378 Unlabelled, handmade, Chinese, early twenty first century
$ 2,700.00Despite the absence of a label, this violin is readily identifiable as a fairly faithful copy of the “Paganini Il Cannone” violin of 1742 by Guarneri del Gesu, from the long, slender, Brescian-style ‘f’ holes to the chunky scroll with its tightly carved volutes. The varnish, though attractively antiqued, is more generic, with a warm, golden orange-red colour layer and wiped edges. The maple back is in one piece, with an appealing, narrow flame. The tone is even across all four strings, and clear and strong in higher positions as well as in lower registers.
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S368 Violin labelled “Giovanni Paolo Maggini”, Czechoslovakia, mid-late twentieth century
$ 2,750.00This is a very appealing-looking violin, with a slender waist and none of the beamy heaviness often associated with manufactured Maggini copies. The doubled purfling, extra turn of the scroll, elongated Brescian-style ‘f’ holes and long C bouts are all in keeping with this model. The attractive, one-piece back is enhanced by an amber-coloured varnish. The tone is clear, open and even.
Start sale price: $2750.00
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S413 Violin labelled Mathias Thir Germany mid nineteenth century
$ 2,800.00While the label in this violin is a little more adventurous than some, this instrument is fairly typical of the myriads of “Stainer” copy violins produced over many years by the large violin workshops of the Markneukirchen area of Germany, with their squared arching and antiqued varnish. This is rather a pretty example, with elegantly over-stated Amatese ‘f’ holes, a little reminiscent of viola da gamba soundholes. The tone on the higher strings is clear, silvery and bell-like, while the lower register has a throaty, “reedy” character.
Start Sale price: $2,800.00
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S321 Labelled “Michele Deconet… 2005” China, early twenty-first century
$ 2,900.00This is a very attractive-looking violin, with a golden orange-brown, lightly-antiqued varnish that enhances the appearance of the wood below. Michele Deconet was an eighteenth century Venetian maker of French birth, whose output was prolific but quite variable in style. Some small attempts have been made here to imitate the detail of his work, most notably in the narrow, tapering lower wings of the ‘f’ holes, though the upper wings are decidedly Stradivarian. The tone is clear and resonant, and particularly pleasing on the D and A strings.
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S431 Adam Houtman violin, Wellington, New Zealand, 1988
$ 3,200.00Adam Houtman is a Dutch-New Zealand amateur maker, who produced a number of instruments in the late twentieth and early twenty first century. The wood is generally well-chosen—the back plate on this instrument has a very handsome flame—and the broad-grained belly is cut exactly on the quarter to maximise arching strength. While the edge work is a little bulky, the ‘f’ holes are characterful and have been carved with a sure hand. The tone is pleasing, with an evenness of character throughout.
Start sale price: $3,200.00
