VIOLINS Too!
I have become excited about violins, And seem to have more of them than makes any kind of sense. Perhaps you would like to take one off my hands?
- My First Violim
- My Second Violin!
- My Third Violin
- My fourth Violn
- I have a 1926 violin which according to several experts should be labeled Roth; it isn't. It sound a plays very well. The condition is A- as it is perfect but for a short well repaired crack adjacent to the saddle on the treble side. $5000
- Rudolf Buchner, #1301, 1965 from Erlangen, Germany $1500
- 4 turn of the century German factory violins of varying condition and quality. All playing well, my set up, 1st rate strings, new parts as needed. $600 to $2500.
- 1983 Suzuki full size. Perfect. Sounds surprisingly good. All solid wood, perfectly adequate student fiddle $250
- I have discovered a Chinese one man shop (1 assistant, but not a factory at all) and have been buying all I can afford from him as the fiddles are VERY dark and rich sounding, in sharp contast to the Chinese (signiture) sound many of us are used to. I've not met this builder, nor do I know his (her?) name, but someday this work is liable to be quite expensive. I grade the pieces I buy according to my tase, and sell for $400 to $1000. The worst are better than most other chinese fiddles I've played up to $3500. These instruments virtually all have a one piece back. If you are interested I will send you pictures of what I actually have at the moment, as they sell well and make people happy. Here ar two I have today.
- I am bringing a bunch of fiddles (or so I picked them as), and I don't mean violins, to the Bluegrass festivals I am attending as a vendor this year. Most of these are new chinese by various makers, and have the benefit of not only my ear, but also my set up including a Wittner adjustable tailpiece, Helicore strings, and in some cases new ebony tuning pegs. Mostly I leave the action a mm or so higher than very low, and sweeten it to suit the buyer when I know who it is. These vary in price from $300 to $1500, and you would be pleasantly surprised at what $600 will get you. The first festival is Wintergrass in Tacoma, WA, Feb 27, and then the following weekend at Parker, AZ, Bluegrass by the River. Maybe Fred Stanley's festival in Paso Robles, but certainly CBA's Father's Day festival in Grass Valley.