Violins for Sale

Germany has been producing master makers of string instruments for generations that have been sought after for generations by soloists and students alike. Delivers these winners to the United States where they are expertly varnished, and set-up to American sensibilities. The results are electrifying – gigantic, full-blooded, rich and ringing tone. Read more…

Since we first started carrying this maker’s violins and violas they have jumped off the shelf. Engaging, clean yet creamy and focused this instrument sounds like violins much more expensive.

Read more…

This restored beauty has a wide-grained spruce top and golden brown varnish with the patina of age. Its juicy tone is luminous with ringing overtones and worthy of serious consideration for a student showing promise and maturity. Read more…

Markneukirchen was the center of violin making in Germany before World War II. This violin is patterned after the model developed by Jacob Stainer in the Tyrolean style. Its high arching produces a sweet clear well-balanced tone noted for its clarity. Read more…

Rudoulf Sebastian instruments are made in the time-honored tradition by a collaboration of family craftsmen in the small town of Erlangen, Germany. Necks, scrolls, ribs, tops and backs are each carved by specialists in their home workshops and are assembled by a main workshop. They are then shipped to the US where experts adjust them for optimal tonal response and playability. Then they are hand varnished in an antique style to produce a warm noble Old World appearance. This attention to detail insures a radiant robust infectious tone that will inspire. Read more…

From time to time House of Strings is fortunate enough to acquire beautiful old instruments, sometimes over 100 years old. Rich in patina and character this instrument comes by its age the natural way. Fitted with new bass-bar and pro set-up the sound has over 100 years of seasoning that radiates slick confidence and intricate finesse. Read more…

In outstanding condition this violin is a gorgeous warm brown with rosewood fittings. The sound has a confident core and fat, moody incisiveness.

Read more…

This restored beauty was made in Mittenwald, home of the famed German violin making school. The reddish varnish is over a lovely warm gold ground covering fine-grained spruce. A stunningly clean example the tone is crisp, dazzling and dynamic. Read more…

Built on the Stainer model (high arching) this violin was completely restored by Edward Maday. Sweet, pure, full tone perfect for chamber music it has the feel of a 7/8 size – easy to play. Perfect for conservatory bound student. Read more…

Born in Warsaw, Poland in 1886 Phillips moved to the US in 1902 where he made 150 violins and became known for his copies of Stradivari and Guarneri del Gesù. This violin comes from Pittsburgh and was cared for by him until his death in 1977. Translucent orange-brown varnish with a golden, appealing and articulate tone Read more…

A little-known American maker this violin is a very clean example in fine condition featuring one-piece back and smooth golden brown varnish. The sound is well developed and is exemplary tasteful. Read more…

For a short time American violinmaker Mark Moreland worked for Eastman Strings. This violin was hand crafted in China under his exacting standards then he varnished and set up the violin in the US. The wood selection is thrilling and the slightly antiqued varnish a clear golden brown. Showing exemplary overtones, unequalled evenness and charismatic tone this violin would make any student proud and motivated. Read more…

The Paesold workshop, located in the small German village of Baiersdorf, is known for having the world’s most sophisticated violinmaking machines, however, this violin is completely handmade. Made of well-seasoned European maple and spruce this instrument appears to have an invisible amplifier. Ideal for a less extrovert player looking for an instrument that will help do the work. Read more…

N. Caussin worked in Paris and Neufchâteau and labeled his violins “Iofredus Cappa 1640″ in order to make them seem older. This is a gorgeous example with a “French” sound that is eloquent, engaging and evocative.  Read more…

Looking for an Italian sound? Warm, opulent, generous like the country itself this violin is a powerful singer and a real beauty. Comes with certificate. Limited availability. Read more…

This violin is exceptionally pretty. Made under the exacting standards of the Chicago workshop of William Harris Lee it has both projection and subtlety and would be ideal for a music school-bound student. Read more…

Like the instruments by Stradivari and Guarneri this violin hails from cradle of violin making, Cremona, Italy. Made in the workshop of Giorgio Grisales it is artistically and skillfully antiqued. With a fast brilliant response and deep reddish/brown varnish over fine-grained spruce its tonal character is lush, warm, and vibrant. Read more…

Made in Mittenwald this violin came to the United States where it was repaired by well-known Czech maker Joseph Urban in San Francisco in 1856. With an even-grained spruce top and medium-flamed maple back and ribs the violin’s sound is warm compelling, flexible and communicative. Read more…

Léon was the son of the renowned luthier Gustave Bernardel and was inspired by Stradivari and Nicolas Lupot. This violin comes with a certificate from the Paris expert C. Pepierre. Full-throated, even and complex sound this is a player’s violin. This violin is the real deal.

Read more…

The largest violin making company in Germany is the Karl Höfner and Roderich Paesold workshop located in little village of Baiersdorf. There the firm employs six Geigenbau-meisters all of whom regularly make individual instruments entirely by hand and are considered to be some of Germany’s top contemporary makers. Andreas Haensel is the lead maker. This violin boasts a gorgeous transparent varnish on strikingly flamed maple. The tone blossoms through the spectrum of delicate to opulent. Read more…