Violins $1,500.00 to $3,000.00

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.

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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…