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…
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Urban – Late 18th Century German:
Léon Bernardel 1922 (French certificate)
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.
Andreas Haensel copy of Stradivari 1704
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…