Solid, attractive and affordable student model from the Samuel Shen company. Great set up done by our luthiers in house

Good quality student model with dark varnish and moderately flamed maple back. We offer this model as our standard rental instrument. Also available in fractional sizes.

Great step-up student model from Eastman Strings. Handcrafted with well-seasoned, select tonewoods and an attractive and durable hand-applied varnish. Boxwood pegs and chinrest. We also offer the VL205, with features darker varnish.

Great 7/8 size instrument for the advancing player from J&J String Instruments. Golden brown varnish with seasoned spruce top and flamed two-piece maple back.

New Romanian-made violin with European tonewoods and a big sound. Great value for an advancing student.

Popular model from Eastman Strings with select spruce top, flamed maple back and shaded spirit varnish.
Length of back: 357mm.

New German-made instrument from Otto Musica. Aged and flamed European tonewood with spirit varnish.
Length of back: 353mm.

Excellent responsiveness in a violin crafted from select Romanian spruce and maple. Lightly antiqued with a multi-layer spirit varnish.
Length of back: 357mm.

Eastman's Albert Nebel violins are crafted from aged European tonewoods and feature a hand-applied spirit varnish. Quality sound and playability for the advancing student at a modest price.
Length of back: 355mm.

New instrument from the Jurgen Klier workshop in Germany. Aged European tonewoods with tasteful antiquing. Set up with Evah Pirazzi strings.
Length of back: 352mm.

Vintage European half-size violin in great condition. Stunning one-piece maple back. It's rare to see fractional violins of this quality.

Vintage Stainer pattern violin made in Czechoslovakia. Sophisticated tone. Pristine condition. Mesmerizing flame on one-piece back.
Length of back: 356mm.

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Vintage European violin labeled "Carlo Bergonzi." One-piece back. Excellent condition and great sound. Professional set-up.
Length of back: 362mm.

Beautifully flamed two-piece maple back and a highly select spruce top. These Eastman instruments are meticulously calibrated for optimum sound production and finished with a hand-applied, multi-layer amber spirit varnish.
Length of back: 355mm.

Excellent upper-level Eastman violin crafted with select German spruce and maple. Classic look with lightly antiqued spirit varnish.

An excellent choice for the advancing violinist. One of the top models from Eastman Strings, the Klier is made with aged German tone woods that give this instrument a lush, warm sound.

Modern Romanian instrument with an old look and a big, deep sound. Great violin for the advancing player. Set up with Evah Pirazzi strings.
Length of back: 356mm.

Mature, robust tone in this Guarneri del Gesu model from the Jay Haide workshop. Tastefully antiqued golden-orange varnish in the style of the old Italian masters.

Beautiful Stradivari model from the Jay Haide workshop. Big sound. One-piece back. Set up with Rondo strings.

Powerful Stradivari pattern violin from Jay Haide with maple and spruce sourced from Europe. Tasteful antiquing. Two-piece back.

The Vuillaume model violin is the Jay Haide workshop's top offering. The pattern is based on the work of the great Parisian luthier Jean Baptiste Vuillaume, and the instrument is crafted with the finest European tone wood.
Length of back: 354.5mm.

Vintage German violin labeled "Carlo Micelli," a brand name used for higher-end instruments from the C. Meisel workshop. Excellent condition. Dated 1926 on the label.

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Vintage German instrument with a big sound. Tasteful flame on a two-piece maple back. Beautifully aged dark varnish. Labeled "Jospeh Kloz."
Length of back: 355mm.

Classic German violin in great condition from the Heberlein workshop. Labeled "Heinrich Theodore Heberlein Jr., Markneukirchen, 1908."
Length of back: 359mm.

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Lovely 1934 Strad pattern violin made in Markneukirchen, Germany. Labeled and branded “Oskar C. Meinel,” one of the trade names used by the Ernst Heinrich Roth  workshop for violins sold in the United States.
Length of back: 360mm.

Early 20th century violin by U.S. maker William Wilkanowski, a Polish immigrant who worked primarily in New York. Lovely flame on a one-piece back. Signed "Wilkanowski" under the top plate and dated 1921.

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Tasteful early 20th century French violin labeled “J. Kochly,” a luthier who founded a music store in Bourges, France, under his own name. The “Kochly” label was used on instruments of varying quality made by outside workshops. This one is on the high end. Dated 1916 on the label.
Length of back: 358mm.

Lovely early 1800s Mirecourt violin by Jean Charles Flambeau. Great condition. Golden-brown varnish with a high arch and widely flamed one-piece maple back. Certificate by Maison Vatelot Rampal.
Length of back: 358mm

Early 20th century German violin labeled "Andrea Fiorini," a trade name used by London instrument importer Beare & Sons. Great condition with stunning one-piece back.
Length of back: 359mm

New American violin from upstate New York maker Adam Kology. Lightly antiqued Guarneri pattern with one-piece maple back. Superb craftsmanship.
Length of back: 353mm

Early 20th century French instrument from luthier Paul Kaul. Big, brilliant sound from a slightly larger than average violin. Labeled, "Paul Kaul, no 108, Nantes an 1919." Certificate by Jean-Jacques Rampol.

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1929 Guarneri pattern violin from the Ernst Heinrich Roth workshop in Markneukirchen, Germany. Pristine condition with well flamed two-piece maple back. VI-R model. Authenticated by the Roth firm.
Length of back: 360mm.

Early 1800s French violin from the Didier Nicolas workshop in Mirecourt. Mesmerizing one-piece back.
Length of back: 361mm.

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