Antique / Vintage Dürrschmidt Violin

  

4/4 size, one piece back. The back measures 359 mm long. The label reads: Wilhelm Dürrschmidt, Geigen und Lautenmacher, Markneukirchen /Sa. August Wilhelm Dürrschmidt, the son of maker Heinrich Georg Dürrschmidt, was born in 1863 in Markneukirchen. He took up his father's trade and founded the Wilhelm Dürrschmidt company in 1887, which specialized in the making of bowed and stringed instruments.

Their instruments became highly sought after in the United States. The firm continued making instruments after Wilhelm Dürrschmidt's death in 1937. No cracks, chips and open seams, very good condition for its age. Guarantee sound and how an instrument plays.

Ready to play, however the new owner may set the instrument up anyway they want to get the sound they desire. However, instruments are guaranteed to be as described.