Please see the video & listen to the sound on youtube! Please listen to this video with headphones for best result! Fine old master violin by Ernst Scheibe 1910. Please listen to the video/soundfile & scroll down to see all detailed XXL photos below as part of the description! Finely carved scroll and accurately inlaid purfling.
T his rare authentic violin shows no open cracks or open seams. The table is fine grained spruce and the back, as well as ribs and neck, is maple. The instrument has been checked by our luthiers and checked by our violin player on playability. In our workshop it received new setup with newly fitted elder ebony pegs, elder ebony tailpiece & chinrest, a new bridge and new strings. These are new German silver wound steel core strings with good projection, easy to play while allowing rapid finger performance.
We use these strings on mostly all of our violins to allow a comparison of the tonality of each instrument in the videos. In any case a new owner should consider higher quality strings of own personal preference to enhance the full tonal character of this violin! Exceptional rare old German master violin with great potential in immediate playing condition! Total 59 cm / 23.2", body 36 cm / 14.17", vibrating chord length 32,8 cm / 12.9, weight 435 gr / 15.3 oz.For further questions please feel free to ask, or/and - as we sell a lot of different violins - we would recommend to do a bit of internet research Google / Wikipedia etc. About makers, models and prices. Please be aware, that mostly all violins we offer are old and in used condition - it might differ from instrument to instrument, but each violin will probably need personal settings to suit your individual needs.. We'll pack violin for max. Safety at transport with the bridge laid.
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