OLD GERMAN VIOLIN O. MEISEL 1880 see video ANTIQUE MASTER? 051

  
Please see the video & listen to the sound on youtube! Please listen to this video with headphones for best result! Beautiful fine old master violin by Oswald Meisel 1880. 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 beautiful violin shows no open cracks or open seams. The table is fine grained spruce and the 1-piece back, as well as ribs and neck, is nicely flamed maple. The wedged fingerboard is ebony.

The E- and G-pegholes have been bushed. The instrument has been carefully checked by our luthiers and checked by our violin player on playability. In our workshop it received a new setup with new ebony pegs, an elder ebony tailpiece and 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 provide a comparison of the tonal qualities 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 character of this violin! Beautiful old German master violin with great potential in immediate playing condition! Total 59,5 cm / 23.4", body 35,8 cm / 14.1", vibrating chord length 32 cm / 12.8, weight 461 gr / 16.23 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. PLEASE CHECK FEEDBACK FROM OUR BUYERS!

Among our numerous customers are many professional violinists, collectors, dealers and repeating clients from all over the globe - just read what other people say about us!! For our other selected premium violins, violas and bows as well as for more information about and around old violins please visit our website!

Please also see our other listings - we currently offer several old violins.