1900s Marcus Stainer-copy 4/4 (German-made) Violin
This is a pretty, high-quality, rich-sounding violin and it's even got a one-piece back. It's very balanced string to string and has a creamy, sweet, mids-forward voice. It has a hilariously-overboard handwritten label inside (in German) that basically reads as "Marcus Stainer, Gurgerlicher Lauten-und, in Tiroll 1646." It's clearly bogus and this is a "copy" that is more "in the looks of" a Stainer, but it's more than likely a German-made trade instrument from around 1900 or 1910.
Regardless, it's a nice instrument and was taken care-of by its previous owner. It has newer boxwood fittings and nice strings on it. My bowed guy Andy did some work on it, giving it a "glorified setup" and it's now playing spot-on and is ready to go. I can't help but think that this instrument would suit just about any style, but more heavy-handed players will enjoy that it doesn't get a "compressed" sort of sound when really going at it with the bow.
Repairs included: fingerboard leveling, minor seam repairs, bridge fitting, soundpost setting, and setup work.
Weight: 1 lb 0 oz
Scale length: 12 3/4"
Nut width: 7/8"
Body length: 13 7/8"
Body width: 8"
Body depth: 1 1/2" + higher arch
Top wood: solid spruce
Back & sides wood: solid flamed maple
Bridge: maple
Fingerboard: ebonized maple
Neck wood: maple
String height: fiddler's
Strings: some sort of fancy
Neck shape: medium C
Neck relief: hair of relief
Condition notes: it's in great shape overall but definitely shows some wear and tear throughout the finish -- some "faux wear" when it was made and some honest playwear. It has modern boxwood fittings -- tailpiece, pegs, and tailpiece -- but the rest appears original.
It comes with: a flight-style case and middling bow.
Consignment tag: B52
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