1930s Harmony 1715 Model 4/4 Violin

Overview: This funky old Harmony violin is on the rare side of the instruments made by the brand. I believe these were made only in the '30s and early '40s and so there aren't a lot of these out there in the wild and many have been damaged beyond repair. Manny spent a long time bringing this one back to life and, in a lovely twist, he was rewarded for the efforts with a clean-sounding, easy-playing old fiddle. It's on the simpler side in styling and has some quirky Harmony features (faux-flame on the back and sides!) but 's pretty hip for all that.

Repairs included: It has several top crack repairs (with cleats), needed a plethora of seam repairs, a neck reset, fingerboard plane/dressing, pegs fit, a tailpiece fit, a bridge fit, soundpost fit, a vintage chinrest fit, cleaning, and setup work. It's playing spot-on and ready to serve.

• Weight: 1 lb 1 oz
• Scale length: 12 7/8"
• Nut width: 15/16"
• Neck shape: slim-medium C
• Neck depth near nut: 45/64"
• Neck depth before heel: 13/16"
• Body length: 14"
• Body width: 8 1/4"
• Body depth: 1 3/8"
• Top wood: solid spruce
• Back & sides wood: solid maple with faux-flame painted "figure"
• Bridge: maple
• Fingerboard: ebonized?
• Neck wood: maple
• String height: between classical and fiddle
• Strings: synthetic core
• Action height: 3/32” bass 1/16” treble at octave

Condition notes: It shows plenty of wear and tear throughout and has a few repaired hairline cracks (two on top, center seam on back). The tailpiece, chinrest, bridge, and pegs are all newer or used/vintage. There's light scratching/finish rubbing/whatnot throughout. 

It comes with: Sorry, no case, but if I happen to have an extra, funky old one hanging-about I can ship it in, I will do so.

Consignment tag: JW/MF