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Vintage Fret Shop
603-968-3346

30 Riverside Drive
Ashland, NH 03217

VIOLINS ~ click blue text links or thumbnails at left for more photos ~
10976 Alois Reidl 4/4 violin, model HC602R, good quality German student instrument with fine tuning tailpiece. $640.00
7789 Anonymous 4/4 violin with Italianate look; artistically carved f-holes, graceful linings and corner blocks, small ivory-colored shield on back plate near heel joint. $600.00
12312 Karl Knilling 4/4 violin, made in Germany (used, c. 1970s), freshly set up with bridge by Margaret Herreid; has very good tone. $850.00
13090 4/4 violin, (used, early 20th century, European.) This is the instrument on which Scot claims he wore out his expounding membrane. Sam says the fiddle has a nice clean resonant tone, and I noticed that the top has been replaced. Price includes old hardshell case and our one year warranty. $495.00
12333 Mysterious handmade violin; we suspect 19th century American origin. This violin has good tone and elegant fittings; field tested and approved by Jerry Weene. $2,200.00
13248 John Juzek 4/4 signed violin (used, c. 1950.) Great tone and excellent antique appeal. Comes with a hardshell case. $1,200.00
13214 Old violin with rounded Tyrolean f-holes and illegible Teutonic-looking label. Very nice player, freshly set up with excellent fittings. Finish can best be described as ''antique amber moonburst.'' This fiddle sounds really good. Comes with a quality hardshell case and bow. $924.00
11847 Used Stainer copy 4/4 violin. This is a great instrument in fantastic shape. $600.00
12308 4/4 violin from the Chinese workshop of Fu Yiner, an excellent step up instrument with antiqued amber finish and boxwood fittings. $600.00
13020 19th Century German violin (used, 1800-1900) 4/4 size, nicely made and beautifully set up. Dark brown finish. Love at first listening! $995.00
14162 4/4 Strad copy violin with beautifully flamed two piece back; extremely graceful neck. $900.00
14357 4/4 violin labelled "Ladislav Herclik, Kolin, 1923." Violin has beautiful flamed maple back and sides. The sound is full-bodied and lovely. $1,800.00
14657 Excellent old violin with "Stradified" label. We think this instrument is probably French, and from the early 1800s. Neck has been lengthened. It's had a hard life, and many repairs, which we'll warranty for a year. The sound (if subjective qualities could be described in OBJECTIVE terms) might be termed "full, round, and satisfying." $895.00

13996 John Johnson violin (used, 1940) made in Allentown Pennsylvania just before WWII. Wear patterns in the original crackelure finish indicate that it was used for many years by an advanced player. Comes with rectangular case and two well used bows. $790.00

14310 "Manufactured in Berlin" 4/4 violin (used, early 20th century.) Decent European pre-war workmanship, very nice ebony fingerboard, pegs, saddle, nut and end button, complemented by figured maple back and sides; quartersawn alpine spruce top. Purfling appears to be French, but what do I know? $525.00
13824 "Ladies' Size" 7/8 violin labelled "David Techler/Romae/1703." In my opinion, this is a replica, probably made in the late 1800s. It has extremely beautiful wood selection, including the prettiest ultra-curly neck I've ever seen. $650.00

14387 4/4 Violin labeled "Leopold Witthalm, Nurnberg." Freshly set up with new pegs and bridge. $500.00

14644 Early 20th century Stradivarius copy violin, made in Germany. Economical student instrument for old-time fiddling. $180.00

13488 Cremona Maestro Series SV-1240 violin, ebony fingerboard, boxwood chinrest, tailpiece and pegs, a very good student instrument, made in China, comes with a hardshell case and bow. $695.00

14655C Palatino violin with figured two-piece maple back and sides, ebony fittings, fine tuning tailpiece. Comes with heavy-duty hardshell case and over $150 worth of accessories, including electronic and acoustic tuners, shoulder rest, instruction book, spare strings, and rosin. $400.00

14508C Czech copy of Jacobus Stainer 4/4 violin (used, mid -20th century) with fine grained alpine spruce top, and nicely flamed back, sides, and neck. Pegs, fingerboard, floral-inlaid tailpiece and overtail chinrest are ebony. There is an old handwritten label inside the back, reading "From Daddy To Lorna." I'm thinking that the violin was regraduated in the early 20th Century, and the label was glued in before the top was put back on. Comes with period hardshell case. $500.00

14528 Palatino VN-950 Ferdinando Garimberti 4/4 violin outfit. This is a hand carved violin with antiqued dark satin oil varnish finish. Back and sides are highly flamed. Comes with octagonal bow and suspension case with internal velvet blanket. List price is $399.99. Our price $369.95

14549 German 4/4 violin (used, c.1930) Stradivarius model, with two-piece flamed maple back. Sides and neck are also figured. Spruce top is perfectly quartersawn, and has very even grain, approximately twelve lines per inch. Original finish is intact, and nicely polished. $300.00

14563 Lignatone 4/4 violin (used, c.1950) long Strad pattern, made in Czechoslovakia. Nice beginner violin, with old hardshell case and freshly haired German bow. $339.00

14187 European violin (used, c. 1900-1920) of humble origin, new strings and bridge; good starter fiddle. $195.00

VIOLAS
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CELLOS

14523 Cremona 1/4 size violoncello outfit (used, 1998) with bag and bow. Instrument and case are excellent. Bow is mediocre, but functional. $250.00

14561 Palatino VC-455 cello, (used, c.2000) 4/4 size 'cello outfit with heavy-duty gig bag and Glasser bow. $450.00

13825 Kiso Suzuki 4/4 cello (used, 1975) has solid carved top and back, comes with lined gig bag, and bow. This is a good sounding student instrument. $825.00



FRACTIONAL VIOLINS

We can special order fractional string instruments any time. Currently in stock:

14689 E.R. Pfretzschner 3/4 violin, model A211/C (used, 1979) with hardshell case, bow, Caspari pegs, four fine tuners and chinrest. Good beginner instrument. $250.00

8769C Anonymous violin, 3/4 size, inked-on purfling, student instrument with chipboard case. $150.00

14354 Cremona 1/4 size violin outfit (used, 2002) with very pretty flamed maple back. Comes with hardshell case, bow, and rosin. $250.00

BOWS

We always have a number of Brazilian, Chinese, European and other bows on hand. Call for detailed information on our current stock.

12539 Fu Yiner snakewood bow with beautiful buffalo horn translucent frog. $700.00

14575 Elegant 4/4 violin bow, octagonal pernambuco stick with simulated whalebone grip. Distinctive fully lined frog and tension button are festooned with abalone pearl and mother of pearl. $295.00

8073 4/4 cello bow, pernambuco with very pretty fully lined frog and abalone slide; new leather and silver grip. Weight: 73.4 grams, balance: 9 1/4 inches. $400.00

11042C Bausch full size bow. $250.00

We also carry rosin, shoulder rests, strings, cases, and other violin accessories.