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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 Jeremiah 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 
  11739 4/4 Carlo Bergonzi violin copy. Made in Germany. Fully restored. Plays and sounds very nice. $600.00
  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
  13215 4/4 violin, German made, early 20th century, with hardshell case and a bow and a half. This is a violin has a nice rich tone.$600.00
   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
  12716 4/4 violin from the Chinese workshop of Fu Yiner, an excellent instrument with antiqued amber finish and carved boxwood fittings. $600.00
 

 

13503 John Juzek workshop violin made in Prague, post WWII, very pretty wood, no cracks, finish is old looking, but intact. Sound is substantial, and not breathy. $800.00

  13490 Gianna Violins Shenandoah model violin (used, c. 1990s) with very good bow and hardshell case. We think this was an import model that was supplied in ''the white'' and varnished here in the US. It's a VERY good violin outfit. $600.00
  13488, 13489 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
   13530C Anon 4/4 Mittenwald violin, Maggini copy, a nice student instrument. $600.00
  13307 German 4/4 violin, (used c.1930) has two piece figured maple back and excellent ebont overtail chinrest. Pegs, fingerboard, and tailpiece are high quality ebony, too. This instrument is freshly set up and warranted for one year by VFS. $600.00
  13614C M. J. H. Kessels 4/4 violin, (used, 1906) made in Holland, and double purfled. $1,100.00
  11299 Edgar Quint ''Strad-Tone'' 4/4 violin made in Concord, New Hampshire, c.1920. A great-sounding and thoughtfully adjusted American violin. Edgar Quint was an early 20th Century prodigy who became both an excellent violinmaker and band leader. We can give you a photocopied portrait of Mr. Quint from one of his concert programs. $1,200.00 
  13708 Scutzemark (used, post - WWII) Czech made violin; 4/4 copy of Strad from 1713, with highly flamed maple back and sides, amber finish. Price includes old hardshell case and LaSalle bow with sterling silver winding on grip. $450.00 

13402, 13403 Cremona Maestro Series SV-1220 violin, ebony fingerboard, boxwood chinrest, tailpiece and pegs, a very good student instrument, made in China, comes with a hardshell case and bow. $495.00

13760C ''The Guldan'' 4/4 violin (used, c. 1930) by Jackson-Guldan Violin Co. of Columbus, Ohio. This violin has an astonishingly beautiful ''chevron flamed'' two piece back. The neck is also figured. This violin belonged to country fiddler Halleck B. Brenden, of the Bean Road Bug Band And Travelling Starvation Show. The fiddle's case is festooned with interesting stickers from the Vietnam War era, including a clipping from the Associated Press: ''Stocks Up Despite Peace Scare,'' and a name tag from Franglais fiddling legend Omar Marcoux. Fiddle and case come with Halleck's old ''bulletproof'' Glasser bow and our famous ''Montana Mojo'' warranty. $450.00

11457C Conservatory 4/4 size violin. $50.00

VIOLAS

  12274 Gliga 15 '' viola with hardshell case and bow. Made in Romania in 2005, mint condition, comes with hardshell case and viola bow. $1,200.00
12520C Karl Hofner 16'' viola outfit (used, 1964) with hardshell case and bow. Maple back, sides, and neck are beautifully figured, with a flamey pattern. Viola is in excellent condition, with no damage history or repairs, ever. Elegant, octagonal stick bow has beautiful frog with ripply pearl slide. $960.00
   12545 Knilling 15 1/2'' Bucharest Viola outfit (used, 1985) with bow and hardshell case. Made in Romania. This is a nice student level instrument. $425.00

CELLOS ~ click blue text links or thumbnails at left for more photos ~
   13553C Palatino VC-850 'cello outfit (used, 2005), all solid woods, very good student instrument; comes with hardshell case and bow... $975.00


FRACTIONAL VIOLINS ~ click blue text links or thumbnails at left for more photos ~

We can special order fractional string instruments any time. Currently in stock:
  11147 Palatino 1/4 size violin outfit, model VN-930, figured maple back, sides, and neck, genuine ebony fittings. Comes with premium grade hardshell case and bow. this is WAY better than your average fractional instrument. List price $495. Our Price $395.00
  9530 Strad copy,1/8 size violin Czech made, light amber, four fine tuners, hard shell case and bow. $285.00

12147 Suzuki / Nagoya Model 220 3/4 size violin outfit, (used, 1980) with case and bow. Good student instrument. $200.00

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

11391 3/4 violin, flame maple back and sides, rosewood fingerboard, ebony tuning pegs, includes a hardshell case. This is an excellent student violin. $250.00

12305 E.R. Pfretzschner 3/4 violin, model A211/C (used, 1979) with hardshell case, bow, four fine tuners and chinrest. $250.00


BOWS

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

12542 Handmade 4/4 size Violin Bow made by hirsute luthier Scot Maywalt. A New Hampshire native, he has made several bows which blossom with a strong presence that expresses itself well within a variety of genres. Bow weighs 62.5 grams and balances approx. 10 inches from end of button. $295.00

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

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.