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Our fine instruments are hand chosen by our staff of professional musicians. Each instrument goes through a 12-point evaluation and set up to optimize for playability and tone color.

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Kristin Siegfried Chicago 2019 Violin Top

Kristin A. Siegfried, Chicago 2019

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Country	United States
City	Chicago
Year	2019
Body Length	355mm
Upper Bout	166mm
Middle Bout	115mm
Lower Bout	208mm

Kristin Siegfried Ballenger is a Boston based Violin Maker and former Instructor at the Chicago School of Violin Making. She is a graduate of the Chicago School of Violin Making as well as Illinois Wesleyan University. While still in school…

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Michele Dobner, Cremona 2017

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Country	Italy
City	Cremona
Year	2017
Body Length	356mm
Upper Bout	171mm
Middle Bout	115mm
Lower Bout	211mm

Award-winning maker Michele Dobner was trained in violin making in Milan under Luca Primon, and now lives and works in Cremona. Throughout his life he has studied great Italian instruments, and is particularly fond of creating quartets of instruments, looking…

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Gaetano Sgarabotto, Parma c. 1920

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Country	Italy
City	Parma
Body Length	356mm
Upper Bout	170mm
Middle Bout	114mm
Lower Bout	209mm

After teaching himself to build instruments, Gaetano Sgarabotto moved to Milan to work with famed makers Riccardo Antoniazzi and Leandro Bisiach. He made many instruments for Bisiach throughout his life, and his journey took him through Vincenza, Brescia and Parma,…

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Philippe Girardin Italian Milan 2014 front

PHILIPPE GIRARDIN, MILAN 2014

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Country	Italy
City	Milan
Year	2014
Body Length	354mm
Upper Bout	166mm
Middle Bout	110mm
Lower Bout	207mm

Violin labeled & by Philippe Girardin, Milan 2014 Trained at the Violinmaking School of Cremona, Philippe Girardin makes instruments that are highly sought after by demanding professionals. He maintains workshops in Milan and Neuchâtel where he and his associates research…

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Marten Cornelissen Violin Massachusetts 1974 front

Marten Cornelissen, Massachusetts 1974

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Country	United States
City	Northampton
Year	1974
Body Length	355mm
Upper Bout	168mm
Middle Bout	112mm
Lower Bout	207mm

Dutch violin Maker, Marten Cornelissen, started his education studying engineering. This led to a natural curiosity in the construction of stringed instruments, and he studied violin making in the Czech Republic. He eventually moved to Northampton, Massachusetts where he lives…

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Ada Quaranta, Cuneo 2021, 16 3/8″

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Country	Italy
City	Cuneo
Year	2021
Body Length	416mm
Upper Bout	199mm
Middle Bout	136mm
Lower Bout	245mm

This viola is labeled and by Ada Quaranta, Boves 2021 and its body length measures 16 ⅜”. It is accompanied by a certificate from the maker. Ada Quaranta studied violin making at the Antonio Stradivari International Violin Making School in…

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