This Antique French violin was made by the famous luthier Jean Baptiste Colin at Mirecourt, Paris, in 1903, a superb example of a quality French instrument.
This Antique French violin was made by the famous luthier Jean Baptiste Colin at Mirecourt, Paris, in 1903, a superb example of a quality French instrument.
Jean-Baptiste Colin (1841-1923) was a French-born luthier known for producing instruments in the style of Collin-Mezin or Vuillaume. He started working as his Father’s apprentice, then moved to Belgium to work with Nicolas-Francois Villaume. In 1868 Colin moved to Paris, where he began making his violins which were known as superior during those times. Colin gained Gold Medal awards in 1879, 1889, and 1890.
After many years of producing excellent craftsmanship, Jean-Baptiste Colin, based mainly in Mirecourt and Paris, retired. He died in Paris in 1923.
French Copy of Montagnana Cello made around 1900. Domenico Montagnana is a Venice-based Italian luthier who was regarded as one of the most excellent violins and cello makers of his time.
Achieving ultimate in substance, purity and melodiousness of sound.
• Use of matured, high-quality tonewoods
• Beautifully flamed Bosnian maple for the back, rib and neck
• Slow, evenly-grown mountain spruce is used for the top.
• Use Traditional Guild knowledge with modern technology to achieve a tonal optimum.
• Varnish is personally produced, following traditional recipes using only select resins.
• With loving care, each cello, such as this one, is given a special touch.
• Customers repeatedly praised him for the instrument’s light response and strong, full tone paired with the instrument’s inner melodiousness.
Stoehr cello - to be set up. The price includes setting up that includes a Bavarian spruce sound post, the highest quality French bridge, ca $600 worth of strings, and a German Carbon Tailpiece.
• Use of matured, high-quality tonewoods
• Beautifully flamed Bosnian maple for the back, rib and neck
• Slow, evenly-grown mountain spruce is used for the top.
• Use Traditional Guild knowledge with modern technology to achieve a tonal optimum.
• Varnish is personally produced, following traditional recipes using only select resins.
• With loving care, each cello, such as this one, is given a special touch.
• Customers repeatedly praised him for the instrument’s light response and strong, full tone paired with the instrument’s inner melodiousness.
Giovanni Battista Zanoli, with his label 'Joannes Baptista' Zanoli. The cello was made in Verona, Northern Italy, in 1747.
Louis Noebe was a German cellist who studied at the Leipzig Conservatory and played in several orchestras. He became a solo cellist and later established a workshop for creating violins, violas, and cellos. He improved violin making and developed the System Noebe, which increased the vibrations of the cello. He was also a German violin maker whose clients included famous musicians. He innovated in piano construction and developed a four-part coupling pedal in 1893. Today, his former residence is a listed building, and the Bad Homburg Municipal Historical Museum bought a violin by Louis Noebe for its 100th anniversary in 2016.
This Jay Haide cello “Vuillaume model” is made of top-notch European timbers.
Made of European timbers
Animato Strings Set up includes the following:
• Highest-grade “Despiau” French bridge
• Bavarian Spruce soundpost
• Best European Strings.
European Strings:
• A and D Strings: Il Canone (warm) by Larsen
• G and C Strings: Tungsten wound Spirocore strings
German Cello by Helmut Illner - Goffriller Model. According to the label, it was made in 2004, just before Helmut Illner's retirement. This cello is handmade and hand-varnished with a balm mixture of red-brown. It is one of the high-level instruments made by Illner.
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