Gasparo da Salò was a talented musician and luthier who crafted over 80 instruments, including unique violas with only two corners and ceteras. Many of his instruments have survived to the present day.
Gasparo da Salò, also referred to as Gaspar Bertolotti, was a skilled musician who played the double bass and was one of the earliest luthiers. He is known for having crafted over 80 instruments that have survived to the present day. These instruments include violins of different sizes, violas of various types, violones, violas, and double basses. His unique violas were designed with only two corners and ceteras.
This is the German Violin c 1895, one of Animato Strings' largest selections of new and old instruments in Australia including Asian-handcrafted instruments, new European instruments, and a wide range of antique stringed instruments.
This Ryszard Osowski Gold model violin was built in the finest craftsmanship by Ryzard Osowski in Forchheim, Germany, dated 2024.
Ryszard Osowski, born in 1966, is a Polish luthier who moved to Muggendorf, Germany in 1993. Living with his uncle, he learned the local tradition of building stringed instruments and eventually perfected the sound and quality of his instruments after 25 years of experimentation. He now focuses on crafting advanced violins while occasionally creating cellos and violas.
Check out this Modern Mittenwald Violin made after Hornsteiner. Hornsteiner was one of the famous luthiers from the late 18th century up to the early 19th century.
The Rainer W. Leonhardt "Manuela No. 1" Violin 2025 is a handcrafted master violin from Mittenwald, Germany, made from carefully seasoned European spruce and maple and finished in a beautiful hand-applied amber-brown spirit varnish. Offering a warm, powerful tone with outstanding clarity, projection, and responsiveness.
Rainer W. Leonhardt is a fourth-generation master violin maker whose family workshop has been crafting fine string instruments since 1926. Based in the historic violin-making town of Mittenwald, Germany, he combines centuries-old German craftsmanship with carefully selected tonewoods to create instruments admired by musicians worldwide for their beauty, reliability, and exceptional tonal quality.
4/4 Rudoulf Doetsch Violins are teachers' and students’ favourites for clarity and tone projection, as well as their smooth playability and response.
• Clear and good projection of tone
• Smooth playability
• Excellent response
• Multi-layer spirit varnish
• Perfect balance across the strings
• Best Selling Student Model
• Reddish-brown varnish
• Ebony Fitting
This is the German Violin Hagen Weise 2019. Hagen Weise dedicated himself to making fine violins and other instruments in his shop, producing 150 to 200 violins per day.
This violin is a Copy of Antonio Stradivarius Cremonensis German 1719. Antonio Stradivari is a world-renowned Italian violin maker who was said to have brought the craft of violin-making into its highest pitch of perfection. His violin creations became some of the world’s most expensive violins.
