This is a John Jusek Violin made in Czechoslovakia around 1920 with its label and signature inside. This is one of the finest exported violins of the Czechoslovakian string instrument merchant John Juzek.
John Juzek (1892 – 1965) was a merchant in Czechoslovakia. He was known as an exporter of violas, violins, cellos, and double basses in North America. The instruments were labeled as “John Juzek” which were crafted mostly by independent makers and guilds in the Bohemian region of the German border and Czechoslovakia.
The brand, line, and trademark of John Juzek’s orchestral string instruments are still in existence today through Metropolitan Music Co. a family-owned wholesaler for a hundred years. This company is owned and managed by the heirs of Robert Juzek (1894 – 1975) the brother of John Juzek and also a founding partner.
This is a French JTL Virtuoso Violin Copy (c 1900) of Francisco Ruggieri dated 1671. Ruggieri was a skilled instrument maker from a renowned family of luthiers in Cremona, Italy. JTL represents Jérôme Thibouville-Lamy & Cie, a French musical instrument manufacturing company established by Louis Emile Jérôme Thibouville and Marguerite Hyacinthe Lamy in the early 1900s.
This French Made Violin for Barnes and Mullins was created in London in about 1900. Barnes and Mullins are representing several musical instruments bearing the largest names in the industry.
This Robert E. Webber Violin was made in Wisconsin, the USA in 1940. Robert E. Webber is a violin maker and an expert repairer in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Pietro Lombardi Violin By Eastman features:
• Meticulously calibrated for optimum sound production
• Excellent quality spruce and maple material
• Stradivari and Guarneri patterns, and many more in the description
A fine example of the Caspar da Salo Violin, made by C.F. Schuster & Sohn around 1900, as indicated on its label. This violin is known for its distinctive purfling design. Gasparo da Salò, also known as Gaspar Bertolotti, was one of the earliest luthiers and an expert double bass player, with around 80 surviving instruments.
The Alois Bittner Violin made in 1932 in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Alois Bittner Alois Bittner was born in 1880 in Kral Pola, Czech Republic. He was a student of Franz Angerer and was awarded at various exhibitions with numerous distinctions due to his strong personal style and still very clean craftsmanship.
This is a Breton Mirecourt Violin made around 1900. Stamped internally Breton, Brevete, De S.A.R.M.e. Francois Breton was a French violin maker in Mirecourt, France who was Duchesse d’Angouleme’s personal luthier.
Conrad Gotz is a renowned German violin maker who produces violin models that are known for their high-quality craftsmanship and design.
