Andreas Eastman VL305 Violin Features: ( Violin Only)

• Entirely hand-crafted from select tonewoods

• Select spruce top and highly flamed maple back, ribs, and scroll

• Hand-applied antique-style spirit varnish

• Hand-carved boxwood pegs, tailpiece, and chinrest with ebony trim (violin and viola) 

• Stradivari pattern

• Wittner composite tailpiece with four fine tuners available as an option

• Violin available in sizes 1/10, 1/8, 1/4, 3/4 & 4/4

• Comes with bow, case, and rosin

This Violin is made in Germany for Knilling (USA) prob. Bubenreuth in about 1970. Knilling Violins c/o was named after Johannes Knilling (1795 -1842), a famous German luthier in the 17th century.

This is a copy of Nikolaus Amatus's violin made in 1636 with a label. Nicola Amati was a master luthier born in 1596, in Cremona Italy. He came from a family of luthiers but was considered the most famous luthier in their clan.

This Violin is Labelled (Copy) August Reichers which is made in Berlin. August Reichers (1836 – 1893) is a German violin maker who learned his trade in Markneukirchen, Germany under Carl Friedrich Fickers.

This is a Szolista Violin made in Hungary around the year 2016. An excellent violin for soloists. Szolista is a Hungarian word for Soloist

Ref. G005

This is the Stainer 4/4 Violin Made in Germany. Jacob Stainer was an Austrian luthier whose violins are being sought after by famous composers and musicians like Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johann Sebastian Bach, and George Somon-Lohein. He was the only non-Italian violin maker to rank as the top luthier in his time before Stradivari.  

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.

French-made Violin, circa 1900. This is one of many of Animato Strings' largest selections of new and old stringed instruments in Australia, including Asian-hand-made, European, U.S., Australian, and Antique stringed instruments. Added to the list are the original Animato String brands.