Charles Collin-Mezin was born in Mirecourt, France, in 1841. He came from a family of luthiers and was skilled in crafting violins, violas, cellos, basses, and bows.
Charles Jean Baptiste Collin-Mezin was born in Mirecourt, France in 1841. He came from a family of luthiers and apprenticed with his father. He worked for Nicolas-François Vuillaume in Brussels before opening his own shop in Paris in 1868. He was widely regarded as one of the top French luthiers of his time, with many considering his instruments superior to others. In addition to violins, violas, cellos, and basses, he also made bows. Collin-Mezin passed away in Paris in 1923.
Gliga Vasile Superior 4/4 Violin with 2-Piece Back (Instrument Only) is handcrafted in workshops directly supervised by Mr. Vasile Gliga.
This is an antique German violin estimated to be from around 1880. It does not bear a label and features an imitated neck graft with a well-executed sound post-repair on the top plate. Animato Strings has an extensive selection of new and old stringed instruments, including Asian-hand-made, European, U.S., Australian, and antique instruments and original Animato String brands.
This Friedrich August Glass violin was made after Antonius Stradivarius Flew Copy Cremona. Friedrich August Glass is a German violin maker who concentrated his well-developed skill on producing Stradivarian models. He gained a gold medal for excellent work in London.
This is an Eduard Tauscher Violin made in Erlbach, Markneukirchen Germany in around 1920. Eduard Tauscher is a German luthier who by obtaining top-quality tonewoods from various sources manages to produce high-quality instruments with warm, mature, and balanced sound full of character and volume.
This violin was made in Germany around 1900. This is 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 such this 100 year old German Violin.
This Maestro Stradivarius Violin Replica from Cremona was sourced by Animato Strings in 2016. Animato Strings has been around for nearly 30 years, carrying Asian-handcrafted instruments, and new European instruments as well as antique violins, violas, cellos, and double basses.
This violin was made under the supervision of French violin maker Paul Jombar in Paris in the year 1920. Paul Jombar is a French violin maker born in Saint-Quentin. He set up his own workshop in 1892 at 20, rue Rochechouart in Paris.
This violin replicates Antonio Stradivarius’s renowned instrument, which was created for Animato Strings in 2016. Antonio Stradivari, born in 1644 in Cremona, Italy, is widely acknowledged for elevating the art of violin-making. He passed away in 1737, leaving behind a legacy of exquisitely crafted violins, now some of the world’s most highly prized and sought-after instruments.
