Robert E. Webber Violin Wisconsin USA 1940
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.
This Violin bears the label Joh. Bapt. Schweitzer C.1880. Johann Baptist Schweitzer is considered one of the finest violin makers in Vienna.
Johann Baptist Schweitzer (1790 – 1865) is considered one of the finest violin makers in Vienna. He was under the tutelage of Franz Geissenhof and started violin making in the year 1912. He moved to Budapest in 1825 teaching various violin makers such as Gabriel Lemböck. He remained in Budapest for the rest of his life
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.
This violin was made by Louis Fricot violin, in Poussay, France dated 1930. Louis Fricot is a French luthier who received a silver medal in the 1900 Universal Exhibition in Paris and was appointed in 1912 as the Technical Director in the Thibouville Lamy workshop.
• Best Selling Student Model
• Reddish-brown varnish
• Ebony Fitting
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.
This Violin has the signature of an Italian Maker Renato Scrollavezza who was greatly admired and considered to be among the most notable modern Italian makers of the post-war era. He also won numerous prizes and medals in international competitions. This violin could have been made by one of his Japanese students - see the descrirtoion for details.