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.
Louis Fricot (1863 - 1946) was born in Poussay, a village in Mirecourt district in France on August 19, 1863. Louise was said to be an apprentice in Jérôme Thibouville Lamy’s workshop his father Ghilbert-Jean Fricot was employed.
He received a silver medal in the 1900 Universal Exhibition in Paris while he was employed in the Thibouville Lamy workshop. He was appointed as a Technical Director in 1912.
This is a Model B Violin made according to the specifications of Helmut Illner a renowned German luthier whose works had been sought after by many musicians in the past several decades. The violin features:
Harmonious Appearance
Remarkable Sound Qualities
Has a Guarnerius shape
This is a Szolista Violin made in Hungary around the year 2016. An excellent violin for soloists. Szolista is a Hungarian word for Soloist
French 3/4. Beautiful sound. There is an old, repaired hairline soundpost crack at the top.
Paul Beuscher began as a luthier who opened the Paul Beuscher Music Shop in 1850 in Paris at 27-29 Boulevard Beaumarchais. The string instruments bearing the label Paul Beuscher came most likely from Mirecourt, the centre of French violin making. They were bought there and sold in Paul Beuscher Music Shop in Paris bearing Paul Beuscher’s name.
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.
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.
The Cremona Master Violin, crafted exclusively for Animato Strings in Brisbane, Australia, in 2013, is a testament to the artistry and precision of violin making. Animato Strings is a leading authority in Brisbane for string instruments, offering a wide selection of instruments for musicians and enthusiasts.
This is a French Style violin made in Germany. This is one of many of Animato Strings' largest selections of new and old instruments including Asian-handcrafted instruments, European instruments as well as antique stringed instruments, and many more.
