Manby Violin with Original Fretted Fingerboard made about 1920. This Violin is of the highest quality, crafted by Manby - who has workshops in Italy, London, New York, Paris, Melbourne and Sydney.
The Manby violin company sold violins that had been modified with a patented incised fingerboard (somewhat like frets). Many Manby violins have had the fingerboard swapped out.
This Manby violin still has its original incised fingerboard. This special fingerboard is helpful for violin students to learn finger positions and shifting.
This Violin is of the highest quality, crafted by Manby - who has workshops in Italy, London, New York, Paris, Melbourne and Sydney.
The label inside the Violin reads ' Manby Violin - An Exact Copy of a Stradivarius'
Manby violin Co Pty Ltd- Melbourne, Sydney, London, Paris & New York
Feel free to come and visit us in store and have a play of this beautiful Violin.
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.
Conrad Gotz is a renowned German violin maker who produces violin models that are known for their high-quality craftsmanship and design.
This 3/4 M. Couturieux Violin was made in Mirecourt, France around 1920. Couturieux is a French violin maker in Mirecourt in the mid – 19th century.
This is a French-made Violin crafted around 1880. This is one of the 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 as this one.
4/4 Rudoulf Doetsch Violins are teachers' and students’ favourites for clarity and tone projection, as well as their smooth playability and response.
• Clear and good projection of tone
• Smooth playability
• Excellent response
• Multi-layer spirit varnish
• Perfect balance across the strings
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.
• Best Selling Student Model
• Reddish-brown varnish
• Ebony Fitting
