7/8 Thomas Challoner Violin c 1790 Chester, England (E002)
This 7/8 size violin is labelled Thomas Challoner who worked in Chester, England around 1790. Thomas Challoner was one of the known violin makers in the 18th century.
$5,500.00 Price
Rainer W. Leonhardt "Manuela No. 1" Violin 2025
$9,900.00
The Rainer W. Leonhardt "Manuela No. 1" Violin 2025 is a handcrafted master violin from Mittenwald, Germany, made from carefully seasoned European spruce and maple and finished in a beautiful hand-applied amber-brown spirit varnish. Offering a warm, powerful tone with outstanding clarity, projection, and responsiveness.
Rainer W. Leonhardt is a fourth-generation master violin maker whose family workshop has been crafting fine string instruments since 1926. Based in the historic violin-making town of Mittenwald, Germany, he combines centuries-old German craftsmanship with carefully selected tonewoods to create instruments admired by musicians worldwide for their beauty, reliability, and exceptional tonal quality.
Rainer W. Leonhardt "Manuela No. 1" Violin 2025
The Rainer W. Leonhardt "Manuela No. 1" Violin 2025 is a handcrafted master violin from Mittenwald, Germany, created by acclaimed luthier Rainer W. Leonhardt. Built using carefully selected, naturally seasoned European spruce and maple, this exceptional instrument reflects the Leonhardt workshop's dedication to traditional German violin making. Finished with a beautifully hand-applied warm amber-brown spirit varnish over a golden ground, the violin displays elegant craftsmanship while producing a rich, resonant tone with remarkable clarity and projection. Every detail, from the finely carved scroll to the expertly graduated plates, demonstrates the precision and artistry that have made the Leonhardt name respected by musicians around the world.
Designed for advanced students, professional performers, and collectors, the "Manuela No. 1" offers excellent tonal balance, quick response, and an expressive sound suitable for solo, chamber, and orchestral performance. The carefully matured tonewoods provide warmth, depth, and stability, while traditional hand-building techniques ensure lasting quality and musical refinement. Combining the heritage of Mittenwald violin making with modern craftsmanship, this violin is an outstanding example of contemporary German master lutherie.
About Rainer W. Leonhardt
Rainer W. Leonhardt is a fourth-generation German master violin maker based in Mittenwald, Bavaria, one of Europe's most historic centres of violin making. After graduating from the prestigious Mittenwald Violin Making School in 1982, he completed further training with distinguished luthiers before earning his Master Violin Maker qualification from the Munich Chamber of Crafts in 1990. Since 1997, he has led the Leonhardt family workshop, continuing a tradition of handcrafted string instrument making that dates back to 1926 and is rooted in more than 350 years of Mittenwald violin-making heritage. In addition to building award-winning violins, violas, and cellos, Leonhardt has served as Director of the renowned Mittenwald Museum of Violin Making. His instruments are celebrated for their exceptional craftsmanship, carefully selected European tonewoods, elegant varnish work, and rich, expressive tonal character.
8 other products in the same category:
Marc Laberte Violin, Mirecourt, France c.1945
Marc Laberte (1880–1963) was trained as a violin maker and joined the family company in 1911. By 1919, the Laberte firm had around 400 craftsmen and was successful. However, the war in 1942 devastated the business, leading to its closure. Despite this, Laberte was known for his exceptional instruments and bows, earning several honours and medals.
This violin has the original Marc Laberte label and bears the number #3010. A second label states Grand Prix Paris 1931, Exposition Internationale Bruxelles 1935 Membre Du Jury, and Exposition Internationale New York 1939. The prices they won before and during the start of the world war 2.
$8,800.00 Price
Collin-Mezin Violin 1927 Paris
The 1927 Collin-Mezin violin is a masterpiece crafted in the renowned Collin-Mezin Workshop, established in the 19th century by Charles Jean Baptiste Collin-Mezin in Paris. After passing in 1923, his son, Charles Collin-Mezin Jr., took over the workshop. In 1925, the workshop moved to Mirecourt, France. Known for producing vibrant instruments with outstanding sound flexibility, the workshop's tradition continues with the 1927 Collin-Mezin violin.
$13,500.00 Price
German-Made Helmut Illner A-Level Violin
This German-Made Helmut Illner A-Level Violin Carved and varnished in Germany according to the specifications of German luthier Helmut Illner.
$6,500.00 Price
Labelled Amedee Dieudonne Violin c 1946 Mirecourt France
We have here a Labelled Amedee Dieudonne violin made around 1946 in Mirecourt, France. Amedee Dieudonne is a French luthier who specialized in copying Cremona Masters and was able to achieve a superior varnishing technique.
$5,500.00 Price
Violin Labelled Charles Gaillard 1867 (F007)
This is a Charles Gaillard 1867 Violin. Charles Gaillard was an apprentice of the prominent French violinmaker and restorer, Charles Adolphe Gand.
Ref. F007
$4,950.00Regular price $9,900.00 Price
Amati Mangeno Signed 1944 Bordo French (F45)
Amati Mangenot made this violin, but he "Italianised" his name and city, resulting in Mageno and Bordo.
Amati Mangenot (1901 – 1966), a French luthier, crafted this violin. He collaborated with the Laurent brothers and later took over Emile Laurent's workshop in Bordeaux.
$15,000.00 Price
Laberte-Humbert Frères Violin 1929 (F43)
Lambert-Humbert Frères firm (fl. 1876 – 1969) was a major violin manufacturer in Mirecourt, offering a wide range of models and quality levels, established in 1876 by violin-making brothers Maurice-Emile and Pierre Alexis Auguste Laberte.
$9,900.00 Price
