This is a French Basic Violin made about 1900. 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.

This is a 4/4 Amati Violin dated 2016. Nicola Amati, born on September 3, 1596, was a renowned luthier from Cremona, Italy, who taught at the Cremonese School of luthiers. He mentored famous luthiers such as Andrea Guarneri, Giovanni Battista Rogeri, Jacob Stainer, Francesco Rugeri, and Antonio Stradivari.

This is a Henri Farny violin made around 1910 and imported from Mirecourt, France to the USA with a label. Henri Farni’s works were mostly imported by Rembert Wurlitzer from Mirecourt, France to Cincinnati and New York USA. 

This is an antique Gliga Vasile professional violin in a Stradivari pattern. Made in Romania.

• Solid spruce top

• Solid maple back, neck, and sides

• Inlaid purfling

• Ebony heart pegs with white ball

• Ebony fingerboard

• Wittner ultralight tailpiece

• Ebony Teka chinrest

• Flamed Maple Bridge

• High flame

• Hand-applied antique oil varnish

• String adjusters in the built-in tailpiece

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.

This violin was made in the workshop of Jackson Guldan in Columbus, Ohio USA. Jackson Guldan is a company that manufactures stringed musical instruments.

This violin is a copy from the world-renowned violin maker Antonio Stradivari made in Czechoslovakia. Antonio Stradivari is a renowned Italian violin maker who was said to have brought the craft of violin-making into its highest pitch of perfection.