This beautiful full-size violin was made in Markneukirchen Germany in the late 19th/early 20th century.

This vintage violin has a rich focused tone with plenty of volume across all four strings. When you sink your bow into the G-string you get a deeply-satisfying, warm, and resonate response, and the E-string sings with a full, clear, and focused soprano voice. There are no weaknesses in any of the strings, and the sound is clean and full all the way up the neck.

This is a big loud violin, perfect for all styles of fiddle playing.

The violin is in excellent condition. There is one closed and glued crack near the top of the bass f-hole, but that is all. There are no other cracks or repaired cracks in the body or pegbox.The interior is clean. The bridge, nut, fingerboard, and tailpiece are all set-up to proper specifications. The varnish is original, and shows nicks, scratches, and small areas of touch-up. See pictures as they are the essential part of the description.

The tone woods are outstanding. The top is made from spruce with a very narrow grain, and the back, neck, and ribs are made from maple with beautiful figure and flame. The two-piece back is lovely! The amber brown varnish is transparent with lovely fine antiquing, and was carefully and artistically applied over a golden ground. The violin shows wear that is consistent with a violin that has been played a lot.

The violin bears a fake handwritten label of an Italian maker:

Hieronymus Pera Portusnaonensis
fecit anno 1846

The action is low and comfortable. It is fitted with Dominant Violins Strings and a Wittner Ultra Composite Tailpiece with 4 fine tuners for easy precise tuning.

This violin was built on a Stradivarius model, and the arching and edges, and corners are excellent. The length of the back is 362mm. All four corners all have blocks and carefully cut linings. The workmanship is clean and precise both inside and out. The scroll and peg-box are well-carved and the f-holes are crisp and cleanly cut.

This violin will provide a lifetime of playing enjoyment.

Please study the pictures closely as they are an essential part of the description. Please ask me any questions. I can send you additional pictures if you would like. I have included detailed un-retouched pictures and described it as best that I can.

The violin will be carefully packed for shipping. It will be shipped in an old case of no commercial value. Sales to continental US only.

Additional return policy details: If you buy this violin and decide it isn't what you were expecting, you can return it by UPS, insured and undamaged, within 7 days for a full refund excluding my actual shipping charge. You are responsible for the return shipping charges. It is obviously not returnable if the violin has been damaged or modified in any way.

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