🎻 Calling all luthiers, collectors, restorers, and vintage instrument enthusiasts! Up for auction is a vintage German violin offered with its original hard case and bow. This well-aged instrument features a beautiful flamed maple back and an interior label indicating it was Made in Germany.
✨ Features:
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🎼 Vintage German violin
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🎻 Beautiful flamed maple back
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🪵 Ebony fingerboard, tailpiece, and chin rest
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🎯 Includes vintage bow
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🧳 Includes original hard storage case
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🇩🇪 Interior label marked "Made in Germany"
⚠️ Condition:
This violin is being sold as a restoration project. The neck has separated from the body and will require professional repair. The bridge is missing, the strings are loose, and the bow has significant hair loss. The case shows heavy cosmetic wear with a broken handle/strap and age-related deterioration. The instrument exhibits scratches, finish wear, scuffs, and other signs of age and use.
📜 The interior label includes a cursive signature along with the wording "Made in Germany" and "None genuine unless with signature." The signature is partially obscured and could not be conclusively identified.
🔍 This is an excellent opportunity for a violin restorer, collector, or someone looking for a vintage instrument to repair or display.
Items are sold as-is, where-is, with no guarantees as to functionality or completeness. Photos are considered part of the description and should be reviewed carefully to determine condition and contents before bidding.
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