Instruments for Sale

A note about pricing and labels:   The prices indicated below are generally based on my costs to acquire an instrument and my subjective opinion of that instrument's sound quality.  Labels have a sad history of being removed and/or changed.   Quotation marks (" ") indicate  information that is being quoted from the label, which may or may not be accurate. 

  Additional photos or information will be e-mailed upon request.

Violins and violas include a case and bow. Cellos and basses include a bag and bow.
Discount offered for an instrument-only purchase.

If you are looking for an instrument from a particular supplier or manufacturer, please ask. 
I deal with many suppliers. 

Updated 10/27/2008

VIOLINS
  1. Conservatory model...excellent introductory instrument...$179
  2. SOLD...American violin...W. Fink, Tyrone, PA...1958...$190
  3. Left-handed 4/4 violin...$208
  4. Electric violin, open frame...with case, bow, headphones, cable, shoulder rest...$199
  5. Pfretzschner...1962...German student instrument...$169
  6. Jocelyn model...excellent student violin...$280
  7. Pfretzschner...1988...German student instrument...$229
  8. Crescendo...European made...$288
  9. "Karl Heinlich"...German made...$320
  10. Blue Electric/Acoustic violin!! ...$329
  11. 3/4 violin...made in Bohemia...hand painted...$319
  12. Dvorak model...beautiful antiqued finish...$320
  13. Capri Strad model...beautiful instrument...$360
  14. "Peccard" Strad model ...very nice tone...$449
  15. European violin...advanced player...Perfection Planetary pegs....$399
  16. Old German violin from 1869...short neck...$280
  17. Bird's eye violin, maple back, ribs and neck...beautiful...$450
  18. Maggini copy...double inlaid purfling...very old...repaired in 1911...$429
  19. Strad copy by Gustave Uebel...1906...German violin...good tone...$290
  20. Peccard model by West Coast Strings...2006...FULL tone...$399
  21. Floral Purfling violin...$500
  22. "Calin Wultur" violin...tap-tuned plates...European...$649
  23. "Francois Richard...Paris"...French violin... beautiful tone...$499
  24. Academy model from Violmasters...full tone...beautiful instrument...$799
  25. "Calin Wultur" violin...computer-aided plate tuning...European...$980
  26. SOLD...Ulbrich-Tatter violin...$500
  27. Unusual old violin....rare...great sound...$1100
  28. German copy of Maggini violin...1950's...beautiful red shading...$1000
  29. "David Tehler" copy...Full sound!...$1200
  30. "Albert W. Klinth...Grand Rapids, Michigan...#57... 1952"...beautiful hand-made violin...$1200
  31. "H. Denis" ...excellent French violin...$1500
  32. "Neuner & Hornsteiner...1880"...Germany...$1400
  33. Unknown maker...sweet sound...$1500
  34. "Franco-American Violin Company"...French violin...excellent sound...$1100
  35. SOLD..."Giovanni Fasani...1831...Brescia"...sweet sound!...$1600
  36. Old "Lupot" copy...4/4 violin...excellent sound...$1600
  37. SOLD...Joseph Rieger...1826...Germany...sweet sound!...$2200
  38. "Ernst Kreul"...Germany...stunning!...$5500
  39. "Andrea Postacchini...Firmi...1858"...sweet...beautiful red varnish...$6000
  40. "Giorgio Bairhoff...Napoli...1780"...$7500
VIOLAS
  1. Pfretzschner viola..14"...$190
  2. Romanian viola...15"...$290
  3. Amati model 15" viola by Violmaster ...$290
  4. Oxford viola...15 1/2"...$189
  5. Hoffmann viola...15 1/2"...Romanian...$259
  6. Jocelin viola...15 1/2"...$280
  7. Romanian viola...16"...$360
  8. European viola...16"...$378
  9. Eurostandard viola...European...16"...$540
  10. French viola...16"...excellent tone...$450
  11. European viola...antiqued varnish...16"...$590
  12. SOLD...William Knox viola...Utica, NY...15 1/4"...early 1900's...$800
  13. Rosalia 16" viola from West Coast Strings...$800
  14. European 16" viola...oil varnish...great tone...$950
  15. Ton Klar Dancla viola...German...16 1/2"...$360
CELLOS
  1. Cremona 4/4 cello...fully carved with ebony fittings...$250
  2. Oxford 4/4 cello...fully carved with ebony fittings...$476...all sizes in stock!
  3. Deluxe Oxford 4/4 cello...nicely flamed...fully carved ...$690...
  4. Deluxe Oxford 4/4 cello...nicely flamed...fully carved ...$798...
  5. Concerto 4/4 cello...beautiful wood, workmanship and tone...fully carved ...$1140...
  6. Romanian 4/4 cello...fully carved with ebony fittings...balanced sound...$1429
BASSES
  1. Hybrid 4/4 bass...Carved spruce top...ebony fingerboard...big sound...$1140
  2. Hybrid 4/4 bass...Carved spruce top...ebony fingerboard...D'Addario hybrid strings...big sound...$1299
  3. Hybrid 3/4 bass...Carved spruce top...ebony fingerboard....booming sound...$1400
  4. 3/4 fully carved bass!...beautiful wood...ebony fingerboard...good, even balance across all strings...$2480
MANDOLINS, BANJO, FLUTE, SAX
  1. Santa Rosa mandolin...$125
  2. Kay limited edition mandolin...$299
  3. TeleStar 5-string banjo...aluminum rim ...$199
  4. El Degas 5-string banjo...aluminum rim ...$259
  5. Gemeinhardt flute M-1 ...$39
  6. Alpine alto sax...used one year...brand new embrasure ...$550

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