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fine old T.G. Pfretzschner labeled quality VIOLIN fiddle Geige Germany

Estimated price for orientation: 880 $

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Description
Brand: Pfretzschner Type: Acoustic
Model: 4/4 Size: 4/4
Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany Era: 1930s




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fine old
4/4 size
qualityT.G. Pfretzschner labeledViolin / fiddlemade in Germany (probably Mittenwald or Markneukirchen) around the 1920s/1930s (maybe earlier)
about 585mm total length, body lenght 357mm, ribs hight: 31mm, lower bout: 207mm, center bout 112mm, upper bout 166mmweight (chinrest included) 486grams
- all solid tonewoods: x-tra fine grained quality spruce top, intense tigerflamed maple back and ribs, body with cornerblocks
flamed maple neck with accurate  & deep cut snail
ebony nut & saddle, ebony fingerboard, ebony pegs,
ebony endpin with parisian eye, bakelite chinrest
compound tailpiece, 4x Wittner finetuner
flamed maple bridge
T.G. Pfretzschner sticker inside
The violin is fully playable
Except a (in a former repair) well closed hairline crack left beside the fingerboard, there are no other cracks or damages on this fine fiddle