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fine antique 4/4 HOPF VIOLIN very old fiddle Geige violon GERMANY No1

Estimated price for orientation: 880 $

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Description
Brand: HOPF Size: 4/4
Type: Acoustic Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany




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fine antique
4/4 sizeHOPFViolin / fiddlemade in Germany probably around the early 19th century (maybe earlier..)
about 587mm total length, body lenght 354mm, ribs hight: 30mm, lower bout: 205mm, center bout 112,5mm, upper bout 161mmweight (chinrest included) 431grams
- all solid quality tonewoods: x-tra fine grained quality spruce top, intense flamed maple onepiece back and ribs, HOPF brandmarked  body with 4x cornerblocks, high arched body
flamed wide maple neck (wide at nut 26mm), accurate & deep cut snail
original ebony nut & ebony saddle, 2pc fingerboard, mixed pegs (one probably original)
boxwood endpin, ebony chinrest
ebony tailpiece, 1 baroque finetuner
maple bridge
The violin is fully playable and was set up with a new bridge
Except a fine annd well glued hairline crack beside the right F-hole, there are no cracks or other damages on this fine fiddle.
The original  shellac varnish is showing anice patina and normal characteristical  signs of the time
--> Please see picturesWith gut strings and a steels string on E
We will ship the violin safe & secure with lots of padding and with removed bridge