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VIOLIN OLD RARE UNIQUE ORIG LABEL JOSEF MINKS 1939 HAND CRAFTED MISTIQUE HISTORY
Estimated price for orientation: 7 000 $
Category: Violins
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I AM DELIGHTED TO OFFER THIS AMAZING AND EXTREMELY RARE PIECE OF ART - THE VIOLIN ,MADE BY JOSEF MINKS ( 1897- 19..? ) !IT IS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO OWN A ONE OF KIND SOLO VIOLIN ,MADE BYJOSEF MINKS ,WHICH LIVED AND WORKED AT THE TIME OF FAMOUS SPIDLEN (1867-1916), AND WELL KNOWN VITACEK -A PUPIL OF SPIDLEN .
WHAT IS A UNIQUE ABOUT THIS BOHEMIAN VIOLIN , MADE IN 1939 ?
THIS VIOLIN IS PARADOX:
1. THE TOP MADE OF THE INSTRUMENT IS MADE OF FLAME MAPLE,INSTEAD OF THE TRADITIONAL SPRUCE.
2. THE SIDES OF THE VIOLIN ARE NOT MADE WITH TRADITIONAL MAPLE BUT ARE COMPOSED OF 130 -1/2 SOUND POSTS. THE SINGLE TRADITIONAL SOUND POST IS LOCATED UNDER THE BRIDGE AS WELL.
3. THE TOP AND THE BOTTOM OF THIS INSTRUMENT HAVE A CONCAVE SHAPE, WHICH IS EXTRAORDINARILY UNIQUE : LOOKING AT THEM FROM THE SIDE IT IS CLEAR THAT THE CONCAVE SHAPE IS LOCATED IN THE CENTER OF THE VIOLIN BODY,BUT THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE "WOLF EFFECT" IN ANY POSITION WHEN PLAYING THE INSTRUMENT.4. THE PLAYING CONDITION OF THIS INSTRUMENT IS PERFECT ! THE SOUND IS VERY BALANCED , AND THE TIMBRE HAS SMILING CHARACTER , RICH AND WARM .
THE SOUND IS POWERFUL BUT FLEXIBLE AND SUNNY .THE VIOLIN HAS AN EXCELLENT ERGONOMIC FEEL TO IT AND A QUICK BOWING RESPONSE .
THE CRAFTSMAN 'S SKILL THAT WENT INTO MAKING THIS VIOLIN A PORTRAYAL OF A PEACOCK IS ASTONISHING:
THE SCROLL, NECK AND BODY HAVE EBONY INLAYS,WHICH ARE REMINISCENT OF THE EYES OF A PEACOCK.
THERE ARE 4 EBONY INLAYS ON THE SCROLL,AND 17 PIECES THROUGHOUT THE NECK OF THE INSTRUMENT.
THE FOUR BIRDS WITH EBONY EYES ARE FULLY IMAGINED AROUND OF THE f-HOLES OF THE VIOLIN AS WELL.THE VIOLIN BODY DIMENSION : 365mm length/170-115-205mm
WEIGHT IS 463grams . DISTANCE BETWEEN BODY AND NUT POINTS IS 130mm, which is traditional.
VARNISH IS GOLDEN-YELLOW OIL, an original.
LABEL : THE TEXT WAS PRINTED BY JOSEF MINKS IN CZECH LANGUAGE IN 1939 . AS FAR AS I CAN TRANSLATE IT THE
CONTENT OF THE LABEL IS FOR THE BEST WISHES WITH PREDICTION OF THE EVENTS OF 1942,AND MAY OF 1945 ( WORLD WAR II VICTORY !)
THAT'S OBVIOUSLY WHY THE AUTHOR'S WONDERFUL SUNNY BIRD PRINTING WAS CHOSEN !THE VIOLIN WAS PROFESSIONALLY RESTORED IN USA, DENVER, IN 2013,AND NOW IT IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION.
THE VIOLIN HAS '' ZYEX '' SYNTHETIC STRING SET . THE INSTRUMENT WILL BE SHIPPED IN A HARD WOODEN CASE TO ENSURE IT WILL ARRIVE SAFELY.
Description
I AM DELIGHTED TO OFFER THIS AMAZING AND EXTREMELY RARE PIECE OF ART - THE VIOLIN ,MADE BY JOSEF MINKS ( 1897- 19..? ) !
IT IS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO OWN A ONE OF KIND SOLO VIOLIN ,MADE BYJOSEF MINKS ,WHICH LIVED AND WORKED AT THE TIME OF FAMOUS SPIDLEN (1867-1916), AND WELL KNOWN VITACEK -A PUPIL OF SPIDLEN .
WHAT IS A UNIQUE ABOUT THIS BOHEMIAN VIOLIN , MADE IN 1939 ?
THIS VIOLIN IS PARADOX:
1. THE TOP MADE OF THE INSTRUMENT IS MADE OF FLAME MAPLE,INSTEAD OF THE TRADITIONAL SPRUCE.
2. THE SIDES OF THE VIOLIN ARE NOT MADE WITH TRADITIONAL MAPLE BUT ARE COMPOSED OF 130 -1/2 SOUND POSTS. THE SINGLE TRADITIONAL SOUND POST IS LOCATED UNDER THE BRIDGE AS WELL.
3. THE TOP AND THE BOTTOM OF THIS INSTRUMENT HAVE A CONCAVE SHAPE, WHICH IS EXTRAORDINARILY UNIQUE : LOOKING AT THEM FROM THE SIDE IT IS CLEAR THAT THE CONCAVE SHAPE IS LOCATED IN THE CENTER OF THE VIOLIN BODY,BUT THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE "WOLF EFFECT" IN ANY POSITION WHEN PLAYING THE INSTRUMENT.4. THE PLAYING CONDITION OF THIS INSTRUMENT IS PERFECT ! THE SOUND IS VERY BALANCED , AND THE TIMBRE HAS SMILING CHARACTER , RICH AND WARM .
THE SOUND IS POWERFUL BUT FLEXIBLE AND SUNNY .THE VIOLIN HAS AN EXCELLENT ERGONOMIC FEEL TO IT AND A QUICK BOWING RESPONSE .
THE CRAFTSMAN 'S SKILL THAT WENT INTO MAKING THIS VIOLIN A PORTRAYAL OF A PEACOCK IS ASTONISHING:
THE SCROLL, NECK AND BODY HAVE EBONY INLAYS,WHICH ARE REMINISCENT OF THE EYES OF A PEACOCK.
THERE ARE 4 EBONY INLAYS ON THE SCROLL,AND 17 PIECES THROUGHOUT THE NECK OF THE INSTRUMENT.
THE FOUR BIRDS WITH EBONY EYES ARE FULLY IMAGINED AROUND OF THE f-HOLES OF THE VIOLIN AS WELL.THE VIOLIN BODY DIMENSION : 365mm length/170-115-205mm
WEIGHT IS 463grams . DISTANCE BETWEEN BODY AND NUT POINTS IS 130mm, which is traditional.
VARNISH IS GOLDEN-YELLOW OIL, an original.
LABEL : THE TEXT WAS PRINTED BY JOSEF MINKS IN CZECH LANGUAGE IN 1939 . AS FAR AS I CAN TRANSLATE IT THE
CONTENT OF THE LABEL IS FOR THE BEST WISHES WITH PREDICTION OF THE EVENTS OF 1942,AND MAY OF 1945 ( WORLD WAR II VICTORY !)
THAT'S OBVIOUSLY WHY THE AUTHOR'S WONDERFUL SUNNY BIRD PRINTING WAS CHOSEN !THE VIOLIN WAS PROFESSIONALLY RESTORED IN USA, DENVER, IN 2013,AND NOW IT IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION.
THE VIOLIN HAS '' ZYEX '' SYNTHETIC STRING SET . THE INSTRUMENT WILL BE SHIPPED IN A HARD WOODEN CASE TO ENSURE IT WILL ARRIVE SAFELY.