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OLD ANTIQUE RARE VIOLIN LABELED MATHEIS RIEF,TYROL ,17.. IN PRISTINE CONDITION !

Estimated price for orientation: 3 000 $

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THIS VIOLIN IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION , WITH IMPRESSIVE , GOOD BALANCED SOLO SOUND .THE VIOLIN GOT A PROFESSIONAL RESTORATION IN 2015 ! NEW ZYEX QUALITY SYNTHETIC CORE STRINGS WERE INSTALLED . THE RESTORATION WAS MADE IN 2014 , AND THE VIOLIN WAS RESTORED FOR NEW LONG LIFE ! NOW IT LOOKS PERFECT WITH EXCELLENT COSMETICS, AS WELL.
THERE ARE TWO LABELS INSIDE OF THE VIOLIN . AUTHOR'S LABEL SAYS : IT WAS MADE BY MATHEIS RIEF IN SOUTH TYROL 17?? ( UNCLEAR,BUT LATE PERIOD OF AUTHOR'S LIFE ). THE OTHER LABEL LOCATED ABOVE FIRST ONES SAYS: REPAIRED BY N.W.HANCHER,OKLAHOMA,JULY 15th,1915. ABOUT MATHEIS ( MATTHAUS) RIEF( RUEF)--BY JOHN DILWORTH,BIOGRAPHER : THE LUTHIER WAS BORN IN 1728, DIED IN 1794. MATHEIS WAS A SON AND PUPIL OF ANTON RIEF. MATHEIS RIEF WAS MAKING LARGE MODELS WITH MEDIUM ARCH,GOLDEN-BROWN VARNISH...THE  VIOLIN SIZE IS--360mm, WITH MEDIUM ARCH, GOLDEN-BROWN VARNISH,ONE PIECE BACK.
THERE ARE NO CRACKS ON BODY AREA OF VIOLIN. THE INSTRUMENT WILL BE SHIPPED IN 19TH CENTURY CASE, WHICH IS STILL IN GOOD WORKING CONDITION .