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Nice Old Antique Vintage Kagan & Gaines "Hancrafted in Bavaria" Full Size Violin
Estimated price for orientation: 1 000 $
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Description Type: 1 Pc. Back Era: 1900s Size: 4//4 Brand: Kagan and Gaines Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany
Up for auction is a nice sounding old antique 1 pc curly maple back Bavarian/German made full size violin for setup/restoration. The tastefully figured 1 pc. curly maple back measures 14 1/8 by 8 3/16 inches. The violin is lined and has 4 corner blocks.There are no bassbar or soundpost cracks on the violin. The scroll and pegbox are in good condition and the neck is solid. The fingerboard and pegs are ebony. The pegs turn smoothly and the fingerboard is in nice condition. The soundpost is standing inside the violin and there are no open seams. The violin had been setup with Dominant strings that look they have not been played on. The violin is labelled as a "Handcrafted Exclusively For Kagan and Gaines By The Finest Craftsman in Bavaria Made in Germany". The violin is for setup/restoration. The violin has age related scratches/wearmarks on the varnish (please check pics). The violin has a scratch/hairline repair on the lower treble bout. The repair is stable and holding (please check pics). Please check pics. and email questions. More pics. available upon request. This nice old sounding vintage violin will need setup/restoration to become playable. Please bid accordingly. Highest bidder wins. Low open with no reserve. Free shipping to USA only.
Description
| Type: | 1 Pc. Back | Era: | 1900s |
| Size: | 4//4 | Brand: | Kagan and Gaines |
| Country/Region of Manufacture: | Germany |
Up for auction is a nice sounding old antique 1 pc curly maple back Bavarian/German made full size violin for setup/restoration. The tastefully figured 1 pc. curly maple back measures 14 1/8 by 8 3/16 inches. The violin is lined and has 4 corner blocks.There are no bassbar or soundpost cracks on the violin. The scroll and pegbox are in good condition and the neck is solid. The fingerboard and pegs are ebony. The pegs turn smoothly and the fingerboard is in nice condition. The soundpost is standing inside the violin and there are no open seams. The violin had been setup with Dominant strings that look they have not been played on. The violin is labelled as a "Handcrafted Exclusively For Kagan and Gaines By The Finest Craftsman in Bavaria Made in Germany". The violin is for setup/restoration. The violin has age related scratches/wearmarks on the varnish (please check pics). The violin has a scratch/hairline repair on the lower treble bout. The repair is stable and holding (please check pics). Please check pics. and email questions. More pics. available upon request. This nice old sounding vintage violin will need setup/restoration to become playable. Please bid accordingly. Highest bidder wins. Low open with no reserve. Free shipping to USA only.